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Kitchen Quiz Episode 1
Welcome to Kitchen Quiz our new series of short interviews focussing on the wonderful people who write our cookbooks for us!
Episode 1: Gillian Veal (The Parlour Cafe & Cambo Gardens Cafe)
The Parlour Cafe Cookbook was our very first…

Alternative Festive Feasts
Dreaming of a tropical Christmas? We may have the answer... illustration by Kaylene Alder
Our KP gift to you this Christmas is a couple of ideas for Alternative Festive Feasts. Many of us will soon be sitting around a dinner table sharing…

Mountain Cafe Mulled Wine
Mountain Cafe Mulled Wine - it could be time to add extra brandy?
Let's face it, many of us will be gathering in whatever groups we are allowed to around fire pits and beneath makeshift gazebos this festive season. So we thought it…

Flavoured Butters
From The Seafood Shack - Food & Tales from Ullapool
by Kirsty Scobie & Fenella Renwick
Flavoured butters are really quick and easy and are something Kirsty & Fenella use all the time to boost flavour and jazz up their…

Soup is Simple
'Soup is simple!' says Fraser Reid. Well, he would know - he is the author behind one of our favourite and perenially popular titles, Seasonal Soups. Fraser runs Fraser's Fruit & Veg in Dundee which focuses on supplying the most local…

How to Dissect a Crab
Do not be afraid of crabs! Once you have mastered the art of how to dissect a crab, then a world of amazing recipes from crab bisque to hot dressed crab to creamy crab linguine and beyond opens right up for you. So no need to worry if you can't…

Sarah Savoy’s Fried Chicken
Here is Sarah Savoy's recipe for Fried Chicken from her book The Savoy Kitchen - A Family History of Cajun Food. It's a real American - and Cajun - classic.
"There are many things I often just assume people know how to do because I grew…

Scottishstani Spiced Winter Squash and Tattie Scone Paratha
Recipe by
Sumayya Usmani
From
Tomorrow's Kitchen - A Graphic Novel Cookbook
Illustration by Shuangshuang Hao
Sumayya says about this lovely recipe for Scottishstani Paratha: 'This recipe I share with you now has to be the…

Cheesy Scallops
Photo by Clair Irwin
From The Seafood Shack - Food & Tales from Ullapool
by Kirsty Scobie & Fenella Renwick
Honestly, if you love scallops and you love cheese this is a must-do recipe! It is also a great crowd pleaser so perfect…

CHICKEN KORMA
From Brick Lane Cookbook
by Dina Begum
Chicken korma cooked at home is unlike any restaurant version (which I would never eat). Originating from Mughlai cuisine, a real korma is rich, decadent and very special. It’s usually…

Kev’s Bean Soup
Recipe by Kirsten Gilmour from The Mountain Cafe Cookbook
Another beast of a recipe from big Kev, Kirsten's favourite vegan hippy mountain-biking chef! Perfect as the nights draw in...
I use a mixture of adzuki, pinto and…

Check Out Our New Cookbooks for Autumn 2020
The most exciting day in any publishers week - next to publication day - is when the advances arrive. The first copies of Tomorrow's Kitchen and The Seafood Shack - Food & Tales from Ullapool arrived on our doorstep this week, and the…