Taste of Glasgow

I am as guilty as the next person of taking the easy option when a dessert required some custard on the side and simply opening a can of Ambrosia Custard and heating on the hob but over the past few months I have actually been going off the taste. I don’t know whether it is [...]

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To me, nothing tastes like summer quite like freshly grilled corn on the cob. Unfortunately, corn is just starting to come into season here (I’m from New York , where corn season starts in early July), and the weather usually feels more like October than August. Still, it’s worth taking advantage of the odd rain-free [...]

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The last of my 3 summer salads… This is really nice served alongside BBQ chicken breasts, in a roll with a good burger, vegy burgers, fish-cakes or simply as a side salad. Ingredients 300g plum cherry tomatoes/vine cherry tomatoes Half of a small red onion 1 large red chilli  (larger chillies shouldn’t be to hot) Juice [...]

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This is the 2nd of my summer BBQ salads. BBQing or char-grilling the aubergines and courgettes this way gives them wonderful  opposing textures;  an outside which is crisp and carmalised with a mushy soft inside. Ingredients (Serves 6 as a side) 2 Aubergines 2 Courgettes 1 pack of Haloumi Mint and Lime Dressing Small handful of [...]

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This is the 1st of 3 summer salad recipes which are just right for a spot of alfresco dinning.  I will post the other two over the next couple of days. This recipe can prepared on the BBQ or with a griddle pan. Either way it is a fantastic accompaniment alongside BBQ meats or as a [...]

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Not many salads are capable of upstaging the main course, but this one can. It’s so good that it’s hard to resist a second helping. Luckily you don’t have to, because it’s salad! And it’s healthy! Well, mostly healthy, anyway.

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