More than 100 recipes celebrating the best of our island communities. A memorable gift for keen home cooks

a deeply personal odyssey around 20 Scottish islands. Sue is a wonderful advocate for Scottish produce

a charming cookbook filled with surprises that twist and turn like the waterways that surround the islands of Scotland ... If you have foodies on your holiday gift list, this book will be a surprise to be remembered. And treasured

Beautifully illustrated with photos from the isles and delightful portions of narrative – as intriguing to read as it is to use as a cookbook

Charts Lawrence’s personal odyssey round familiar islands and those less well-travelled, where she spoke to producers and cooks and gleaned more than 100 new dishes. From the intensely traditional to the contemporary, this is a celebration of the landscape, the history, and, especially, the people of the Scottish Islands

Sue has been here and done the research. Take her crowdie and smoked fish pate. Buy Highland-made crowdie and fresh lemons from the village shop. Buy hot smoked salmon from Brooke’s fish van. Mix thoroughly. Serve with outcakes from either Brookie or village shop. Eat. … Flawless

Lawrence’s enthusiasm for food, travel, and island life comes across in spades, making the book an enjoyable read as well as an interesting collection of recipes'