Taste of Glasgow

Porridge is such a delicious and easy dish to make. This recipe is ideal if you find yourself running around in the morning – too busy to sit down and have that all important first meal of the day. And the good news is that it really is very good for you. Claims for porridge [...]

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This is a really easy quick snack that is a play on the classic West of Scotland “roll and square sausage”. The mix of textures and flavours bring a really contemporary twist that really works and it makes a great alternative breakfast option or a quick bite for lunch.   Ingredients two square steak-slice sausage [...]

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A soupy favourite of mine and one I often make with left over chicken from the Sunday roast.  It’s surprisingly easy and is far tastier than any of the shop bought varieties – honest! Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts (or left over roast chicken) 2 celery sticks chopped 2 carrots chopped 2 garlic gloves (either bash [...]

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I love Kedgeree for a weekend breakfast but it can be a bit of a pain to knock up in the morning, especially if you’ve indulged in a few shandies the night before.  So here is my quick and painless version. For the purists a recipe for Kedgeree from scratch can be found here. Kedgeree [...]

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French onion soup is usually made with white onions but due to having a rather large bag of red onions in the house I decided to make this batch with red onions.  The red onions offer a sweeter, possibly slightly more sickly but not unpleasant, flavour. Prepare yourself for a whole lotta tears when preparing [...]

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Tortilla in Mexican Spanish: [torˈtiʝa] Say it with me: “tor-tee-ya”… roll the sound of the “l’s”, don’t say “tor-till-la” It makes me giggle to hear the variety of mispronunciations of “tortilla”, “jalapeño”, and “guacamole” on both sides of the Atlantic. Whether it is in the American Midwest, or the UK, where the Mexican population is [...]

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