Scottish Mum Blog - Writing from Aberdeen
Walking in the rain, or blogging in the snow. On the path to enlightenment, wear comfy shoes.
I hadn’t made cranachan for years, but a sleepover for a child who wanted something sweet brought this out as I had the ingredients for it. I missed out the whisky on the kids portions, but perhaps I should have added it, as we might have got more sleep !! It’s traditional, it’s Scottish and [...]
Littlest came home with the instructions to make a fair trade recipe and have it typed up, cooked at home and to take a photograph to school of them making the said item. Needless to say I had one night warning, so it was off to the local Co-op to see what they had in [...]
I’ve always wondered how to make rice pudding in a slow cooker. The slow cooker recipes I had come across all seemed to look very sweet, so I reduced the sugar in mine compared to most people, and I added my favourite cinnamon to the mix. You need to use the proper rice pudding rice [...]
1. Use the minimum of utensils and keep your ingredients list reasonable. I have a habit of making a huge mess of the kitchen when I am cooking, and with 6 mouths to feed, the kitchen can look like a bomb site quite easily. I have got cup cake making down to a fine art [...]
This is a fabulous Guest Recipe, featured and supported by Country Products. We all want to know how to make fabulous cake when Christmas comes around, and the Caribbean Christmas Cake looks and sounds like a worth cake to try out for special days. I hope you enjoy it. Related Posts:Baker Days – Letterbox Cake [...]
I spotted this lovely box in Sainsburys (I think). I had to buy it, and my eldest decided to don his cheffing apron and make a batch of cakes with them for Halloween. I know it’s a bit past Halloween now, but these are great cup cakes for birthday parties. How many little boys could [...]
Was raw food cheesecake a sensible idea? I’m not really sure to be honest. I’m glad I made it, but a very small slice is enough to eat. I loved the base and the topping, but I can’t say the same for the filling. None of the kids liked it, but they are more used [...]
Lots of people have asked for a recipe for Scottish tablet, so I think it’s about time I posted the simplest version of one online. Home made Scottish tablet is wickedly sinful, but delicious. It’s also quite difficult to make, and there are lots and lots of different ways to make it. This version is [...]
A delivery of Scotty Brand raspberries arrived and the raspberry making machine had to begin turning it’s wheel. With some sponge cake left over from another day, I decided to make a lovely little glass of fast and delicious raspberry trifle. The raspberry cheesecake from the Scotty Brand website looks amazing, and I think I [...]
I thought it was about time to do this since I’ve talked but not really gone into depth about how to do it on Twitter, or how it works. Making yoghurt at home is easy and really quite simple. I wish I had done it years ago as it would have saved me a small fortune [...]
Our delivery of strawberries arrived, and two boxes were eaten almost immediately by children who ate them like sweeties. They were so sweet and juicy that I was reminded of the strawberries we used to get as kids. Our challenge came via this adorable recipe from Scotty Brand for cheesecake pots. You can download the [...]
This is a complete and utter cop out for cheesecake but is fabulously easy, quick to make and the kids and visitors are always impressed. Ingredients 1 x Large sponge flan case. 500g Tub of mascapone cheese. 4 Tablespoons icing sugar. 1 Teaspoon vanilla essence (optional). Peaches and pears. Method Take cover off pre-bought flan [...]
