Posts Tagged ‘savoury’
Magnificent menu that’s all stars and stripes
There are few things worse than going to a restaurant, being presented with an extensive menu, and finding that there are few choices which appeal. Thankfully, that won’t be the case when visiting the TriBeCa diner in Glasgow’s Merchant City. The Merchant City is renowned for being cool in the British Empire’s second city, and…
Read MoreTasty cookies with a very healthy addition
It seems that when it comes to food in the 21st century, anything goes. It’s seen the rise of sweet and savoury combined in our confectioneries, with a variety of tastes we’d never have tried even a decade ago, coming to the fore. This week, we’re bringing you some recipes with a different, courtesy of…
Read MoreTry a delicious rhubarb meringue pie this weekend
There’s no denying that the current in-flavour is rhubarb. Forced rhubarb’s uniquely acidic, slightly sweet, slightly sharp flavour brings energy to both savoury and sweet dishes. It’s not as fibrous or mouth-smackingly sour as the type of rhubarb we all remember from childhood – the kind you’d steal from your grandmother’s garden and have to…
Read MoreAberdeen ice cream parlour to ‘Go Orange’ for a day
Iconic Scottish ice cream maker Mackie’s of Scotland will colour their most popular flavour, known as ‘Traditional’, bright orange next week. On Friday 1 February, to raise awareness and money for Muscular Dystrophy UK, Mackie’s 19.2, their Aberdeen ice cream parlour, will be a bright vision with orange lighting, balloons and staff dressed in orange…
Read MoreWINE TO DINE – FEBRUARY 2019 – SPINACH
Drinks writer Peter Ranscombe selects five wines to go with spinach dishes. AFTER a hard day of battling Bluto and tooting on his pipe, which wine would Popeye select to woo Olive Oyl and pair with his beloved spinach? With its earthy, iron-rich flavour, spinach can be highly versatile in dishes, which opens up a…
Read MoreCafe at National Galleries closes during refurb
The Scottish Cafe and Restaurant at the the National Galleries of Scotland is temporarily closed to allow for collection project works. The facility closed on Sunday, and should reopen in the spring when the work is complete. A spokesman for the restaurant said: ‘We very much look forward to reopening in the spring of 2019…
Read MoreUse up those leftovers in this bubble and squeak recipe
Our trio of festive vegan recipes comes to an end today – and it’s a dish that you can’t help but enjoy. Today, we present our third vegan-friendly recipe from Gregor Law, this time for Vegan Bubble and Squeak Savoury Christmas Pudding. Gregor said: ‘There is no better time than Christmas to have some fun…
Read MoreBakery’s sweet and savouries are Manna from heaven
My son and I stopped into The Manna House Bakery in South Queensferry for lunch on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon. The staff were friendly and welcoming. There were a huge range of savoury options – pasta bakes, paninis and wholesome soups, all served with a selection of tasty breads. I chose the vegetarian pasta…
Read MoreMake more of your pumpkins this Halloween
An old Scots proverb is likely to be true over the next week – ‘Wilful waste makes woeful want’, as we could throw out around 1.1 million pumpkins at Halloween. Research shows that out of the 1.8 million pumpkins carved in Scotland a year, a frightening 1.1 million are thrown away. That’s why Zero Waste…
Read MoreA whisky that’s been shaped by the land and sea
The Glenglassaugh Distillery has released Batch 2 of its Octave cask expressions, Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic and Peated. And it’s whisky shaped by nature, with the distillery standing at the edge of the beautiful Sandend Bay on the Moray Firth coast. Both expressions are composed of hand-selected octaves, made to size from a range of Bourbon,…
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