Happy New Year everyone! Yes it’s 8 days in but we have all been chilling out and getting back into the swing of normal life after a few weeks of over-eating and drinking. So this morning (possibly afternoon…) Doug and I wanted a very very easy brunch. Preferably one that would use up items we [...]

As this year draws to a close and 2012 is about to begin we thought we’d give you a quick roundup of the past year here!

This month, for the Secret Recipe Club, we were lucky enough to be assigned Bewitching Kitchen. This is a bit of international food blogger love, because the author of Bewitching Kitchen was born and raised in Sao Paolo, Brazil. So we were pretty excited to try our hands at some Brazilian recipes! I’d been meaning [...]

Obviously December is not the only month where we’re allowed to enjoy cookies. So here is a round-up of tasty homemade gift ideas we’ve posted, in case you need any more inspiration! Brownies are always a favourite with the sweet obsessed (by which we mean us). Lucy will be making a few trays of cheesecake topped chocolate [...]

Now this is a nice and easy edible present. Also one that will last longer than cakes and brownies and will hopefully be used in many meals to come! Nearly two years ago at my mother’s birthday dinner I had a lovely Cajun Chicken Salad. Once I had demolished the plate in an obscenely short amount [...]

I’m sure I generally come off as being quite the lush. We homebrew beer & cider, we’ve been aging our own whiskey, we build a bar in our house, and, yes: I went to grad school in Scotland. I’ll let you do the math on that last one. But really, I think I just find [...]

This week we’re focusing on homemade gifts, something to give for Christmas or Hanukkah (or any other holiday of your choice!) This is pretty good timing for me as this coming weekend I will be in the kitchen making tons of homemade gifts so they are at their freshest for giving! Whenever I’m deciding what [...]

Earlier today I posted the recipe I used for the Food Blogger Cookie Swap, Millionaire’s Shortbread. But I thought I’d give some link love to the people who sent me their cookies! Fashioned by Grace sent some wonderful Cowboy Cookies: Vaikai ir Vanile sent some delicious (and appropriately named) Crack Cookies: And Chirky made Norwegian Delicacies, which [...]

The Scots love their sweets. I mean, not as much as I do, but I’ll give them credit for trying. One of the most popularly Scottish sweets is shortbread. Everyone’s seen the tins or boxes with the red tartan on it. Shockingly, I actually don’t really like plain shortbread. I don’t know what it is, [...]

I am a big fan of any meal that is simple to cook, leaves minimal washing up and tastes like you’ve spent a lot more time on it than you have. So this meal is one of my stand by after work dinners but also a great starter at a dinner party. This is adapted [...]