tasting life...one recipe at a time
Chicken noodle soup is something I make all the time, particularly one with an Asian twist. My youngest daughter loves this soup, it’s her favourite, even better with a whole pak choi thrown in for good measure. The secret to a good broth is time. I love making stocks and sauces and a really good…
Simple stir fried pak choi with an Asian dressing is a savoury side dish that accompanies any main dish perfectly or works equally well with a bowl of steamed rice. This simple dish is one I love to eat so it’s cooked in my house regularly. I spent a lot of time living and working…
simple summer fruit recipes to please the entire family during the school holidays! Welcome to #cookblogshare week 30! Wow, I can’t believe we are nearing the end of July already! Based in the North-East of Scotland our children are already on the 3rd week of their summer holidays. We have been completely spoilt this year…
This peach and raspberry dessert is really quick and simple. Indeed it’s one of those desserts that has us both wondering “why don’t I make this more often?” As with all foodies I’m prone to pick up food items with the thought “I could do something with those!” For example a jar of peaches in…
I love to tell a story, one quick read of our blog posts will tell our readers that. However, there’s no real story attached to this recipe. In short this recipe is simply one of those recipes that’s been mulling around in my head that I needed to get down on paper. It’s an easy…
This simple mackerel dish is a firm favourite with my family. It’s inspired by family camping trips to the Cornish Coast, where we spend weeks during the summer. We were served something similar to this dish in a seaside restaurant in the beautiful town of St Ives. In fact my eldest daughter didn’t talk through…
The North East welcomes Raven Gin, the latest premium dry gin to be distilled here in Aberdeenshire. Brothers Callum and Peter Sim, hand craft this classic London dry style gin at Banchory’s Deeside Distillery. With notes of juniper, angelica, coriander, cassis, orris root, mandarin and cubeb pepper, this smooth gin has a hit of dark…
This cajun spiced chicken and vegetable dish is not one I planned to write about, its just one of those quick dinner dishes we all cook regularly. In short those quick mid week dinners we all rely on. However after posting a photo on Instagram I had a few friends asking to share the recipe,…
There is little that I enjoy doing more than eating outdoors with my family. Whether it’s a picnic, lunch on my patio or a barbeque on the beach, I’m rarely happier. As much as I love to eat outdoors, I also love to cook outdoors. Furthermore I’m not someone who needs the sunshine in order…
Here we have our recipe for lamb curry puffs, in fact this recipe has been a favourite of Michelle’s for many years. So the recipe is adapted from one Michelle tried out at a cookery class at Aberdeen College, taught by a lady called Angeline. Michelle says they are ideal as a starter to any…
Michelle’s chocolate and hazelnut granola always gathers lots of interest when she posts photos on Instagram. So I thought it was about time that she write down the recipe and share it with our readers. That in itself was amusing as she does have a habit of adding a bit of this and that, indeed…
This week’s recipe is simplicity itself and inspired by past holidays spent in Barcelona drinking wine (or sherry in my case) and eating tapas. I do love small plates of tapas, perfect bite-sized offerings packed full of flavour. I enjoy nothing better on a warm day (not that we are having many of those at…
Today’s recipe is a slow cooked lamb and spinach curry. When we signed up to become Brand Ambassadors for Spice Kitchen UK I put a post onto a Facebook Group we run, Aberdeen Foodies, asking if anyone had any recipe requests. One of the members asked for a lamb curry, with a good depth of…
For me comfort food so often starts with eggs, in this case an omelette. All this cold weather has us turning to foods that make us feel warm and happy, for example I’m reading lots of blog posts for soups and stews. However, for me this week it’s all about the omelette! Whilst I will happily…
French onion soup is one of my favourite things to eat. Steaming hot onion soup, topped with a bubbling cheese crouton, what’s not to love! I first tasted this soup on a school trip to Paris when I was 16, it was love at first bite and I have adored with this particular comfort food…
This recipe using the cheaper cut of skirt steak is simple to prepare, nevertheless it packs a flavour punch. At the weekend I bought some beef skirt, though I couldn’t decide what to do with it. Finally, after some consideration, I remembered this recipe. Skirt steak is cut from the plate, where it’s loose grain…
