This is Japan on a plate for me. Creamy Kewpie mayo, fishy bonito flakes and okonomiyaki sauce – full of umami flavours. Okonomiyaki means …
Recipe: Okonomiyaki aka Japanese Pizza 🇯🇵
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Summer Drinks: Tea Mocktails with Bellevue Tea
Keep refreshed this summer with some mocktails I’m always trying to keep myself hydrated and however hard I try I can never gulp down enough …
Book Review: Summers Under the Tamarind Tree by Sumayya Usmani
Pakistani food writer Sumayya unlocks Pakistani cuisine I love the book dedication. “This book is for my mother, grandmothers and daughter – the women …
Recipe: Cardamom and Orange Marmalade Not Cross Buns
Not Cross Buns Second batch of the day meant not cross buns as our crosses where a bit useless. Instead of fruit and cinnamon, we …
Recipe: Ukrainian Easter Bread
Ukrainian Easter Bread Even though I have Ukrainian genes, I think the first time I had tried this Ukrainian Easter Bread was on our trip …
Recipe: Lamb confit and potato gateau with roast rack of lamb
Jason Gallagher, Chef Patron of the Stockbridge Restaurant in Edinburgh has created an alternative Easter lamb dish and has shared it with us.
Recipe: Sugar Free Seville Orange Curd with Natvia
We were asked by Natvia to try out their alternative to sugar and sweeteners and I thought a good test would be to use it …
Recipe: Katsu Prawns with Spicy Orange Marmalade Sauce
Katsu Prawns with a Spicy Orange Marmalade Dip As part of the World Marmalade Awards and working with Mackays Jams, we worked some magic into …
Recipe: Smoked Chocolate Mousse
Valentine’s Chocolate Mousse recipe from Neil Mugg, Head Pastry Chef at The Gleneagles Hotel. This luxurious dark chocolate mousse is simple to make yet tastes …
Recipe: Home Made Ginger Tea
The Best Home Made Ginger Tea It’s the depths of winter and feeling grim, sniffly noses and needing a boost? Try making some home-made ginger …
Recipe: Cranachan
Cranachan recipe Delicious raspberries with whisky, honey and toasted oatmeal….we made huge portions of this perfect Scottish recipe. This is ideally served in a small …
Recipe: Cock-a-leekie Soup
Cock a leekie soup This is a classic Scottish soup perfect for a cold January night. The prunes add some sweetness to the soup. …
Haggis, Neeps and Tatties starter from Gleneagles Hotel
Haggis, Neeps and Tatties Starter Chef Alan Gibb from Gleneagles Hotel (who has since sadly passed away) has shared this haggis, neeps and tatties starter …
10 Irresistible Brussel Sprout Ideas
The poor Brussel Sprout. Boiled to death, smelly and hated. Mrs Foodie loves these little green baubles, and here are some ideas to help you …
Recipe: Brussels Sprouts Pakora
Erase part of the sprout hate this Christmas and serve up some Brussels Sprouts Pakora. Use the sprouts whole or shredded and add a chopped …
Book: You’ll have had yer tea?
Treasured Tastes of Scotland Mrs Foodie was at the launch of VisitScotland recipe book, You’ll Have Had Yer Tea? Treasured Tastes of Scotland, with the national …
Recipe: Rolled Scotch Lamb Shoulder with Basil and Pine Nuts
We celebrated St Andrews Day a bit later this week at home due to being out and about so we have a recipe …
Recipe: Vegan Chocolate and Avocado Cake
Vegan Chocolate and Avocado Cake This brownie like cake will go well with coffee, hot chocolate and for school fairs etc. It is converted from …
Cocktail Recipe: Smoking Gun by The Adamson, St Andrews
To celebrate their wins this year as Scotland’s 2015 ‘CIS Restaurant of the Year’, ‘Best Restaurant Experience’ at the Scottish Thistle Awards Fife & Tayside …
Recipe: Korean Fried Chicken with Ketchup
To celebrate the launch of Homeserve new online magazine Ketchup, we were asked to make a recipe using Ketchup! We love spicy food in …
Recipe: Lemon Pound Cake with Plums
Comforting home-made cake Being completely useless I forgot about a punnet worth of plums which we had in our fruit bowl – hidden under decorations …
Recipe: Worms in Soil
This is a fun dessert to serve your gruesome ones, sorry children, any time of the year but especially halloween. Easy to make and you …
Recipe: Rose, honey and matcha madeleines
From the Lorraine region of France comes the Madeleine, a delicate small sponge cake with a dainty shell shape. Lighter than a sponge cake, this …
Recipe: Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Strawberries
This is a simple baked cheesecake recipe topped with sliced strawberries and strawberry sauce. Use the leftover creme fraiche to cover any over cooked points …