Mull Lobster with Garden Peas and Crowdie Ravioli
27 Apr '21
Owners of the Ninth Wave Restaurant on the Isle of Mull, Carla and John Lamont, have brought fine dining to one of the most beautiful islands in the...
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Leek and Mushroom Flan from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook
20 Apr '21
The Scottish Vegan Cookbook by Jackie Jones features a wealth of both healthy and satisfying plant-based recipes using Scottish ingredients and...
Your Chance to Join the Team
13 Apr '21
Birlinn Ltd, Scotland’s largest independent publishing house, is seeking to employ a full-time Events Co-ordinator and Campaign Assistant – come...
Notes from the Basement – 13 April 2021
13 Apr '21
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 Helen McClory has been lighting up the airwaves with her distinctive writing: Janice Forsyth noted the ‘enjoyment...
Cheesy French toast with garlicky rosemary mushrooms: Extract from The Scottish Brunch Bible
12 Apr '21
Spring brings with it wider variety of fresh produce available at our local supermarkets and grocers, and the warmer days make us reach for more...
Spring flowers: Silver Birch from Scottish Plant Lore
23 Mar '21
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is home to an enormous collection of plants, both native to Scotland and from all corners of the globe. In...
Fried eggs and chanterelles on polenta wedges from The Scottish Brunch Bible
23 Mar '21
Brunch always feels like a bit of a luxury, and something we might rarely take the time to make ourselves at home. We are still a few weeks away from...
Wild Garlic and Potato Soup from the Scottish Wild Food Bible
16 Mar '21
Wild garlic is the perfect place to start if you are new to foraging, hugely abundant in woodlands throughout the spring months, and also a very...
It’s Pie Week: Start with a Savoury Slice from The Claire MacDonald Game Cookbook
02 Mar '21
March has finally begun, the days are getting longer, and perhaps best of all, this week is British Pie Week. With so many delicious options both...
Easy Kale, Tomato and Cashew Nut Stir-up
22 Feb '21
As well as its significance as a period of fasting in the Christian calendar, Lent is often used as an opportunity to abstain from something we...
‘Movement is Life’: Run Forever
15 Feb '21
Amby Burfoot, author of Run Forever: Your Complete Guide to Healthy Lifetime Running, first competed in the Boston Marathon in 1965. He won that race...
Two Love Poems by Edwin Morgan
08 Feb '21
As Jackie Kay writes in her introduction to twenty poems by Edwin Morgan about love, ‘Edwin Morgan knew all about love: its mysteries, its...
