Kate is a big fan of hot cross buns, I, to be honest, don’t really see what’s so fantastic about them. But hey ho, that doesn’t mean I can’t experiment with making some so Kate can have a treat. Just in case you live somewhere in the world where hot […]
Food & Drink
Banana bread with a peanut butter twist
Comments are DisabledI’m going to call banana bread a useful cake. Yup, useful cause you know how sometimes you end up with random left over bananas that look less than attractive? You know, the ones that sit lonely in the fruit bowl at the end of the week all brown and yucky? […]
Naughty elf on the cocktail shelf – festive greetings from Kate & Eli
Comments are Disabledhttps://youtu.be/Oe7GHbnsBqE Espresso martini for one
A wee tipple to add a glow to your christmas festivities – EGGNOG
Comments are DisabledNow eggnog isn’t something traditional to us, although we did grow up with something similar called a “snowball” using advocat, which is made from brandy, eggs and sugar, so pretty much eggnog. We’ve spent a bit of time researching eggnog and recipes because we were worried about getting things wrong […]
Panettone – Italian Christmas Bread
Comments are DisabledWe all grow up with family traditions based around certain times of year – birthdays, special events, cultural holidays etc, but as an adult, you get to choose which traditions you carry on and share with your family or indeed which ones you choose to leave behind. The creation of […]
Eye spy mince pies!
2 commentsIts December, and for me that means only one thing – its finally mince pie season! But Kate, I hear you cry, mince pies have been in the shops since July – don’t get me started on the ridiculously early appearance of Christmas food, suffice to say that for me […]
Tattie scones – a traditional Scottish treat for St Andrew’s Day
Comments are DisabledHappy St Andrew’s day folks! St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and 30th November is his day, St Andrew’s day. In all honesty, we don’t actually do anything to celebrate it, it’s just another day and a heck of a lot of Scots probably couldn’t even tell you […]
More sweet treats to comfort you on a cold night: honeycomb cinder toffee
Comments are DisabledGrowing up, we called this honeycomb but I’ve heard it called cinder toffee, hokey pokey, puff candy and even sponge toffee. No matter what you call it, this is a bomb of sugary delight and fabulous on a cold night, in front of the fire with a cuppa. You know […]
Butternut squash soup… an autumn warmer or còsagach recipe
Comments are DisabledLast year we introduced you to our winter fun known as Hygge. It the association of all things warming and comforting to get you through the dark nights, happy with what you have and the time spent with loved ones. Well as we were telling you all about this, a […]
Halloween here isn’t about pumpkins… apple spiced muffin recipe
Comments are DisabledI’ve been involved in a bit of a Facebook rant recently about Halloween and the fact that Scottish kids celebrate this as the American version (trick or treat) rather than holding onto the traditional Scottish celebrations I knew as a kid. It’s just one of those things; the world is […]



