Everyone Wants a Taste of Scotland!

“Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware, that jaups in luggies; But, if ye wish her gratefu’ prayer…. Gie her a haggis!” Robert Burns

Scotland certainly seems to be on a role at the moment – what with 2014 being the ‘Year of Homecoming’, Lonely Planet naming the country as the 3rd top country to visit in the WORLD, hosting next years Commonwealth Games, and of course, the food & drink industry going from strength to strength!

Fat chance! Could sweets in our checkout aisles be causing obesity?

“Stressed spelt backwards is desserts...coincidence?” Anon

We’ve all been caught out by them. We see them in the corner of our eye, glistening away and tempting us in.

They’ve got us exactly where they want us!

But could the days of sweets and sugary goods crowding our supermarket checkouts be coming to an end?

Good food for cold nights

"You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces — just good food from fresh ingredients”- Julia Child

What is your favourite comfort food? You know, either something your mum used to make, or something you’ve discovered and just means ‘home’. For some people, it’s spicy in the form of a favourite curry, for others, it’s laden with carbohydrates such as a well-browned and crispy-on-the-outside macaroni cheese, but for many people in Scotland, it’s mince and tatties.

Awards or Word of Mouth?

“Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.” – Jesse Owens.

Heston Blumenthal, the chef who mixes chemistry and cooking to spectacular effect, has just been awarded his sixth Michelin star.

The accolade is this time for his London restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, in the latest edition of the annual guide to the best food in the UK and Ireland.

Crazy for Cakes

“My aim really is to get everyone to love baking.” – Mary Berry.

The Great British Bake Off – or GBBO to us fans - has made the country go crazy for cakes.

Whether it’s George Clooney-eque looks of judge Paul Hollywood, the contestants’ longing to please co-judge Mary Berry, the terrible puns of hosts Mel and Sue, the pastel kitchens with every piece of kitchen armoury you could wish for, or simply a competition with an old-fashioned British sense of integrity and comradeship, the formula is certainly a winner.