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Haggis
I first tried haggis a few years ago on a trip to Scotland as part of a full Scottish breakfast and  found that I rather enjoyed the...

stelladrez
Oct 2, 20214 min read
 
 
 


15 Minute lunch prep- Spaghetti in Crab Sauce
I accidentally ordered more tubs of crap pate than I wanted and was wondering what I could do with them to ensure they got eaten. I...

stelladrez
Sep 26, 20211 min read
 
 
 


Pig's Head Experiment
A Very Brief Introduction Into How I Came Up With the Experiment: A few months ago I was excavating a medieval village, dating to c....

stelladrez
Sep 25, 202114 min read
 
 
 


Baked Beans 2 Ways
Like many people, I usually have cans of baked beans in my cupboard to use when needed. On a recent trip to Sheffield, I stopped at a...

stelladrez
Sep 25, 20213 min read
 
 
 


Bere Berries Sauerkraut Parcels
This is another recipe based on a Bulgarian one where the parcels use rice instead of bere berries. I am experimenting with bere's use in...

stelladrez
Sep 13, 20212 min read
 
 
 


Old Pulteney Banana Cake
I created this recipe when I was trying to follow one from The Book of Bere by Liz Ashworth and it turned out I didn't have all the...

stelladrez
Sep 10, 20211 min read
 
 
 


Beremeal Berries and Chicken Bake
When I found out that Barony Mill had started selling beremeal berries, I had to buy a bag and try cooking with it. The website and bag...

stelladrez
Sep 10, 20212 min read
 
 
 


Alcohol Cured Fish 2 Ways
I have created these recipes as I was curious as to what would happen if I used gin and whisky to cure my own fish. I picked sea bass and...

stelladrez
Sep 10, 20214 min read
 
 
 


Beremeal and Cheese Scones
Another easy scone recipe with Orkney cheddar. I used a combination of cheddar, Highland Park flavour smoked cheddar and Cannonball...

stelladrez
Aug 28, 20211 min read
 
 
 


Beremeal Scones
This is an easy, quick recipes using Orkney's ancient grain Bere. The recipes comes from a book called The Book of Bere: Orkney's Ancient...

stelladrez
Aug 28, 20211 min read
 
 
 


Whisky and Tomato Chutney
I created this recipe when I had a bunch of bland, supposedly fully ripe vine tomatoes, which I added some green tomatoes from our garden...

stelladrez
Aug 28, 20211 min read
 
 
 


Nutty Noodles and Quick Picked Cucumber
This is a super quick midweek meal that can take whatever vegetables and nut butters you have at home. Feeds 3 generously. Ingredients...

stelladrez
Aug 16, 20212 min read
 
 
 


Thai Coconut BBQ Marinade
I based this recipe on a video by Mark Weines I watched on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAr19X4Pxx4) on Coconut BBQ chicken....

stelladrez
Aug 15, 20212 min read
 
 
 


Black Bean Chilles Rellenos
I have a couple of Diana Kennedy's very detailed books full of Mexican recipes and stories of her travel within Mexico collecting them....

stelladrez
Aug 15, 20212 min read
 
 
 


One Base Recipe= Three Different Meals
This recipe requires the use of a multi cooker or slow cooker for the days you want to come home to already cooked dinner. The base...

stelladrez
Jul 25, 20214 min read
 
 
 


Easy Lunch Ideas
I recently started a new job as an archaeologist, where I am out in a field all day helping investigate how people lived through the...

stelladrez
Jul 11, 20212 min read
 
 
 


One Pot Sauerkraut Meatballs
If you are looking for a quick mid day meal, look no further than this dish. It takes 30 minutes including all the prep. Ingredients For...

stelladrez
Jun 23, 20212 min read
 
 
 


Battered Breakfast Sausages with Sun-dried Tomato and Cheese Dips
This is a fun recipe to make for brunch, combining sausages and pancakes in one, as the batter is essentially the same as for pancakes,...

stelladrez
Jun 12, 20213 min read
 
 
 


Green Pork and Apple Bake
I came up with this recipe while reading one of my historic fiction novels (Lady of the Ravens is a rather good book, for any fans of the...

stelladrez
Jun 6, 20212 min read
 
 
 


Easy Beremeal Waffles
This is a simple recipe using beremeal flour, an ancient grain still grown and used on Orkney. Give it a try when you get the chance....

stelladrez
May 16, 20211 min read
 
 
 
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