4 results for tag: foraging

An altogether different Scottish Easter treat

Whilst most people will be deciding which chocolate egg to consume this Easter we decided to take a more seasonal approach to Spring dining. And the result, a rather unusual and delicious savoury/sweet shortbread. Thinking you’d probably rather stick to a chocolate egg? I promise you that you will be amazed at how good this shortbread is. Perfectly paired with a cup of tea or as a sweet biscuit with cheese it was inspired by one of our food heroes, Carlo Petrini. We recently had a visit in Scotland from Carlo, the founder of Slow Food which encouraged us once again to look at ways of using products which have made it onto the Slow Food’s ‘Ark ...

From Shore to Farm Gate. Our 1st Family Foodie Fun Day

So did we make a difference? Did we made an impact on helping children understand more about where their food comes from?Well, a few days on there has been lots of very encouraging feedback from those who attended the first of what will now be an annual, family foodie fun day event. The word on the street from the parents is that yes, we did engage the children through a range of sensory experiences that has ignited an interest and the start of a journey of understanding about the food they eat.On the day, despite a light wind and a few clouds in the sky the weather stayed kind to us as we started our coastal walk directly under the magnificent Forth ...

The answer to ‘what’s next after you’ve dined in, eaten in & shopped local?’

Hannah Ewan knows more than a thing or two about food and lets face it she has to. As well as Deputy Editor of The List's Edinburgh & Glasgow Eating & Drinking Guide, she is included as one of the 80-strong team of locally based incognito reviewers who amass more that 900 impartial summaries of the dining scene in Scotland's two lagest cities. We were delighted that Hannah and her colleague Jay Thundercliffe (The List's Glasgow Editor) chose to join us on a recent tour of fabulous foodie Fife. And so to the question: What is next after you have dined out, eaten in and shopped local?  Read Hannah's thoughts by clicking here

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 perfect timing that in co-operation with Reforesting Scotland a guide has  been ...