You know those really irritating people in January who go all ‘holier than thou’? The ones that were so much fun in December suddenly spend all of January banging on about the benefits of kale and quinoa whilst swigging from their NutriBullet cups on their way to the gym or…
On Friday night my good friend Maggie and I met up for dinner at one of Glasgow’s newest restaurant, Porter & Rye. Situated in the hip Finnieston end of Argyle Street, Porter & Rye is being heralded as Glasgow’s first ‘molecular restaurant’, serving fine dry-aged meats, small plate dining and…
Last week, I had one of the best nights (and meals) I’ve had in a very long time. I’ve been laying off eating out as much as I usually do because I’m training for the London Marathon. So my nights are now spent training, and my diet has become a…
I always love moving into a new season as it brings with it a whole new array of seasonal foods. I especially love Autumnal vegetables so I was delighted to see butternut squash in the supermaket this morning. I decided to make some butternut squash soup, adding some sweet potato…
I love this time of year. The landscape changes from green to golden amber, a carpet of leaves is now laid out for everyone to walk and crunch through and the sun is low in the sky. It’s stunning. I do feel lucky to live in a country where we get proper…
I am a huge fan of Nigel Slater and I loved his BBC series Simple Cooking. Each week had a different theme and one week’s theme was ‘soft and crisp’ where he talked about the beauty of contrasting textures. To demonstrate a dish with a soft centre encased in crispy…
