Homemade Blackcurrant Jam

Over the summer I managed to pick a lot of berries which I ended up freezing as I didn’t have the chance to do anything with them.  Yesterday I eventually got some free time and set about making Blackcurrant Jam with some tasty Blackcurrants I picked from Stuarts Dad’s garden. Blackcurrant Jam (Makes about 7…

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Burger & Lobster

I’ve been working down in London this past week or so, and whilst I’m here I’ve been trying to check out different places to eat – a change from hotel room service! A colleague told me about Burger & Lobster, they have 4 branches across London and sell 3 things: Burgers, Lobsters and Lobster rolls…

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Honeycomb Layer Cake

I made this tasty Honeycomb Layer Cake for a recent Edinburgh Bakers  ‘Its Good to Eat Cake 2’ Event.  The cake recipe comes from the blog of former Great British Bake Off contestant, Jason White. Honeycomb Layer Cake (Makes one 6-inch, 3-layer cake) Ingredients For the Cake150g unsalted butter, softened180g light brown soft sugar3 medium…

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Edinburgh’s Wild West

Who would have thought that tucked away off a side street in Morningside you would find a scene straight out of a Western? We certainly didn’t! But after having heard from numerous sources about this mysterious Wild West scene, we had to see if for ourselves! Coming off Morningside Road onto Springvalley Gardens you don’t…

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Chocolate Profiteroles

I do love Profiteroles and I haven’t had them or made them in a while, which is why I thought I’d have a go for my friends Strawberry Afternoon Tea.  Choux Pastry can be a bit fiddly at times, but so tasty when you get it right!  I used a Mary Berry recipe for this,…

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Slow Roast Hog

I am not a fan of pork.  But I often look through magazines and cookbooks and basically drool over tasty looking dishes, especially slow roast pork.  So I decided to try cooking it for once and see if I can be converted! I turned to my well used Jamie’s America book, one I have used…

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A Road Trip to Crail

Back during the heat wave we decided to abandon all DIY plans and take advantage of the few sunny weekends we had – because lets face it, when we do get the sun its usually when everyone is at work! After missing out on the Crail Food Festival in June, and having a hankering for…

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Strawberry Tea

Yesterday my friend held a Strawberry Tea in aid of Breast Cancer Care, who are running this event throughout the summer (or more appropriately – Strawberry Season!).  I was tasked with creating a cake that would be the prize for the ‘Guess the Weight of the Cake’ competition and also a tasty morsel for everyone…

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Afternoon Tea at the Pommery Bar

On Saturday 14 Edinburgh Bakers treated themselves to a fantastic afternoon tea in the beautiful venue of The Signet Library, at the Pommery Bar.  The Pommery Bar only pops up once a year during the festival, so we were sure to get in early with this treat! We first started with a refreshing glass of…

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Woodland Dinner

A month or so ago I discovered that during the summer a pop up restaurant would be appearing at Jupiter Artland.  I have written about Jupiter Artland before, and how its a great day out.  So I was really excited about this event which was being run by Barry from C{ate}r.  Thankfully we were able…

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