Festive Canapes

It’s always handy to have a few tasty and easy Canapes up your sleeve for over the Christmas and New Year periods.  Usually I end up with the staple of sausage rolls and cocktail sausages, and this year I wanted to do something a little bit different.  Here are a couple of tasty Canapes for this…

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Pea & Mint Soup

On these cold winters days there is nothing nicer than a big bowl of warming soup. This recipe is super quick, easy to make and perfect for a working from home lunch, or any other quick meal. It is also a good way to use up that never-ending bag of peas stuck at the back…

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Tea at Anteaques

If you love tea then Anteaques is the place for you, with over 110 different types of tea to choose from you will be stuck for choice!  Situated in the South Side beside the old Odeon Cinema on Clerk Street, Anteaques is a small antiques shop, with 2 tables, a counter and all the tea…

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Sticky Orange Marmalade Cake

Growing up I loved Paddington Bear, in fact I actually think my parents still have my old stuffed toy half hanging together somewhere! The big kid in me was excited to learn of the new Paddington Bear film which is released today! Am I too old to go and see it? Never! and will I…

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Mikado Coconut Cream Cake

As a kid growing up I loved Jacobs Kimberley, Mikado and Coconut Creams, I think it was the marshmallow in them all that attracted me (a sweet tooth from an early age!).  I remember also liking the catchy tune on the advert,  but looking back at that now I am not sure it sits so…

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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Botanic Lights

This month, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh are hosting “Botanic Lights”; a magical 1km long light trail which winds its way along the paths of the Botanics, literally showing the features in a new light. As Stuart and I discovered last week on the opening night, it’s a rather good way to spend an hour…

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Plum Jam

I seem to be in a bit of a jam making mood at the moment, using up all the fruit stocks in my freezer and also any bargains picked up in the supermarket.  While on holiday recently I enjoyed some freshly made scotch pancakes with homemade Plum Jam. I had forgotten how tasty it was…

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Falls of Clyde

In an attempt to walk more (plus also do some training for the Kiltwalk 2015 which I have signed up to!) I decided we should be getting out and about.  There are plenty of great places to walk not far from Edinburgh and also some that make a nice wee daytrip.  I dusted of a…

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Scallop & Gin Ceviche

Recently while on holiday on the Isle of Lewis, Stuart and I came across the Hebridean Hand Dived Scallops,  based in a shell covered shed on the end of a pier in Miavaig near Uig. Not ones to pass up the opportunity to have some local fresh delicacies we stopped in and came face to…

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Afternoon Tea at Malone House, Belfast

I decided to treat my Mum to Afternoon Tea for her birthday, at a place of her choice.  She surprised me when she suggested Malone House in Belfast, as it is a place I would never have thought of!  However, it is a place that holds special memories for Mum, its where her and Dad…

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