Taste of Glasgow

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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This recipe is one of those old-fashioned classics that you can’t help be a fan of… well unless you hate fish! I am a big fan of smoked fish hence why I use it in this recipe but you can use whatever fish you like. The supermarkets nowadays also sell packs of different fish and [...]

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This sauce can be used for a variety of fish but I find that it works really well with salmon. The sauce uses some classic Thai ingredients, including coconut milk and red curry paste to give it a bit of a kick. The fish sauce is what makes it compliment the salmon so well. This [...]

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Seared Sesame Tuna is a recipe done my many chefs in many different ways.  It’s the sort of recipe that looks fancy but is actually incredibly easy and quick to make. The Tuna is meant to be blue in the middle (which I very much enjoy)  but feel free to cook for slightly longer if this is [...]

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OK, so it might not be what you would consider the taste of Glasgow, but here’s my 10 minute guide to rolling your own Maki.  You need to start with your rice, you’ll need Japanese sushi rice for this, as most other rices dont have the gluten content required to hold this together.  You can [...]

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As the seasons change I find myself drawn to fresh, vibrant and light dishes over the heavy red meat and mashed potato dishes which are so ubiquitous with the winter.  This dish is inspired by just that.  The original recipe is mine but I saw Jamie Oliver do a similar thing on ‘Jamie does…’ so I [...]

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