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The Niseach Chef: Days of Festivities
The Big DayPart 1 I land back in Stornoway after some work away on the 30th of October, looking forward to
Let’s Cook: Sticky Toffee Pudding
My sticky toffee pudding recipe is one that has stood for me, a test of time. A classic and firm
Let’s Cook: Scotch Pancakes
Want to see me make some pancakes? Check out the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbuquIVSuE&t=7s 200g Self Raising Flour 1 tsp Bicarbonate
Cooking 101: How to cook steak and getting that right Sizzle!
On how to cook steak, please watch this video: https://youtu.be/m4pccXTZr-o With Scotland being well recognised in producing some of the
Let’s Cook: Just like Gran used to make…
Growing up with griddle scones were one of the finest things I had in life. Coming into the house and
Let’s Cook! – Popcorn Chicken Wraps
This popcorn chicken recipe is so simple, fresh and tasty and moments away. Ingredients: x4 – chicken breasts100g – plain
Lets Cook! – Lamb Brisket Chilli
This recipe has always been a sure winner and I pride myself on the care, preparation and simplicity of it.
The joy of cooking
The year is 1992 and it’s drawing to the end of November, I am 10 years old. It was the
There is a fly in my soup…
Being a chef or cook is a job of choice like any other trade. The only down side is how
Roads to Discovery
Curly parsley should not be thrown over a dish as garnish but served perhaps fried briefly for adding crunch to
Sea you soon
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Changing eating habits
When our nieces come over for a visit and some times a sleepover Jamie who is 9 and May who
Food is the future
I’m in the supermarket. It’s only half past eight in the morning so it’s not to busy, just the almost
A day at the peats
The idea for this blog began almost ten years ago when I wanted to show case a dish called a
Ship to Shore
What I do want to look at is the luck and the word lucky. When I worked on the Heather
Work Experience
It was the 1st April 1998. I turned up for my first ever shift for work at the Park Guest
Family Gatherings
We were travelling over the moor to town a couple of Sunday’s ago when we came across a camper van
A bake in time
A bit of this, a pinch of that, a glug of this and a dollop of whatever comes to hand.
Enthusiasm is limitless
Imagine trying something for the first time again. Imagine trying an orange, a banana, a dragon-fruit, fresh horseradish, new spices,
Our Town
It’s not very often I take an opportunity with an hour and a half to pass in Stornoway on a
Remnants of a lunch box
The range gets turned off at the wall, the hot cupboard is getting cold now with all the trays being
Sunday Lunch
The traditional Sunday lunch in our house when we were growing up was the one pot wonder of broth that
Apron Strings
With Easter now another distant memory in the 2019 calender and Christmas just around the corner, I don’t want to
For the love of slaw!
“We’re going for a walk down in Harris if your up for it?” I was asked last week, this was
Memories from the playground
That was the sound of the 10:15am or it could have been the 10:30am bell going off. I can’t describe
Let’s Cook: Real men don’t eat Quiche
“Quiche is for girls” was a comment I received recently when we had the alleged non-masculine dish on the lunch
Let’s cook! – Ness Hash
Ness Hash, using some of the finest ingredients to come from the North of Lewis x4 Slices of Black Pudding
A balanced diet is a piece of chocolate in both hands
The Rice Krispies have been bought, the scot bloc has been broken from the original whole bar into a little
Like Gran used to make
When it came to choosing a pudding for this weeks blog post, I got all excited about what I wanted
Brain over Brawn
Brawn/brɔːn/noun meat from a pig’s or calf’s head that is cooked and pressed in a pot with jelly. This is
Lets cook! – Roasted Salmon
This salmon dish a relative of a dish I used to have on a menu years ago. Consisting of basic
Trip down memory lane
In most households growing up, you had two options for dinner: take it or leave it, but in our household
Mary had a little lamb…
Here on the island, we have very traditional culture, especially when it come to our food. With our crofting way
How’s your New Years resolution going?
1st of January rolls around and everyone is full of resolutions and changes their going to make throughout the year.
Back to basics
So, I feel like I should introduce myself. For those who don’t know who I am, I’m Allan and I’ve
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