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five chocolate beetroot brownies on a white plate and a tin of brownies behind the plate.

Chocolate Beetroot Brownies

a beige bowl of beef stew in a rich Guinness gravy with carrots, parsnips and mushrooms and mashed potato with shredded cabbage. The bowl sits on a round wooden serving board. A white bowl of mash potatoes can be seen in the top left corner.

Beef and Guinness Stew

a black saucepan of rigatoni pasta in tomato sauce with pepperoni slices, mozzarella cheese sprinkled with crispy herb breadcrumbs and a fresh basil leaf.

Pepperoni Pizza Pasta

A black shallow bowl of leek and potato soup with bacon and scattered with chopped parsley and chives with a gold spoon.

Chunky leek and potato soup with bacon

a pan of creamy chicken pasta with leeks and bacon sprinkled with parmesan cheese on a wooden serving board.

Leftover roast chicken pasta

a stack of blueberry pancakes with butter and maple syrup on a white plate.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Scottish Recipes

a close up photo of a Scottish Dundee fruit cake studded with whole almonds on a white plate

Dundee Cake

Four dessert glasses filled with whipped double cream, raspberries and toasted oats and nuts on a black plate with two gold serving spoons.

Scottish Cranachan Recipe

A white bowl filled with tattie soup on a tartan tablecloth with bread rolls on the side.

Tattie Soup

Scottish Steak Pie

Scottish Steak Pie Recipe

A white plate of mince, tatties and peas on a tartan tablecloth

Mince and Tatties

A tray of shortbread cut into triangles and sprinkled with sugar

Scottish Shortbread Recipe

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DELICIOUS EASTER TREATS

A hot cross bun on a white and pink plate. A pile of hot cross buns can be seen in the background on a wooden board.

Orange Cranberry and White Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

These fluffy orange, cranberry and white chocolate hot cross buns are a fun, zesty twist on the traditional recipe.  They are absolutely delicious and make a lovely treat for any time of day! I do love a hot cross bun. I’m certainly not against buying them from the supermarket – you can get some really […]

A slice of Easter Simnel cake topped with a marzipan ball on a floral plate.

Simnel Cake

 Simnel Cake is a delicious, light marzipan topped fruit cake that’s perfect for an Easter celebration!  Had your fill of chocolate Easter eggs already? Then this fruit cake might just be a welcome change! So much emphasis is placed on chocolate during the Easter holiday I think it’s nice to have something a little bit […]

A chocolate chip hot cross bun split in half and spread with butter. A tray of hot cross buns can be seen in the background along with a jar of marmalade and a little Easter bunny and chick.

Chocolate orange hot cross buns

These soft and fluffy chocolate orange hot cross buns are a delicious alternative to the traditional hot cross bun recipe. It must be true what they say about your taste in food changing as you get older. When I was little I couldn’t get enough of chocolate. Easter was an extremely exciting time for me […]

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Warming Soup Recipes

A flat lay photo of a bowl of butternut squash and sweet potato soup garnished with pumpkin seeds, chilli flakes and thyme.

Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

Two bowls of Lentil and Bacon Soup with a plate of bread rolls, salt and pepper and spoons on a dark blue background

Lentil and Bacon Soup

A bowl of chicken noodle soup with bread rolls and lemon wedges

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

a black stoneware bowl of chicken soup with orzo pasta, kale, carrots and a slice of lemon, a striped tea towel and a gold spoon.

Lemon chicken orzo soup

a bowl of pumpkin soup topped with red chiilli flakes and pumpkin seeds with a silver spoon. A small green pumpkin, wooden salt and pepper mills and a silver saucepan can be partially seen in the background.

easy pumpkin soup recipe

A bowl of Cullen Skink soup sprinkled with fresh chives

Cullen Skink

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The Cookie Jar

three red velvet cookies with white chocolate chunks on a white and silver star plate.

Red Velvet and white chocolate cookies

eight Empire biscuits topped with icing and a glace cherry or coloured sweet on a wire cooling rack.

Empire Biscuit recipe

a black plate of chocolate cookies topped with chocolate ganache and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy canes.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

A box filled with German gingerbread cookies glazed with icing sugar, coated in chocolate and topped with glace cherries.

German Lebkuchen

A stack of ginger cookies sprinkled with sugar on a grey and white background.

Spiced Ginger Cookies

chocolate dipped piped long biscuits on a wooden cake stand, a mug of coffee and a plate of round piped biscuits tipped with red and green glace cherries.

Viennese WhIrl Biscuits

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Slow Cooker Recipes

a steamed sponge pudding with golden syrup on a white plate with a large silver spoon. A tin of golden syrup and a blue plate with a slice of sponge with custard can be seen in the background.

slow cooker golden syrup sponge

two red and cream bowls filled with macaroni cheese spinkled with fresh chives sitting on a wooden table with a grey napkin, wooden salt and pepper mills and a slow cooker filled with macaroni cheese.

Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

a glass mug of hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, grated chocolate and gold stars.

Best Slow cooker hot chocolate

a close up photo of a glass of mulled wine sitting on a wooden coaster, with orange slices, star anise and a golden Christmas tree spoon.

slow Cooker Mulled Wine

a plate of beef stroganoff with mushrooms and mashed potatoes

Slow cooker Beef Stroganoff

A black stoneware bowl filled with beef curry and basmati rice. A plate of poppadoms and a bowl of mango chutney in the background

Slow Cooker Beef Curry

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Easy Cakes

a partially sliced banana bread on a wire cooling rack covered with a beige tea towel, cinnamon sticks and a speckled beige and white coffee mug.

chocolate chunk espresso banana bread

Chocolate cupcakes decorated with green buttercream icing, coloured round sprinkles and a gold star to resemble a Christmas tree on a wooden serving board.

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

a large carrot cake with a slice cut out with cream cheese icing and sprinkled with chopped walnuts and orange zest on a piece of baking paper. A small grey bowl and an orange can be partially seen in the background.

carrot cake traybake

a lemon drizzle traybake cut into squares on a wire cooling rack lined with baking paper. A white plate with a square of lemon cake and fresh lemon slices are in the background.

lemon drizzle traybake

a partially sliced date and walnut loaf on a wooden chopping board with a grey linen napkin.

date and walnut loaf cake

an orange and cranberry loaf cake drizzled with an orange icing glace on a wooden serving board.

orange cranberry and walnut bread

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SALADS THAT AREN’T BORING

a Greek pasta salad with Orzo on a white oval plate.

Greek Orzo Salad

two small white bowls of potato salad with chopped boiled eggs, sliced spring onions and fresh dill and small blue dish of paprika

Potato and Egg Salad

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

a flat lay photo of a bowl of butternut squash, pecan, feta cheese and cranberry salad with spinach leaves, a small black pot of sea salt, a small jar of salad dressing and a yellow handled fork. A wooden pepper mill and beige napkin can be partially seen.

Butternut Squash, Cranberry and Pecan Salad

A pear Stilton and Walnut Salad with spinach leaves in a brown bowl. Salad leaves, a block of Stilton cheese and wooden salad servers are placed beside the bowl.

Pear, Stilton and Candied Walnut Salad

A bowl of Roasted Pepper Orzo Salad - Orzo salad with red, yellow and orange peppers, cherry tomatoes and mozarella pearls.

Roasted Pepper Orzo Salad

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