Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
A tasty vegan twist on the popular steak bake
Today’s Veganuary recipe is a variation on the popular high street bakery steak bake. We’re presenting recipes courtesy of four-time Sunday Times bestselling authors and co-creators of BOSH!, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, who have sold more than one million copies of their plant-based cookbooks. Since they launched the BOSH! platform over five years ago,…
Read MoreBeat the Winter Blues with the Scottish Blues Weekend
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival is holding the Scottish Blues Weekend next month. Running from February 18-20, this is a three-day event featuring 10of the best Scottish blues bands performing live and online at Assembly Roxy with a closing concert from award-winning blues guitar phenomenon Mike Zito. The weekend kicks off with classic 1950s and…
Read MoreHappy accident leads to a new dram from Ardbeg
Ardbeg are getting ready to launch their new limited edition Ardbeg Fermutation next month. The result of a happy accident, this 13 year old dram is the delicious consequence of an unplanned experiment that resulted in the longest fermentation in Ardbeg’s history. In November 2007, The Ardbeg Distillery was about to face one of its…
Read MoreA delicious Turkish pide recipe to bake
Our Veganuary recipes packed with flavour continue today with a filling Turkish pide. Last week, and from now until Wednesday, we’re presenting recipes courtesy of four-time Sunday Times bestselling authors and co-creators of BOSH!, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, who have sold more than one million copies of their plant-based cookbooks. Since they launched the…
Read MoreScottish schoolgirl selected for Harvard rugby squad
Perthshire’s Charlotte Gilmour will swap Scotland for Massachusetts this summer as she becomes the first student from Strathallan School to be recruited to the Harvard women’s rugby team. The 17-year-old will join the ranks of the oldest rugby club in North America when she starts the next chapter of her education at the Ivy League…
Read MoreRobson Green opens salmon fishing season on River Tay
The official opening ceremony of the River Tay salmon fishing season took place at Meikleour in Perthshire on Saturday. The opening was hosted by Meikleour Fishings and the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board. In contrast to previous years, the opening was not be a public affair, given Covid guidance. The event will be scaled-down and…
Read MoreCelebrating the gems of Scotland’s great outdoors
Author Mike Cawthorne first walked on Ben Nevis at aged seven. This is when he began to gain his extensive knowledge and experience of Britain’s highest points. In this book he shares his vast and fascinating experiences of walking and canoeing in one of the few remaining wild places in the Highlands as well as…
Read MoreBenriach miniatures launched for Burns Night
Benriach have launched three packs of miniatures just in time to enjoy while ceilidhing on Zoom, toasting at a Burns supper, or sitting by the fire. The expressions have been created by Dr Rachel Barrie, also known as the first lady of Scotch whisky, to encapsulate the full spectrum of whisky flavour making them great…
Read MoreFollowing the lives of Scots who live with the tide
The lives of Scots who live by the sea are being featured on TV this weekend. In Living with the Tide, we meet the people who depend on the tide for their living, those whose lifestyle revolves around its ebb and flow, as well as those for whom changes to tidal patterns threaten their whole…
Read MoreMains of Taymouth kicks off 2022 with eco friendly supplier
Mains of Taymouth Country Estate and Golf Course at Kenmore, has further strengthened its eco credentials. Already with six EON electric car charging points on the estate for general use, it’s now providing Cheeky Panda toilet roll, which is created sustainably from 100% bamboo, in all of the estate’s holiday homes. General manager of the…
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