Store Cupboard Recipes: Guest Post by Sue Lawrence
26 Mar '20
In the second instalment of our guest blog posts, Scotland’s best-loved cookery writer Sue Lawrence shares some tips to help you cook your way...
Lifestyle
Taste test for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb '20
Shrove Tuesday is fast approaching. Try a Birlinn recipe for your pancakes this year!
We’re starting a NEW Valentine’s Day Tradition
01 Feb '20
Join us in a new tradition, starting this year. Claim Valentine’s Day as Friendship Day as well as a day for celebrating romantic love. And...
A Little Light Relief on Brexit Day
31 Jan '20
In 2007, Alexander McCall Smith wrote a short story, Brussels for Beginners, which was read on BBC Radio 4. We include it here as we mark Brexit Day...
Remembering Jane Haining on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 Jan '20
Jane Haining, a Scottish woman killed by the Nazis for her work among Jews in wartime Hungary, has found the biographer that she deserves. ...
Alexander McCall Smith on Robert Burns
25 Jan '20
Robert Burns was the author of a famous poem about dogs: ‘The Twa Dogs’. That was anthropomorphic, of course, as it consisted in a...
Selecting the Perfect Dram for Burns Night
24 Jan '20
Need a helping hand when selecting the perfect dram for Burns Night? Turn to our whisky experts Charles MacLean and Blair Bowman for guidance. The...
Burns Night in a Bowl!
24 Jan '20
Celebrate Burns Night on 25 January with a recipe from Sue Lawrence’s book – A Taste of Scotland’s Islands – for a wonderful...
Time to get Running?
01 Jan '20
Eaten too much over the Christmas break? Thinking of taking up running for 2020? Need a little kick-start? These two books will keep you on track....
More Discerning Tipplers in the Decade?
31 Dec '19
Over the last ten years the UK’s approach to alcohol has changed with folk wanting to know more about the drinks they enjoy and to try...
Join the Vegan Revolution in January 2020
30 Dec '19
Whether you’ve taken up a Veganuary challenge, or 2020 is the year you’ll venture into veganism, or even if you’re just looking to eat and cook...
Shining a light on the past
19 Nov '19
Rosemary Goring takes a look at two strong new history titles.
