I climbed my third Munro (Scottish hill over 3000 feet/914 metres) this morning. Well, actually, it was only my second but Ben Resipol is only 228 ft off and it was bloody difficult. Surely the fact that it felt like it was a Munro counts? Yes? Good. Anyway, Ben Wyvis is the nearest hill to us and is [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Ben Wyvis
Posted in Scotland on July 31, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Lunch
Posted in Food, Garden on July 29, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Took some of these… from here… and made this (with edamame and almonds rather than broadbeans and pinenuts)…
Crowdie Stuffed Mushrooms
Posted in Food, Recipes on July 28, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Crowdie is a soft, light cheese made locally in Ardersier. I love its slightly lemony tang and how versatile it is too. Recently I’ve used it to make a raspberry cheesecake, canneloni and stuffed mushrooms. The latter is perhaps my favourite and has been eaten alongside lots of crunchy salad leaves for lunch this summer. Crowdie [...]
Bunting
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Aberdeen
Posted in Travel on July 23, 2009 | 23 Comments »
Aberdeen gets a bad rap. True, it’s not as pretty as Edinburgh and it doesn’t have the buzz of Glasgow. It’s also quite possibly the coldest place on Earth when the wind picks up (as it often does) and on a dull day when you are surrounded by granite and beneath a slab of sky it [...]
Life Calls
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Back soon.
Summer Pizza
Posted in Food, Recipes on July 17, 2009 | 11 Comments »
An idea for a summery, Greek-inspired pizza. Light, fresh and exceptionally tasty. I just can’t stop making this just now. Summer Pizza Base – See flatbread recipe here. When rolling out the dough, however, use semolina rather than flour to dust the surface. To ensure a crispy base without a stone oven, I like to bake the [...]
Welcome Guests
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Guests who come to lunch bearing gifts of homegrown rasps and squashes can come visit again.
Book 2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books on July 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Just finished reading A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. Set in 1970′s India during a time of horrific political and civil turmoil, the novel explores the relationship between four characters of great differing backgrounds (geographically, culturally and economically). The title of the book comes from an idea discussed by two passengers on a train, that the [...]
Flatbread
Posted in Food, Recipes on July 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The lovely summer pizza recipe and more-ish lamb kofta recipe I’d like to share in the next week or so requires a base of (preferably) freshly made flatbread. The same ridiculously easy, absolutely fool-proof flatbread that I promised to post a recipe for weeks ago and never ever did. Here it is – better late than [...]
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