Category Archives: food
Taste of London – mud and foodie bliss
Chef James Martin & nutritionist Amanda Hamilton support canned foods
I’ve said it before: the internet is a wonderful thing. Recently, Canned Food UK ran an online press conference featuring celebrity chef James Martin and nutritionist Amanda Hamilton. For half an hour, the two answered questions about picnic and camping food and discussed recipes and nutrition. (You’ll find some easy-to-make…
Foodies to the fore at Edinburgh College of Art
Vegan for a week – the hardships of eating in
Wagamama, Livingston – my favourite chain restaurant
First Coast, Edinburgh – Looking for a good local restaurant?
Learn how to make bread in Edinburgh: Breadwinner
What’s in Season – March
Spring is a time for sowing rather than harvesting, but some ingredients reach their peak just now. Beautiful morel mushrooms and forced rhubarb vie with imported new potatoes and Spanish strawberries. A challenge to eat locally, but not impossible! Fruit and Vegetables Chicory, carrots, rhubarb, jerusalem artichokes, fennel, potatoes from…
The orange and almond cake of loveliness
Almond is very popular in our household: frangipane, marzipan, macaroons (French, British and Spanish), amaretti and amaretto are all consumed here on a regular basis. For Valentine’s day I tried a Seville orange, almond and olive oil cake that I had seen online. It too was very popular and I made it…