Elated, emotional and tired…just some of what I’m feeling right now. The annual conference at work has just finished and I have worked my socks off. If you don’t already know, I edit a farming website, I get to write … Continue reading
I decided to make French macaroons prior to researching how to actually make them. They look so delicate and beautiful but it turns out they are a bit of a faff to make. There are many, many ways in which … Continue reading
Last weekend it was my dear friend Kate’s birthday party. And to celebrate the big day she decided to embrace her Scottish roots and throw a Ceilidh. Dorothy and I arrived a day early to make the most of the … Continue reading
You can’t have a Scottish party without cranachan and so for Kate’s birthday I made this delicious sweet pudding. Traditionally the ingredients are put on the table for people construct their own pudding but with forty people to feed that … Continue reading
The scone is something which I haven’t baked since school (many moons ago). The inspiration came from a tea room at a farm near Loughborough, in which I had a warm buttery cheese scone – delicious! The art of scones … Continue reading
