Tonight is planning night. In just over 6 weeks we head eastwards to Japan, and all we have organised at the moment are our flights. So we have dedicated tonight to planning our adventure. To get us in the planning mood, I decided to cook something Japanese, so I reached for the Wagamama Ways with…
Category: Food
Macaroni Pie
Scouring the freezer this evening looking from something for dinner, I came across the remains of my Mac ‘n’ Cheese. “Great” says Stuart we could make it into a big Pasty… great my lovely Mac ‘n’ Cheese made into a pasty. I did have some shortcrust pastry in the freezer (cheating I know!) and it…
Foraging Fun
As part of the Edinburgh International Science festival there have been a number of events held at the Botanic Gardens, including the Real Life Science Kitchen (post coming up soon!) and this, the Foragers Breakfast. The experts guiding us through the event were Miles Irving, a forager and wild food expert and fellow forager John…
What do you do when….
You decide to buy a cauliflower, can’t remember why and need to use it before you have to chuck it in the bin? No, not Cauliflower Cheese…. Cauliflower soup!! No idea why I decided to do this, I think its because it is cold, and I wanted something comforting and soupy. Luckily for me so…
Mac is back!
After a long absence and at Stuart’s request, Mac ‘n’ Cheese has made a reappearance on our menu. Todays weather hasn’t helped in the decision to go down the comfort food route. Earlier this week with the sunnier days I was thinking we were getting into salad season, but alas no. My go-to Mac ‘n’…
St Patricks Day
If you didn’t know already today is St Paddy’s Day in Ireland, and as it would seem the rest of the world. I think that its due to the fact that us Irish spread ourselves out round the world, giving everyone a taste of the craic. In honour of such a great man who drove…
Happy Pie Day!
Or Pie Week as it actually is! In honour of this Week of Pie, for last nights dinner I made Minced Beef Pie. This, back in the day, made a regular appearance on our dinner table and its been a long time since I have had one. I didn’t used my Mum’s recipe for this…
Earthy Foods
Today we ventured out of the North side of Edinburgh and made the trip across town to the South Side…. which really isn’t that big a journey, its just we never go there! One of the reasons we went was to visit Earthy Foods on Ratcliffe Terrace, we have read reviews and articles about it…
A Celebration of Burns
”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…
Purple Purdies
All hail the Purple Purdie!! Sitting there in its mighty purpleness… I should probably explain that an Irish term for the good old potato is ‘Purdie’. But these aren’t any old purdies, no, they are Albert Bartlett Purple Majesty Potatoes. We spotted these little beauties a few weeks ago while doing our weekly shop. My…
Queen of Everything 