Posts Tagged ‘winter’
A filling chestnut and shallot tarte tatin
Merchant Gourmet – the plant-based pulses and grains brand – has a delicious spread of plant-based tasty recipes to share with Scottish Field readers. Over the next week, we’ll be bringing you a host of recipes, including vegan celebrity and cookbook author Gaz Oakley’s Braised Chestnut and Grain Wellington with a Charred Red Pepper Dressing…
Read MoreEuropean Lynx (Lynx lynx) adult female peering out from behind tree in winter birch forest. Bardu, Norway © scotlandbigpicture.com
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Everything you need in a helpful cookbook
Hattie Ellis champions simple home cooking in her cookbook The One Pot Cook. The book contains 150 simple recipes for one pot wonders that are perfect for a bustling family home. Filled with classic winter warmers such as macaroni chesese and cottage pie, as well as many dessert recipes, the book covers all the culinary…
Read MoreLaser hair removal can make you beam and save time
Who’s ready to ditch lengthy, tedious grooming routines? To sleep in an extra five or ten minutes in the morning? To say ‘goodbye’ to pain and hassle – and ‘hello’ to gorgeous results? We thought so! So how can you do all of this? Laser hair removal. Many people consider laser hair removal because of…
Read MoreQueensferry Crossing is all light on the night
Scotland’s £1.3 billion Queensferry Crossing is looking stunning at night. The bridge opened to traffic on 30 August 2017, as the centrepiece of a major upgrade to the cross-Forth transport corridor in the east of Scotland. And now, architectural lighting has been installed on the Queensferry Crossing, which includes uplighting for each of the main…
Read MoreHooray for coorie with this charming new book
The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way is a charming book that conjures a strong sense of cosiness. Coorie is defined as ‘a hug of a word’ deriving from the old Gaelic word meaning ‘snug or cosy’. Gabriella Bennett is setting out to bring the Scottish equivalent of the Danish Hyyge to…
Read MoreGo wild with the children in the great outdoors
The Wild Year Book is full of great ideas on how to entertain children while rediscovering the great outdoors at any time of year. It is packed with great activities that will help children to cultivate an appreciation for all that nature has to offer. Some fun suggestions included are nest building in spring, or…
Read MoreSome handy hints for driving in rain and floods
We can’t get away from the fact that the darker nights are here, and the weather has changed for the worst. Gale force winds and rain are set to batter Scotland this weekend as Storm Brian arrives. Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging motorists to ensure they – and their vehicles…
Read MoreBe prepared for the worst of winter on the roads
Scots drivers are being urged to make sure they’re making the correct preparations for winter. After a relatively mild November so far, forecasters have warned that the cold weather coming in from the east is set to bring sleet and snow to parts of the UK. With temperatures likely to drop below freezing, reaching as…
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