VisitSweden visits Scotland!
For too long Scotland has been the butt of many a culinary joke yet we have so much to offer…indeed in days gone by, Scots were among the...
For the Love of Sheilings….
As a child I loved Johanna Spyri’s ‘Heidi’ the story of a young Swiss girl’s life on the alm. When I give presentations and mention the...
Thistles and Biscuits! Striving to be the Best? Or as Avis says ‘We Try Harder’
Google this sweet treat on the left and Wikipedia will tell you it’s an Empire biscuit, Imperial biscuit, double biscuit, German biscuit,...
Terra Madre 2018: past, present & future
It has been a hectic autumn and a while since Terra Madre, however now, on a wintry night, I am indulging in my review and thoughts from...
Let's Talk Tourism
This summer we had a family get together ...a clan gathering...? on our wee croft, torp as they are called in Sweden. The children...
Scottish Food Guide @ Terra Madre Nordic
May was both whirlwind and wonderful in equal measures and now we are nearly at Royal Highland Show! Since my last blog we have bade...
My Native Heath...
My native heath is Central Scotland with particular attachment to Aberdour, Edinburgh and Dundee. Aberdour is a wee seaside village in...
What’s the Beef?
I for one am getting heartily sick of cattle getting it in the neck for climate change! Not all cattle are alike. Classing a grass fed...
Real Bread : Real Food
Shopping malls are closing in America and many of our high streets are pot-holed with traffic yet more likely to have tumbleweed than...
Fishy Tales from across the Kattegat.
Yule festivities in Nordic countries means herring, lutfisk and pork amongst other appetising goodies. I have mastered Brantevik, a...
