An Intro to Japan

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…

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Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake

Today I needed cake. We didn’t have any, so there was only one thing for it, to make some.  I fancied something zesty and fresh, and this Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake sprung to mind.  I used to make a lot a few years back, but kind of got out of the way of it….

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Earthy Foods 3

On Friday Earthy Foods opened their third store in Canonmills.  As I totally love their branch up on the South Side, I was so glad that I live a stone’s throw away from this one.  I didn’t make it down there on opening day (damn you work!) but popped in as soon as I could…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Fifteens

I love fifteens. They are a staple at any Northern Irish child’s party (who am I trying to kid! Can be found at adults parties too).  It would appear that no one outside of Northern Ireland has heard of them.  They are missing out. Not only are they incredibly moreish, they are dead easy to…

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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’…

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Tart Attack!

Tonight I picked up the courage to venture forth to a meeting of the Edinburgh Cake Ladies.  A few weeks ago I rushed to put my name down for this latest event, and realised halfway through the email, the theme was ‘Getting Tarty’, which means only one thing… pastry. Over the last few weeks there…

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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…

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