Rob’s Pancake Recipe

Although I am claiming this pancake recipe as my own, it isn’t really mine, I got it from the oldest recipe book on earth, that my mum has had since Noah brought it back on his ark.
I would credit the original author, except the front and back cover fell off my mum’s recipe book in [...]

Salmon Mousse

Salmon Mousse is a versatile food, perfect for making starters, sides and canapes. Many “vegetarian” friends of mine also eat fish, so this is a handy substitute for pate. The mousse goes quite firm after a night in the fridge so you can form it into shapes for a fancy presentation, or else just spoon [...]

Stuffed Jacket Potatoes

Stuffed jacket potatoes are a sure way to win round fussy eaters as all the flavour is all packed into the usually bland baked spuds. It also makes serving up easier and allows you to do most of the washing up before eating.

Ingredients

Baking Potatoes
Filling (e.g. tuna, leeks, cheese)

Method

Bake the potatoes in a medium oven for [...]

Hash Browns

We had loads of potatoes left and no bread for breakfast, so hash browns were the perfect answer.
Ingredients

4 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
1 egg
Some oil

Method

Grate the onion and potatoes into a clean towel
Squeeze the towel until all the excess liquid comes out of the vegetables
Pour the dried veg into a bowl
Beat the egg, pour it into [...]

Clementine Cake

We had five clementines that were over ripe and about to go off. So I did what anyone would do in my position and Googled for help. Nigella Lawson came to the rescue with a butter-less and flour-less recipe that was intriguing as it was difficult to cook. It took a long time, and, as [...]

Gluhwein

At the German market in Edinburgh, some traders were serving hot “fire punch” or Gluhwein for £3 per mug. As they also offered the only shelter from the cold, we went in and were offered Lebkuchen (or German biscuits) to have with our wine. It was delicious and even if you don’t have a giant [...]

Moussaka

Moussaka is a bit like a Greek version of lasagne but instead of pasta layers and beef mince, you use aubergine layers and lamb mince. I had always imagined that moussaka was really difficult to make and had been putting off doing it for quite some time. But after looking through various different recipes I [...]

Beef Steak with Goat’s Cheese Butter

Scotch beef steak with goat’s cheese butter from the Scotch Beef and Lamb website – I picked up this recipe from the Taste of Edinburgh Festival whilst learning about local produce North of the border. Scotch beef has a brilliant reputation and I’ll be trying out this recipe with some sirloin steak from the local [...]

Parma Ham Risotto

Risotto is much easier than you might think. I was initially put off by reports of having to stir it for an hour or some such myth – most arborio rice these days simply takes 20 minutes of stirring and makes a cheap and easy meals if you just have it with onion, peas and [...]

Spiced Pear Tatin

Pears make a lovely summer dessert and are best served with cream and tea outside on a warm day. This recipe was handed to me at the Taste of Edinburgh Festival by the “Discover the Origin” stand – a campaign which aims to increase awareness of unique, area-specific foods such as Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Parma [...]