”Some hae meat and canna eat,And some wad eat that want it,But we hae meat and we can eat,And sae the Lord be thankit.”― Robert Burns Its Burns Night here in Scotland, where we celebrate the poetry of Rabbie Burns with some Haggis, Neeps and Tatties, all washed down with a wee dram of Whisky…
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Joli Nice
After trading my battered old iPhone in for a new flashy iPhone 4S I thought it was probably about time I got a cover and looked after this one properly. I wanted something a bit different and colourful. I came across a lovely website called Joli Originals which is based in Amsterdam. They hand make…
Epiphany Baking
Today is what is traditionally regarded as Epiphany, its the 12th day of Christmas, the day the three wise men visited Jesus, the day to take down your Christmas decorations and the day to sadly end the festive season. And in honour of such a sad day I baked a cake, or rather a Galette…
New Year Desserts
My role in yesterday’s New Years Day lunch was dessert, I have my usuals that I do (I make a mean pain au chocolat ‘bread and butter’ pudding!) but I wanted to try something different. There were 9 of us for dinner, so I decided to make 2, Clementine and Prosecco Jelly and an Apple,…
Put your First Foot forward
Happy New Year!! I had a lovely evening here in Edinburgh bringing in the new year with some good friends, over tons of lovely food and the odd glass of vino. We managed to leave the warmth of our flat and walk across to Inverleith Park to see the fireworks at Edinburgh Castle, which were…
Out with the old, in with the new
Normally I don’t bother with resolutions, partially because I am too lazy to keep them, or too disorganised really. But this year I have decided I should set a few, if nothing else to make me do something, and posting them here means they are out in public, so… I really have to do them…
Festive Goodies
I haven’t baked in a while, I have been having withdrawal symptoms to be honest. But is there any better excuse to bake than Christmas? My parents spent the festive period with us and they do like a sweet treat to have with their endless cups of tea. I decided to try Gingerbread, I’ve never…
Afternoon Tea at the Botanics
I love Tea, I am a Tea Ginny – fact. I also love Afternoon Tea, I just love all the little goodies that you get – such a wide choice of naughtiness! My parents are coming to the end of their stay with us and they are also Tea Ginnys, my mum especially being…
Merry Christmas!
Joyeaux Noel! Feliz Navidad! Frohe Weihnachten!Feliz Natal! I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas filled with presents, food and family!
Its starting to look a lot like Christmas!!
Since some form of order has now been restored in our flat (post decorators) and the Christmas decorations have been put up! Years ago, after one of our first winter trips abroad, my husband and I started to buy a decoration from every place we went. Its amazing what you can find in Christmas decorations…
Queen of Everything 