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Celebrating World Porridge Day!
It's officially World Porridge Day! Here's a recipe for a super tasty, super quick hot seasonal fruit and oat based breakfast that I created for pre food tour days! I love that there are so many incredible recipes available that create mouthfuls of delicious, super healthy grain based satisfying meals for anytime of the day.
Such versatility is showcased each year at the World Porridge Championships held in Carrbridge in the Highlands which were held here in Scotland at the weekend. This year with it being the official 'Year of Young People' in Scotland there was ...
Nature’s Summer thro’ Autumn – A spring in our step!
Describing all manner of interesting facts like eh.....which mushrooms are poisonous!As a long time forager, starting with wild rasps and blackberries when aged 5 in some hedgerows at the back of my grandparent’s house in Aberdeenshire, I was then introduced to Perthshire’s wild mushroom wilderness by an Italian colleague when working at the 5 star Gleneagles Hotel. My favourite time of the year for foraging is right about now; with berries still to be got and wild mushroom season upon us. My fascination for nature’s true larder continues to grow and it is ...
Walk the Talk – Tasty Treats in Edinburgh
Greetings Fellow Foodies!
Walk the Talk: Tasty Treats in Edinburgh’s glorious Old Town
Our first Foodie Walking Journey provided an opportunity to celebrate the range of artisan produce available to try in the heart of our beautiful Capital City. Traditionally made speciality cheeses, hot smoked salmon, venison salami & slow spit-roasted pork, were perfectly complimented by the sweet notes from organic thick, creamy hot chocolate, an array of artisan ice-creams, sorbets and little square of fudge…..or 3.
Theme for the day: ‘Calorie Neutral Foodie Heaven’ ...
Tasting Perthshire – Foodie Heaven
Greetings Fellow Foodies!
The Late Summer Outing: Scintillating Success
Our journey to Perth was fascinating: delicate oils, delicious speciality smoked salmon & trout, lunch from a Master Chef, and to complete a perfect day; some distinctive Scottish fruit wines. Theme for the day: 'local as can be'. This is what I love about Scotland, whether on the banks of River Tay or on the farms of Madderty – locally grown, artisan production and gastronomic delights lie all around us (and that's what our tours take you out and find).
On this occasion, out first stop was the ...
New website launch – Tasting Scotland
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website. We are sure you will be too when you see the foodie options for you to get your teeth into!
Tasting Scotland continues to offer a unique sensory experience, as we invite you into Scotland’s world-class larder. A full round up of our gourmet journeys and a flavour of the events we can provide have been expertly presented by, Sevenfive Creative.
Take a look around our new site and see which of our tours tantalise your tastebuds. If there’s something specific that you’d like and you don’t see it here, ...
