Blog fans, it was only a matter of time before the higher echelons of the Scottish social media scene recognised me and mymonkfish for their Top 30 ‘Best of Scottish’ websites. Entering the chart at number 13 monkfish was up there with the best of them! Continue reading
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MYMONKFISH VOTED ONE OF THE BEST SCOTTISH WEBSITES!
Posted in edinburgh
Tagged Anna Millar, BBC OLIVE MAGAZINE, Best Scottish Websites, eating out in Edinburgh, eating out in scotland, edinburgh restaurant reviews, James Ramsden, masterchef, Mr Predictable, ottolenghi, Scottish food blogs, Small Adventures in Cooking, The List, The List Best Scottish Websites, Victoria sponge
THE FIRST RULE OF CAKE CLUB……
It’s been a while since my last blog post so to make up for that fact what better subject to talk about than CAKE!
There’s a buzz in the air at the moment about ‘secret supper clubs’ so it goes without saying that sooner or later a ‘secret CAKE club’ would be born. Continue reading
PLENTY….OTTOLENGHI
Plenty, a fab new book by Yotam Ottolenghi has been my book du jour this weekend and ‘Plenty’ is what we’ve been eating. ‘Plenty’ of our five a day I should point out – this particular book is veg-tastic so not for the veg-shy amongst you. A much needed green fix was required after the over indulgence of last weekend…. Mr Predictable purchased me this lovely book for my birthday back in June (he’s good) but as ever I’ve not had a minute to really sit down and read it let alone attempt some of the culinary treats so I made a point to rectify that this weekend.
Posted in baking, edinburgh, in the kitchen
Tagged broad bean burgers, ottolenghi, quinoa salad, vegetable tart, yoghurt dip, YUM!
ROCK HOUSE, LOCH TAY
Come dine with me at Rock House, Loch Tay?!
This post is way overdue….two weeks ago myself and Mr Predictable spent what can only be described as an awesome weekend away at Loch Tay staying at ‘Rock House‘….wow, it was amazing. Where to begin…..the food of course!….and then more about the house which was inspiration to say the least…and then the views…….
Delectable hosts Penny and Roland spoilt us rotten from the moment we arrived till the moment we left. To start, 5pm friday, Ottolenghi olive oil and apple cake – can you believe it – the cake I made not so long ago – it was a lovely welcome to Rock House and a sign of things to come!. I then spotted that Penny had at least 200 cookbooks on her shelf, I’ll never feel guilty for buying another cookbook ever again (and have bought two in the last two weeks!!). We had monkfish for dinner that night – how did she know?! My favourite and it tasted divine. Dessert lit up Mr P’s face – Rick Stein chocolate torte meets meringue in several layers, he was in heaven and I wasn’t far behind! The company was delightful, verging on an episode of Come Dine With Me in the nicest possible way!
Breakfast was so up there with the best breakfast we’d ever had, home made EVERYTHING, need I say more. Porridge, stewed plums, cinnamon crunch, home made bread and jam, poached duck eggs…you get the picture! Same again Sunday morning cooked by Roland, as good as the day before he’ll be glad to hear! We treated ourselves to a BBQ down on the beach by the Loch on saturday night which was great…veuve cliquot and sausages, life doesn’t get better than that…we stumbled, quite literally back up to Rock House in the pitch black via a field full of sheep and went to bed happy.
So, wow, get yourselves there, the architect designed house is outstanding, the peace and quiet is a welcome break from the city, we were treated like royalty and our hosts were the loveliest hosts you could ask for. If you’re a foodie trust me, you’ll be in food heaven and leave thinking life doesn’t get better than that and when can we go back?!
ps photos courtesy of Roland and Penny Kennedy
Posted in baking, out of the kitchen
Tagged come dine with me, loch tay, ottolenghi, rock house, Roland and Penny Kennedy