Riga, Latvia – A Christmas Wonderland

Riga, Latvia, becomes a winter wonderland during the holiday season, featuring enchanting Christmas markets, ballet performances, and rich history. Travelers from Edinburgh can enjoy a short flight, stay at the Grand Hotel Kempinski, savor traditional cuisine, and explore various historical sites, making it an ideal festive destination worth visiting any time of year.

Korean Pulled Pork and Pineapple Pizza with Gochujang Sauce

When we bought our little cottage, we couldn’t resist getting a pizza oven. We find any excuse to fire it up – literally, the only weather that stops us is a hurricane! Our oven uses both wood and gas, so we have the flexibility depending on our mood and time constraints. Recently, I found myself…

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Gochujang Vodka Tomato Sauce

My love for Gochujang is undying! Sometimes, you just need a tasty pasta sauce to turn to when cooking feels like too much effort. This sauce is incredibly easy to make, delightfully tasty and has a little spicy kick. The Gochujang adds a lovely peppery spice, while the vodka enhances the flavour. I usually batch…

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Korean Gochujang Pulled Pork

My latest flavour obsession is Gochujang, a fermented soybean and chile pepper paste, and one of the building blocks of Korean cuisine. It’s salty and spicy with a hint of sweetness, and to use an in vogue culinary term, it’s packed with umami. I have never been to Korea and I’m not good with spice,…

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Tranquil Luxury Retreat at Finn Lough, County Fermanagh

Growing up I spent a lot of time in County Fermanagh with my family. We visited in all times of the year, getting to see the best (and worst!) of the county. So it is a place that holds a lot of good memories for me, lots of fun times. We used to stay not…

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Wine Safari, Monachyle Mhor

One Sunday morning, in deepest darkest October we left Edinburgh at stupid o’clock and made our way to Mhor84 outside of Callander. Not a normal thing for us to do, but this was no typical day we had signed up to. After months of trying to make the dates work, we were about to embark on a…

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Crabshakk, Glasgow

I never used to like seafood, but a holiday to California some 15 years ago put paid to that. Treated to lunch at Spago in Beverly Hills, I went straight in and ordered lobster (no idea why, maybe a when in Rome situation?), much to the surprise of my husband. He was no doubt worried…

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Grilled Peaches with Burrata

We have had such lovely weather here in the UK over the last few weeks, it is probably our summer to be honest, we are never that lucky to have such sunshine for the whole summer! The BBQ has been out quite a few times now, taking advantage of the warmth well into the evening….

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Allium, Askham

Allium, is a beautiful Michelin Starred restaurant within Askham Hall in the postcard pretty village of Askham in the northern Lake District. I ventured here with a friend in March, a sort of coming into Spring type break. It wasn’t our first visit, but so impressed by the food, service and location, we decided a…

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