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Scotch Eggs - from The Outlander Kitchen Cookbook

Scotch Eggs - from The Outlander Kitchen Cookbook

The story of how chef, cookbook writer, and avid reader Theresa Carle-Sanders came to discover the Outlander series and the writer Diana Gabaldon is a funny one. As she tells it in her introduction to this cookbook companion to the popular book/TV series, Carle-Sanders was essentially just saying goodbye to a promising but ultimately unsatisfying job in the field of multinational shipping logistics. Putting the stress behind her, taking up yoga, spending her retirement funds, remembering how to breathe deeply, and venturing back into bookstores for the first time in ages, she picked up the Outlander book and was hooked....

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Rumbledethumps - from The Scots Kitchen

Rumbledethumps - from The Scots Kitchen

A peek at F Mariann McNeill's classic cookbook The Scots Kitchen.

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Porridge - Simple Goodness

Porridge - Simple Goodness

 The link between the Scottish character and the Scottish diet has long been a subject of fanciful speculation; many have said that a spartan sensibility and powerful industriousness have their roots in the humble and nutritious staples of the Scottish kitchen. Porridge is a perfect example of these qualities. 

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The Hebridean Baker at Home!

The Hebridean Baker at Home!

For Coinneach, cooking at home means gathering friends and loved ones and sharing stories, enjoying each other's company and learning new recipes, among other things.

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