My first harvest and ridiculously easy Thai-style carrot & coconut soup recipe
So, it’s been exactly 18 months since I took on what has become known as Project Garden. The Silver Fox had spent ten careful years […]
Recipes
My spaghetti alla carbonara – an easy treat!
It’s been a busy couple of months lately; the garden has taken control of much of my brain patterning, as has doing more writing and […]
Morrocan style tagine with couscous- recipe
As per Twittering earlier this week, I made a rather tasty tagine for dinner on Monday. As a kid with a Tunisian dad, growing up, […]
Gettin’ those meringues m’right
As mentioned in my Taste of Edinburgh post, I’ve had a bit of a ‘getting to know you’ thing going on with eggs for the […]
Macaron challenge
I got totally sucked into MasterChef – The Professionals, this year. It was a hot contest, and one episode near the end in particular sparked […]
Rosemary scones, autumn apples, and hibernation preparation
I woke up yesterday morning, bounding with that ‘it’s gonna be a great day’ kind of enthusiasm. It was a stunning, sunny, clear Edinburgh Saturday. […]
Carrot cake with cream cheese icing for G’s birthday
So, it was my fella’s birthday on Saturday, and I bravely decided to take on the challenge of his favourite; carrot cake. For those familiar […]
Summer soup – Tomato and rosemary
This year’s major project has involved the transformation of a back ‘field’ into something more easily identifiable as a garden. It’s involved a lot of […]