74Hot smoked trout is a process that sees the trout slow cooked in a hot, smoky chamber to absolutely delicious effect. This page provides a variety of tasty recipes for serving the end product.
How to easily poach a whole partridge to tender and delicious perfection with two serving suggestion recipes included.
Stilton is a mildly creamy, tangy, blue-veined cheese often referred to in the UK as the King of Cheese. This page explores 10 very different and delicious ways in which it is possible to serve Stilton.
Scrambled duck eggs are creamy, delicious and very easy to prepare. This page details how to scramble duck eggs to perfection every time as well as providing some tasty serving recipe suggestions.
Pheasant legs are best cooked slow and easy, and this page features five very different and incredibly tasty recipes to be made in a Crockpot or slow cooker.
Top tips on how to hard boil and peel a duck egg as well as some delicious serving recipes and suggestions.
Ten delicious recipes for serving whole wheat fusilli or rotini pasta, with a wide variety of nutritious and tasty accompaniments. Recipes apply equally well to non-whole wheat pastas.
Bacon and cabbage is a classic food combination and the two can be combined to delicious effect in a great many different ways. This page looks at 10 fabulous ways in which to combine back bacon with white cabbage.
Mini wood pigeon pies prepared three different ways and incorporating 10 delicious fillings recipes. Includes visually attractive and appealing serving suggestions.
Wild goose breast is tender, meaty, and incredibly tasty. As well as forming a fabulous main course, it is also absolutely delicious on a sandwich. This page features 10 original ideas for preparing a wild goose sandwich.
Pheasant is a mild flavoured wild game bird that can be cooked in a great many different ways. This page looks at 10 very different, tasty recipes for cooking up and serving these breast fillets.
Ten delicious and delectable caviar serving suggestions and recommended accompaniments to suit a wide variety of tastes, budgets and cooking abilities.
Sardines on toast need never be boring or repetitive. It can easily be about a lot more than simply opening a can and emptying the contents over some toasted bread. These 10 recipes show how to take simple sardines on toast to whole new levels of tastiness.
Chickpeas are delicious, nutritious and readily available either dried or in cans. These 10 chickpea recipes celebrate their versatility and see them prepared in a wide variety of different tasty ways.
Bacon, lettuce and tomato is a hugely popular sandwich combination and this article provides 10 different recipes and ways in which you can take the humble BLT to whole new levels of tastiness.
Shallow fried potato discs are a delicious alternative to chips or fries with a meal but are also perfect for a sandwich. This article features 10 recipes for fried potato sandwiches to suit a wide variety of tastes and occasions.
Garlic and mushrooms are delicious together, but all too often they are served only in its simplest form as a starter or appetizer. The recipes on this page combine garlic and mushrooms in ten different and exciting ways to take them to whole new levels of tastiness and enjoyment.
This is a step-by-step guide on how to smoke whole mackerel from the point of cleaning and brining the fish to the stage of smoking and serving. A couple of quick, easy and delicious serving suggestions are also included.
Brussels sprouts are scorned and hated by many but are actually a very tasty and nutritious vegetable. These recipes show you how to transform sprouts in to a vegetable your family will learn to love.
Tender chunks of casseroled leg of lamb with a spicy sauce and salad in a pitta bread pocket, served with rosemary, thyme, and garlic roast potatoes.
Venison sausages are a delicious alternative to their beef or pork counterparts. This page features 10 tasty and attractive recipes and serving suggestions to help you enjoy them at their very best.
Salt and vinegar crisps are one of the most popular chip varieties and are perfect on a sandwich with items associated with the two seasonings. Here are 10 very different sandwich recipes.
Ready salted may not appear to be the most exciting flavour of crisps, but their simplicity makes them suited to so many other tasty accompaniments on a sandwich, as evidenced in these recipes.
Think a chip butty is just a sandwich of thick-cut chips between two buttered slices of white bread? Think again! These 10 recipes are different and sometimes unusual but always absolutely delicious.
Crisp sandwiches make for a delicious snack or light meal, with cheese and onion being the favourite flavour of many. Here are 10 new recipes for enjoying these crisps on a sandwich.
Fish finger sandwiches can be a lot more than just bread and breadcrumbed fish. These imaginative recipes look at how to take the sandwiches to whole new levels of creativity and tastiness.
Chicken breasts are incredibly versatile and delicious but can be so easily overcooked. These five recipes show you how to bake chicken breasts to perfection and serve them in a number of tasty ways.
Pork steaks are nowhere near as popular as beef steaks but can be every bit as tasty and versatile. These fried pork steak recipes cover sandwiches to curries and are all easy to prepare at home.
Samphire is a delicious and widely available type of seaweed. This page contains a number of tasty recipes and serving suggestions.
Tips on how to prepare frogs' legs for cooking as well as a variety of frogs' legs recipes and serving suggestions.
Technology is affecting and even consuming more and more aspects of our life every single day. Is it getting to the stage where technology will begin to replace humanity?
Six awesome zucchini (courgette) recipes that suit a wide variety of tastes. Includes baked, griddled and roasted zucchini recipe ideas and more.
A delicious and refreshing selection of original cocktail recipes made from vodka and a tasty variety of summer fruits. Recipes use fruits ranging from mango and pineapple to tomato and cucumber.
Kangaroo is low in fat, high in protein, and absolutely delicious cooked in a wide variety of ways. The recipes on this page provide cooking tips as well as a number of tasty serving suggestions.
Broccoli is a food that many kids hate. The recipes in this article are specifically designed to get kids to eat and enjoy broccoli so they can obtain the vegetable's essential nutrients.
Ostrich is low in fat and is a rich, delicious meat. These recipes detail a variety of tasty ways to cook ostrich meat, either quickly or slowly to tender and succulent perfection.
Jackie Collins, queen of raunchy, fast paced thrillers, shows a different side to her talents in this incredible new cookbook. Appetizers, entrees, desserts, cocktails and more to suit every taste.
A delicious twist on a classic dish from the East End of London, seeing conger eel used instead of silver freshwater eels. This article includes a variety of tasty recipes and attractive serving suggestions.
Don't like cabbage? Want to find out how to take it to new levels of tastiness? This article includes several recipes for sauteed sweetheart or pointed cabbage, helping you to enjoy cabbage at its best.
Eight delicious and unusual ways to use up Christmas pudding leftovers in the days following the main event.
Indian spiced onions are often served as a starter or appetizer in Indian restaurants. While normally made with tomato ketchup, this recipe sees them made with homemade tomato and mixed peppers sauce.
Gammon steak is often served with a pineapple garnish. Usually, the steak is grilled or fried, but in this instance, the gammon steak is cooked in puff pastry with a spicy pineapple and pepper filling.
Balmoral chicken is a classic Scottish dish: chicken breast fillets stuffed with haggis. This recipe sees the haggis made to stuff a whole chicken. It is served with breaded clapshot portions.
Recipes and serving suggestions for succulent bacon and gammon steaks, cooked on a ridged griddled pan. Quick to cook and frequently lower in fat, these recipes are healthier than conventional pan-fried options.
Raspberries and cream in themselves make a delicious dessert. In this instance, they are served on a simple jelly made from coffee, chocolate and ginger, to further enhance the sweet dining experience
Puff pastry makes a fantastic alternative base for pizzas of many kinds. This recipe shows how to prepare and cook the pastry to best effect and also provides a delicious topping suggestion.
Soda bread is bread made without the use of yeast. This means that the bread does not require lengthy kneading or resting periods. It is extremely versatile and delicious with many accompaniments.
Pork is a great choice of meat for making burgers. This page shows a number of tasty pork burger recipes and serving ideas to help add variety to your menu for family dinners and grilling parties.
Ox liver is nutritious, delicious, and a lot more versatile than you may think. This article includes tips for cooking ox liver, as well as a number of tasty ways in which it can be served.
Frittatas are robust Italian omelettes. These recipes all incorporate bacon as well as a number of different ingredients including pasta, vegetables and cheese for a delicious variety of preparations.
A variety of delicious recipes for homemade lamb burgers with some fabulous original serving suggestions included.
Tips on cooking venison and delicious recipes for serving red deer loin meat with a variety of pastas and sometimes less-than-conventional pasta sauces and accompaniments.
Conchiglie pasta shells are widely popular and very versatile. This page affords a number of original, tasty and healthy recipe ideas for cooking and serving this delicious form of pasta.
Celery is a great choice as a base ingredient for vegan soups due to its versatility and robust flavour. This page includes a number of recipes for what to include with celery in delicious vegan soups
Fritters can be made with virtually any food ingredient. The fritter sandwich recipes on this page include chicken, fish and both vegan and vegetarian options to suit a wide variety of tastes.
Rowan jelly is a strong-tasting condiment once very popular in the UK and traditionally served with wild game or beef. This simple recipe shows how to make rowan-and-apple jelly from scratch.
Chicken burgers make a delicious alternative to beef or hamburgers. The versatility of chicken makes them infinitely adaptable to suit different tastes, and this article includes three tasty recipes.
Pollack is a delicious, sustainable fish and an alternative to Atlantic Cod. This page shows how to fillet and skin pollack. It also provides a wide range of tasty recipes.
Quail eggs are small, delicate, and delicious. Care has to be taken when handling and cooking them, but this guide affords tips as well as recipes for cooking and serving them to perfection.
Islay is widely referred to as the malt whisky capital of Scotland. This page looks at the whisky, as well as some of the distilleries and the picturesque surroundings in which they can be found.
The ferry from Kennacraig is the most popular method of reaching the Isle of Islay, off Scotland's West Coast. This page looks at the Islay ferry, the terminals and the crossing experience.
Fresh tuna is delicious, nutritious and very quick and easy to cook. This page features wonderfully tasty three recipes.
Loch Indaal is a sea loch in the south-west of the Isle of Islay, Scotland. This page looks at various parts of its 35 mile coastline, some of the scenic views to be had and general places of interest
The Isle of Islay off Scotland's West Coast affords both beautiful sandy beaches and wild, rugged coastline. This page looks in pictures and text at some of the more accessible examples of both.
Apples are the perfect fruit for making homemade desserts. Here are three recipes that are designed for just one person.
Shish kebabs mean simply food cooked on a skewer. These fish shish kebab recipes feature five different types of fish skewered, cooked and served in a variety of different ways.
Stranraer on Loch Ryan in southwestern Scotland affords good sea fishing from both shore and boat. This page details a boat fishing trip, the marks fished and the species caught.
Cocktail sausages go down a treat at parties, both with kids and with adults. This page includes various recipes to spice up your cocktail sausage presentations and to further delight your guests of all ages.
Pizza omelettes differ by having an egg rather than a bread base. These delicious and varied recipes focus on ideas for using up leftover quantities of roasted (cooked) chicken.
Scotch pies are hugely popular in Scotland but are rarely made from scratch at home. This page includes a recipe for traditional Scotch pies as well as a much easier but equally tasty alternative.
Mince and tatties is a long-standing, classic Scottish dish. The mince and tatties recipes on this page are about looking at how the dish can be developed in a number of different and tasty ways.
Hamilton Mausoleum is an impressive reminder of the Dukes of Hamilton and their one time magnificent palace and estate. This brief visitor guide includes photos from outside and inside the mausoleum.
A photographic guide to Penrith Castle, as well as details of its history, the park in which it is located and travel and amenity information which may prove beneficial to visitors
Three very different salmon cake recipes are included in this article. Spicy salmon and sweet potato cakes, smoked salmon and cream cheese cakes, as well as crispy salmon cakes in breadcrumbs.
The haddock recipes on this page include haddock deep-fried in beer batter, shallow-fried in breadcrumbs, baked in a fish pie and included in a traditional Scottish soup in its smoked form.
Navy beans are also known as haricot beans and are often found baked and canned. This recipe sees them paired with ham in a simple and warming soup.
Duck is delicious, meaty and tender when it is cooked properly, but if not cooked well, it can be exceptionally tough, fatty and greasy. This recipe is for a very simple, oven-roasted whole duck. The page further includes details of how to make duck stock and from it a tasty cream of chestnut and...
Sausage, bacon and egg is not just for breakfast, they also make a delicious combination on a sandwich at any time of day. The sandwich recipes featured on this page provide a number of tasty, alternative ways of combining these three food favourites to best effect.
Chicken wings are stirred in a combination of Lebanese 7 spice, paprika and olive oil before being roasted in the oven. They are served with a simple salad garnish and a scattering of freshly chopped parsley.
Pea and ham is a classic soup combination. This recipe is for making the ham stock and the pea and ham soup proper.
Ling is a member of the same family as Atlantic cod, despite its very different physical appearance. It is a similarly firm-fleshed white fish, cooked and eaten in a number of different ways. Among others, this page includes recipes for ling baked, fried and even incorporated in a fish pie.
Smoked mackerel is delicious, nutritious and moderately easy to prepare. This page takes you through the process of preparing, cooking, smoking and enjoying mackerel at its freshest and very best.
Whole chicken legs refer to the drumsticks and the thighs of the bird. They are commonly sold in supermarkets and provide a delicious contrast of different types of chicken meat when cooked up in a variety of different ways. This page gives you several very different whole chicken leg recipe ideas...
What is it like to engage in sea fishing off the coast of Scotland? Here is what that experience is like in the small hamlet of St. Catherines Jetty, located across Loch Fyne from the town of Inveraray.
Pakora dipping sauce as served in Indian restaurants and takeaways is incredibly easy to make at home with everyday ingredients. This recipe for pakora sauce is quick, easy, authentic and delicious.
A baked rice casserole is a great way of preparing a tasty, nourishing, easy to cook meal when prep time is likely to be short. This beef, bell pepper and pineapple rice casserole can be prepared in fifteen minutes, put in the oven and forgotten about for an hour and a half while you get on with...
Mac and cheese is a huge favourite with many people but sometimes, it is nice to find an easy way to inject some variety in to your chosen recipe. This quick and easy way of adding a crunchy bell pepper crust more than achieves that objective with very little extra effort or cooking time.
Carve up a roasted turkey thigh and serve it with a selection of different condiments, accompaniments, and plain tortilla wraps. Each family member can devise their own combinations.
Stinging nettles are a delicious and nutritious cooking ingredient. In soups, they can either be made to be one of the principal ingredients or used instead of a herb as an additional flavouring.
A full English breakfast can very easily be made vegetarian friendly by simply omitting the likes of sausages and bacon and replacing them with similarly satisfying ingredients. This page looks at one delicious idea for a full vegetarian breakfast.
Balmoral chicken is a classic Scottish dish consisting of chicken breast stuffed with haggis, wrapped and cooked in bacon. Inside-out Balmoral chicken sees haggis stuffed with chicken in a pasty.
A simple way of adding an extra little bit of visual appeal and flavour to the classic comfort and finger food that is chicken wings.
Mackerel is a super healthy fish. It's quick and easy to cook and it's delicious. This page charts the process of catching fresh mackerel on a Scottish sea loch, cleaning them, and cooking them in a number of tasty ways.
Chicken drumsticks and thigh portions, roasted and served on a bed of various Mediterranean style vegetables. Tasty, quick and easy, super healthy food.
A full Welsh breakfast is similar in many respects to other British fried breakfasts. It is made truly unique, however, by the inclusion of laverbread and cockles on the plate, two things you would never find in English, Scottish or Northern Irish breakfasts.
Pasties refer to any pastry-wrapped filling that has been baked until crisp and golden. Cornish pasties are perhaps the most famous of all pasties, but the recipes in this article show just how versatile pasties can be.
Baked beans don't have to be boring. Here are some recipe ideas that let baked beans achieve their maximum potential.
A step-by-step guide to cooking a whole chicken five different ways with suggested accompaniments. Includes a recipe idea in each instance for using up leftovers.
Duck eggs make a wonderfully tasty and refreshing change from chicken eggs and can largely be cooked almost exactly the same way. This article features 10 different ways to cook duck eggs (or chicken eggs) to help ensure your egg recipes and dishes never become boring or repetitive.
Pub grub is a huge part of the British food culture. The food types and specific meals served in British pubs have changed drastically over the years but eating home cooked food at the pub is still enjoyed by millions. This page looks at traditional British pub grub as well as its most recent...
Partridges are a delicious eating form of wild game and not just something found in a pear tree at Christmas. This page explores a number of recipes for partridge breast fillets and for a whole partridge.
Mussels are delicious, nutritious and incredibly quick and easy to cook. This page provides instructions for collecting, preparing and cooking fresh mussels to help you enjoy them on each occasion safely and at their very best.
Fresh sardines are inexpensive, delicious, nutritious and sustainable. The sardine recipes on this page show how easy they are to cook and also how versatile they can be.
Windsor Castle is almost a thousand years old; the original fortifications were made on the orders of William the Conqueror in circa 1070 AD. Windsor Castle today remains a Royal home but is open for the public to admire its magnificent architecture and many treasures.
Beef stew is the perfect choice for a warm and satisfying dinner on a cold winter's night. One of these recipes is bound to suit your particular tastes and requirements.
Quail are one of the smallest game birds. For this reason, many people discount them as a viable cooking and eating option. The recipes on this page prove that as small as they are, quail can be cooked and enjoyed in a wide variety of different, attractive and tasty ways.
A pheasant is a game bird that is most often roasted whole in the oven. The pheasant recipes in this article focus on the different parts of a pheasant, ensuring that a number of very varied and tasty meals can be prepared from just one or two birds.
Bangers and mash—sausages and mashed potato—is often thought of as a dish for children but can actually be made as classic comfort food. Here are six ways to adapt the traditional bangers and mash recipe to spice up the concept.
The beach adjacent to Cairndow War Memorial on Loch Fyne is recommended as a low water fishing mark. Spinning is possible beyond the weed at low tide, with decent bags of mackerel possible in the summer months.
In this article, we'll look at salad wrap recipes for summer, focusing particularly upon how they can be made to suit not only vegetarians but even the most ardent meat lovers and omnivores.
The Rest and Be Thankful is the natural summit in the road which links Loch Long at Ardgarten with Loch Fyne at Cairndow, in Argyll, Scotland. This page features details of the route, what can be seen and where, and includes original photographs throughout.
Planning some sea fishing at Loch Fyne? Here's a look at a specific shore fishing mark just beyond Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, including fishing ground, tackle, bait and the species of fish likely to be caught.
Nymphenburg Palace was constructed as the pleasure palace of the 17th century Bavarian royals. This page focuses on the magnificent gardens and grounds which surround the palace today and gives some idea of the sights to be seen and enjoyment to be had in their exploration.
Naan bread is fairly straightforward to make at home, using either a grill or a conventional oven. This page explores both methods and affords two slightly different basic recipes.
Naan bread pizza is a very simple and straightforward way of fusing Indian and Italian cuisine. It is very simply made, either by design or as a means of using up leftover naan bread.
Roast chicken is a popular and wonderfully delicious foodstuff. All too often, however, the ways in which chicken is roasted are unimaginative. These roast chicken recipes are extremely varied without making them in any way less delicious.
Calamari recipes are more than calamari rings deep-fried in batter. Try shallow-fried calamari on a salad, stuffed and poached calamari, or calamari in a meunière sauce.
Loch Etive is a deep water sea loch on the West Coast of Scotland. It is fished usually by boat, and its twenty-four-mile length contains a wide variety of species for the keen sea angler to target at any time of year.
Making pizza from scratch is easier than you might think. This guide covers everything from making the sauce and the dough to coming up with tasty topping ideas to suit your specific tastes.
Coddled eggs are traditionally a form of partially cooked eggs, used in the preparation of particularly salads. This article looks at how coddled eggs can safely be adapted to find a whole new way of enjoying cooked eggs for all members of the family.
When we think of pies, we probably think of red meat pies, or even apple pies for dessert. Pies, however, can be made to contain just about anything and this page shows how to make delicious chicken and mushroom pies from start to finish.
West Papua remains a land that time forgot. This page shows how the natives of this remote part of Indonesia live and provides an insight in to what you can expect and enjoy on a visit to West Papua.
Central London is certainly not short of visitor attractions. There is in fact so much to see and do in Central London that having some idea of what you don't want to miss prior to your visit makes the most sense. This page looks at some of the top tourist attractions in London and will help you...
Pouting is often discarded by commercial and pleasure fishermen alike. This article shows how the inexpensive and humble pouting can be made to be just as tasty and enjoyable as its more popular cousins in the cod family.
Cranachan is a Scottish dessert made principally from raspberries, cream, oatmeal and single malt Scotch whisky. This article provides detailed text and photographic instructions on how to make cranachan at home.
Munich and beer automatically means Oktoberfest for a great many people. The reality is, however, there are a great many different types of places in which it is possible to enjoy the magnificent Bavarian beer in Munich. This page looks at Munich, its beers and how to get the very best from both.
There are three hotels in Inveraray, two in the centre of the small town and one just outside but within easy walking distance. This page features all three hotels, giving you a useful guide as to where to stay when you visit Inveraray.
Indian spiced onions are incredibly popular in Indian restaurants and takeaways across the globe. Do you know, however, how easy it is to make at home? I'll show you how.
An easy and healthy option for cooking chicken wings and accompanying vegetables by roasting everything together in the oven to incorporate the different flavours.
Tattie scones are a hugely popular foodstuff in Scotland. They are very simple to make and delicious served fresh or refried with meat. This page provides easy to follow, simple instructions for making delicious tattie scones at home.
Chapatis are one of the most basic yet popular Indian flatbreads. This easy to follow recipe page shows you, via step by step instructions and photographs, precisely how to make chapatis at home.
Learn how to prepare two tasty recipes for lemon sole: pan-fried whole fish and deep-fried fillets. Either way, get ready for a plate of delicious!
Swineherd's Pie is simply a logical extension of the concept of Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie. While Cottage Pie is made with beef and Shepherd's Pie is made with pork, Swineherd's Pie is made with pork.