Something a little different for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb '22
As Covid closed-in once again in the Autumn of 2021, Ghillie Basan found herself one of a number of people appointed by Scotland: Food and Drink as...
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Taste test for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb '22
Shrove Tuesday is fast approaching. Try a Birlinn recipe for your pancakes this year!
Sweeten your Valentine’s Day with Sticky Honey Pudding from The Chain Bridge Honey Bible
14 Feb '22
Valentine’s Day calls for an extra dollop of sweetness, and our Chain Bridge Honey Bible does just the trick. Whip up the Sticky Honey Pudding...
Message from the Skies: Mara Menzies responds to the climate emergency
26 Jan '22
We were thrilled to hear that our author Mara Menzies, whose recently published Blood and Gold has been met by much acclaim, was commissioned to...
Celebrate Burns Night with an extract from Tam o’Shanter
24 Jan '22
Funny, scurrilous, chilling and gloriously inventive, Tam o’ Shanter is widely regarded as Robert Burns’ masterpiece, and one of his...
Filo haggis with bacon and pea purée from The Macsween Haggis Bible
24 Jan '22
Go all out this Burns Night with these moreish filo haggis parcels from The Macsween Haggis Bible. This recipe uses the Macsween vegetarian haggis,...
Black Pudding with Marinated Burnt Tomatoes and Feta on Toast from A Taste of the Highlands
17 Jan '22
Take your brunch to the next level with this recipe from A Taste of the Highlands by award-winning food writer Ghillie Basan. Featuring a hundred...
Spicy Parsnip Soup from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook
09 Jan '22
If you are trying Veganuary this year or simply looking for some hearty winter recipes, The Scottish Vegan Cookbook by Jackie Jones is packed with...
10th January 1969: George Harrison quits the Beatles in this extract from ‘And In The End’
07 Jan '22
The 10th January 1969 has gone down in history as a significant moment in the Beatles’ final acrimonious months as a band. On this day, George...
Twenty-minute tattie and leek soup from The William Shearer Tattie Bible
20 Dec '21
This quick and easy tattie and leek soup is the perfect way to use up all those leftover Christmas vegetables in the few post-Christmas days where...
The Ultimate Crab Brioche from The Tobermory Seafood Bible
13 Dec '21
Impressive but easy to recreate, this Crab Brioche from The Tobermory Seafood Bible by Sally MacColl is the perfect Christmas party food to delight...
Beet Leaf and Haggis Dolma from A Taste of the Highlands
06 Dec '21
The Christmas party season is upon us, and if you are entertaining, we have the perfect canape to serve your guests. A Taste of the Highlands by...
