Scottish Mum Blog - Writing from Aberdeen
Walking in the rain, or blogging in the snow. On the path to enlightenment, wear comfy shoes.
Using roasting bags is a relatively new find to me. I’ve usually roasted in tin foil, but have found that roasting in a bag actually gives me a much better texture and taste. It actually doesn’t look like much on a plate, but it tasted absolutely heavenly. I’m not quite sure how else I would [...]
Much easier than it looked, I think I’m now hooked on cooking in the bag. This time round, I bought Maggi So Juicy to try it, but after seeing it is a Nestle product and knowing the boycott around them for the advertising campaigns at mothers in third world countries to get them to buy [...]
My favourite online butcher, Andrew Gordon Butchery and Fine Foods has taken in some wonderfully unusual meat for burger making. He now frequently has Kangaroo, Waygu, Buffalo and Zebra burgers, as well as a few Springbok ones in stock. I was in past and came away with some Kangaroo and Buffalo burgers. The man [...]
Filling peppers is a very cheap and tasty way to fill bellies. There is no limit to the amount of combinations that can be filled and roasted. Add some lovely side salad and eggs, and the plate looks lovely. Related Posts:Roasted Stuffed Peppers – Onion, Mushroom and Cheddar Cheese, Served with Quails Eggs and Salad
From the mango chicken I made in my first post about ekeing out quality meat, the second half of the batch went straight into being a Chicken and Mango Tikka Masala. I think the very real after effect of the horsemeat scandal is that we really don’t know what’s in processed food, even if it [...]
My challenge for a lot of this year is to find ways to make quality meat affordable and a good purchase for everyone. Bearing in mind that my family would wolf down a big pack of chicken nuggets in one go, it would work out about a fiver a meal just for those, which is [...]
Baxters sent a gorgeous hamper with a lovely Baxters apron and a selection of Beetroot from their range. Baxters are reasonably local to us, and I’ve often bought their beetroot as it tends to be a nice sweet vinegary taste. Their products have been in my life as far back as I can remember, so [...]
Chicken pie recipes are as many and varied as there are hot dinners in the year. I wanted to have something no fuss, with full flavour, and easy to make. Puff pastry is the one pastry that I cheat with. It is such a faff to work with, that I always have some on standby [...]
What better cold weather fare could there be. Stovies used to be made in generations gone by in our ancestors family when it was washing day, or when the nets had to be hauled down to the boats and the women didn’t have time to make a big meal for the family. They stayed [...]
We took home a lovely piece of meat from Andrew Gordon Butchery and Fine Foods and had a lovely and luxurious meal fit for a King and Queen. Questions that people often ask are around how to roast a joint of meat, or how to cook roast beef properly so I thought I’d write it down. [...]
I decided to let the kids get creative with their supper. They were not liking how it looked on the plate when they got a plateful of Costco Chicken Fillets with some stir fried veg for supper. This is how dads plate looked when it was dished up. While not impressed, they decided to [...]
I’ve been getting my meat from a local butcher recently, Andrew Gordon Butchery and Fine Foods in Aberdeen. For the steak and potato hotpot recipe, I’ve used his Diced Steak (Round Steak) from the Aberdeen Angus cattle that his meat comes from. We really like the rich meaty taste of the Aberdeen Angus, so I [...]
