Saturday night I decided to put my feet up and stay at home with the World Wide Web and my laptop as company. I was kinda glad that I had no place to go and nothing to do as I was looking forward to the rest. It had been virtually non stop  since last Saturday with me attending numerous events and...

After lasts weeks near disastrous attempts to make Aberdeen Rowies, I decided to rebuild my baking confidence with something a wee bit easier. And best of all I wouldn’t need Gordon Ramsay’s input, not that he ever responds to my emails anyway! I was going to make, or I should say I was going...

Last night at around 11.45pm…yes 11.45pm. I finally got around to attempting to make Aberdeen Rowies. I had kept putting the task off. I first read the instructions on how to make them a while back and everything seemed so complicated. I had heard from numerous exiled Aberdonians who had  attempted...

When I was living in Barbados a drink that I discovered and became addicted to was Guinness Punch. It is a drink that slides down amazingly well, in fact it is delicious… a wee touch of paradise in a glass. Until last night It been well over 16 months since I last enjoyed a glass or two of Guinness...

Scotch Broth just like my mum use to make. It sure was delicious…In fact it doesn’t get much tastier or healthier than a bowl of Scotch Broth. So  yesterday afternoon my plan was to attempt to make one of Scotland’s national dishes. Oh where to begin? I could have emailed Gordon Ramsay...

I have been contemplating making one of my all time favourite sweets for quite some time, good old Scottish Tablet. For some strange reason the stuff has been on my mind for weeks, no make that months. Things got so bad at the weekend that I even had a dream about it. When it reached that stage I knew...