Sourdough is complicated but with a little practice you will make amazing bread. The instructions below are the stripped down basics. Some steps may need to be adjusted a bit. I learned from a cookbook and my eventual success with … Continue reading
It’s probably not so surprising that we do our most creative cooking when we need to throw something together quickly out of what is left in the fridge. Such was the case when we got home late from the climbing … Continue reading
Last weekend the weather was good on the west coast, and despite a moderate midge forecast of 3, we packed up the car and headed to Applecross on Friday night. Our plan was to stay at the Wee Bunkhouse Friday … Continue reading
I just made this up the other night. It’s all we had in the fridge, but sometimes that makes the best meals. Both of these dishes are great for mixing and matching as well. We often eat frittata with noodles, … Continue reading
After Brad and I climbed Squareface a few months back, Johannes made me a tick list of 10 classic easy multi-pitch routes in Scotland. Soon after, the weather took a bad turn and I’ve had to (im)patiently wait for it … Continue reading
Logie Head is a fin of hard sandstone that sticks northward into the moray firth off the end of a peninsula. It looks dull grey from a distance but up close and in the sunshine it’s got lots of sparkly … Continue reading
I never liked arugula until we moved to the UK and started calling it “rocket”. “Arugula” sounds virtuous and bland. “Rocket” sounds fun. It’s more than the name though – in north america it’s usually eaten warm/wilted, and my experience … Continue reading
My parents were here for almost two weeks in June. The trip to Orkney was terrific, but doing stuff around Aberdeen with them was also fun. By now they know the area almost as well as we do (this was … Continue reading
This is a simple supper and a nice way to use the tons of basil and zucchini you can sometimes accrue in the summertime (if you’re lucky). I like the simplicity of just zucchini, which gets delicious and sweet when … Continue reading
Shapinsay On Sunday, we wanted to visit one of the other nearby Islands, but it turned out we were pretty limited by what ferries were running to which islands on a Sunday (the woman in the Kirkwall tourist bureau used … Continue reading
