Juniper Juice

The temperature is really starting to dip, and I’m still hearing forecasts of snow so spring is still a bit further down the road. The...

The first few days of LEnt have gone well. We had a bit of a fool’s spring, some mild days and a carpet of crocuses and snowdrops...

After a gorgeous week, a haar rolled in. And then we woke up to a dusting of snow on Thursday. We had a good run of it! We are very...

We have almost passed the ‘danger of frost’ my seed packets warn me about. It is still a thick coat in the morning, short sleeves in the...

After making Chef John’s fabulous Cock-a-leekie a few weeks ago my husband and I were discussing if there was a good way to make it...

Buds are on the trees, the leaves are almost here. We had a few days of wonderful sunshine, but it turned to a miserable gray drizzle by...

March is marching along. I’m so ready for blooms, and some warmth, though it never really feels like the warmth settles in in Scotland....

While generally I do consider Monday to be the first day of the week, for meal planning reasons I always start with Sunday, as it is the...

We are about a month out from the Lenten season! This year we are doing much the same for Lent as we did last year, by adhering to a...

As far as I know this is not a traditional pierogi filling. But in the early chilly days of spring I think this is a fine way to take...

I used to be a devotee of roasted or grilled asparagus, and while I still totally love it prepared this way, I have recently come to...

Leek and Potato soup is a highly underrated soup in my opinion. It’s both light and cosy, just perfect for drizzly spring days. And it...