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Jamaican Ginger Cake

Jamaican Ginger Cake

The recipe is inspired mostly by Levi Roots' recipe for ginger cake, but as always I've made a few tweaks after baking it several times over the last year while still keeping it easy peasy, my favourite type of baking.

A Day at The Cook School

A Day at The Cook School

This weekend we were kindly invited by The Cook School to go along and try one of their one day cooking courses and, as you can imagine, we couldn’t possibly refuse. A day of cooking in a Cook School that boasts “the ultimate cooking experience” we were there! Based in Kilmarnock, only 30mins from Glasgow, [...]

Strawberry & Raspberry Muffins

Strawberry & Raspberry Muffins

This recipe is based on a good old Mary Berry blueberry muffin recipe, which in itself means you are going to get some good tasting muffins at the end of this!

The Sisters, Kelvingrove

The Sisters, Kelvingrove

The Sisters has been on my list of restaurants to eat at for quite some time as it has built up quite a reputation throughout Glasgow. Owned and ran by sisters Jacqueline and Pauline O’Donnell, this is their second eatery in the city and serves modern Scottish cuisine using locally sourced produce. My party were [...]

Easy Mulled Wine

Easy Mulled Wine

24 December 2011

Nothing says Christmas more that a glass or two of the hot red stuff and so for the last few years on Christmas Eve this is an easy little drink that I rustle up in the kitchen just before I am about to settle down and watch some festive movies.  It’ll take less than 10 [...]

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Chocolate & Beetroot Muffins

Chocolate & Beetroot Muffins

22 December 2011

As some of you know I had the delights of coming up with a recipe for the little beetroots that arrived in my organic veg box recently. Thanks to the help of many of you, you did clarify they were indeed beetroots otherwise this might have been a whole different recipe.  After a little online [...]

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The Ubiquitous Chip

The Ubiquitous Chip

20 December 2011

The Ubiquitous Chip or “The Chip” as it’s more commonly known, has been a firm favourite on the Glasgow fine dining scene for over forty years. Situated in the heart of the tourist heartland of the West End in the atmospheric Ashton Lane, it provides a fantastic all in one restaurant and bar that gives [...]

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Curried Cauliflower & Coconut Soup

Curried Cauliflower & Coconut Soup

30 November 2011

This is a must have hearty winter warmer that was inspired by the cauliflower that was delivered in this week’s organic veg box and some online surfing for cauliflower recipes.  So taking the favourite bits of the recipes I read I concocted this spicy soup. It may sound like an odd combination but it is [...]

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Isle of Arran – Christmas Market Hampers

Isle of Arran – Christmas Market Hampers

24 November 2011

The Christmas market is once again back in St Enoch’s Square and this time it’s not only a German market, but a much larger full blown Continental market which fills the while square. The Isle of Arran is once again represented with the Island Cheese stall (situated directly in front of the rear entrance to [...]

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Whole Foods Market Giffnock

Whole Foods Market Giffnock

22 November 2011

Foodies throughout Glasgow have been peeing their pants in excitement ever since they heard that Whole Foods Market were going to be opening in Glasgow and to be honest it really is quite a catch for Glasgow when you see that all their other UK stores are presently in London. So the store finally opened [...]

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