Oaty Bramble Squares from Scottish Baking by Sue Lawrence
23 Aug '21
Though the weather might be telling us otherwise, it is almost the end of August and prime bramble season. Our recipe of the week is the Oaty Bramble...
Tea Time Treat
Extract from A Drop in the Ocean by Polly Pullar
17 Aug '21
In A Drop in the Ocean, Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small communities through the colourful...
Arbroath Smokie and Pea Risotto from the Arbroath Smokie Bible
16 Aug '21
The Arbroath Smokie is one of Scotland’s best-loved fish delicacies. The traditional dried haddock can be enjoyed in soups, pies, pastas, and...
Poem of the Week: ‘Arthur’s Seat and Geology’ by Alexander McCall Smith
10 Aug '21
Alexander McCall Smith’s 2020 poetry collection In a Time of Distance contains a sequence of seven poems, each about one of Edinburgh’s...
Fruit Scones from Easy Peasy: Real Cooking for Kids
09 Aug '21
If you are in need of a rainy-day activity to keep the kids occupied until school starts back, our book Easy Peasy by Mary Contini and Pru Irvine is...
Visiting Dunkeld on a Tricycle – Extract from The Highlands by Paul Murton
26 Jul '21
Paul Murton, a documentary filmmaker known for The Grand Tours of Scotland, journeys the length and breadth of the spectacularly beautiful Scottish...
National Picnic Month: Stash a Bottle of Elderflower Cordial in your Hamper
20 Jul '21
The Scottish Wild Food Bible by Claire Macdonald is a pocket-sized book containing a mighty selection of recipes that use the huge variety of produce...
Poem of the Week: Summer by Alexander McCall Smith
20 Jul '21
This poem captures the calm of a perfect summer day – how the sky and sea are so still that time seems to have permanently stopped. This...
The Squirrels’ Return: Extract from A Scurry of Squirrels by Polly Pullar
19 Jul '21
This month we published A Scurry of Squirrels, the new book by Polly Pullar which tells of her work in wildlife rehabilitation, and her lifelong...
Cool Down on Ice Cream Day
15 Jul '21
The heat is on… so we are delighted to report that July is officially ice cream month and it would appear that 18 July is National Ice Cream...
Poem of the Week: Beachcomber by George Mackay Brown
13 Jul '21
Alexander McCall Smith selected George Mackay Brown‘s poem ‘Beachcomber’ for his anthology of Scottish poems, A Gathering. He...
Robert J. Harris on the enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes
25 Jun '21
Whether on page or screen, Sherlock Holmes continues to fascinate. Our author of A Study in Crimson, Robert J. Harris, has written about the enduring...
