Wee Jam Tarts from The Scottish Baking Bible
17 Aug '22
Our recipe of the week is the simple but delicious Wee Jam Tarts from The Scottish Baking Bible by Liz Ashworth. Wee jam tartsMakes 12 tarts Sweet...
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2022: 75th anniversary year of Edinburgh’s first festivals
09 Aug '22
2022 marks the 75th anniversary of Edinburgh becoming the world’s festival home. Formed in 1947 to bring together people, cultures and ideas,...
Visit the Significant Sites in Mary, Queen of Scots’ Life as Told in Homecoming by Rosemary Goring
25 Jul '22
While Mary Stuart, best known as Mary, Queen of Scots, is Scotland’s most renowned queen, she only spent twelve years in her home country....
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF THE OPEN – with Stephen Proctor
15 Jul '22
On Thursday 14 July, the 150th Open Championship teed off in St Andrews. Golf’s birthplace, and home of the venerable The Royal & Ancient...
Visit some of the best cafes & restaurants from A Taste of the Highlands
08 Jul '22
Ghillie Başan’s latest book, A Taste of the Highlands, is more than your average cookbook – it is a collection wrought with love of Highland...
Carrie Dunn, author of ‘Unsuitable for Females’, Gives Talk at the National Football Museum
06 Jul '22
Last week, author, academic, and journalist Carrie Dunn visited the National Football Museum in Manchester to talk all things women in football. She...
Millionaire’s Shortbread Recipe – Scottish Baking by Sue Lawrence
05 Jul '22
In honour of World Chocolate Day, check out this easy and delicious recipe for millionaire’s shortbread from Sue Lawrence’s wonderful...
100 Years of our BBC and the Scot who drove a Cultural Revolution
04 Jul '22
As the nation marks 100 years of the BBC (starting with early radio broadcasts), we can all enjoy their ‘Collection of 100 Voices’. One...
A Third Option in the Independence Debate?
04 Jul '22
In a pivotal time in Scottish politics, Birlinn publishes non-fiction offering a wide range of perspectives on independence or union… on...
Poem of the Week: ‘The Callanish Stones’ by Nikki Robson
20 Jun '22
The Callanish Stones in Lewis are one of Scotland’s oldest manmade structures, and many people visit them at sunrise on the summer solstice in...
Summer Solstice: Extract from Native by Patrick Laurie
20 Jun '22
Summer Solstice – the Longest Day Extract from Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie Battering heat and a dry wind to take your...
The Best Books to Take with you on your Summer Holiday
13 Jun '22
There’s hardly anything better than stretching out on a lounge chair on the beach, feeling the sun on your face, and losing yourself in the perfect...
