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Peter’s Yard Bakery, Edinburgh

Peter's Yard, based in Edinburgh was recently voted one of the top 10 bakeries in Britain. Edinburgh Foody visited early one morning to find out some of the secrets behind their success.Read more...

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Who lives there? Making a gingerbread house

The ultimate Christmas decoration to me isn't a Christmas tree but a gingerbread house. I remember listening outside the kitchen as a child while my mother swore and burned herself on the caramel used...

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Spice up with saffron – Lussekatter

Something a little different for breakfast? Try making our recipe for Swedish saffron buns, known as LussekatterRead more ›Related Posts:Simple biscuits two ways – mixing up recipesIt’s time for Mara...

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Béarnaise sauce – a love story

Some dishes find a special place in a country’s conscience. Béarnaise sauce has stuck in the Swedish one. A rich emulsion of butter and lemon flavoured with tarragon and sharpened with vinegar,...

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Signe Johansen’s Scandilicious – Book Review

Signe Johansen's Scandilicious is an instant classic, offering an authoritative insight in to the wonderful world of Scandinavian cuisine.Read more ›Related Posts:Baking bread with Edinburgh FoodyIt’s...

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Vitamin D rich foods – instant sunshine

Reports that the Scots are deficient in Vitamin D have surfaced again. This time, there seems to be compelling evidence that lack of Vitamin D may explain the high instance of Multiple Sclerosis in...

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We’re having a moment! Celebrating Scandinavian food

The Hairy Bikers went to Norway on their ‘bakeation’ this year, and Jamie Oliver went to Sweden last year. Scandinavian cuisine is having a moment (as Steffi Dellner pointed out in Prospect Magazine)....

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Mulled wine the Swedish way (glögg)

To me, the scent of Christmas is fir needles, saffron and spiced wine. The Swedish version of mulled wine is a little sweeter and more highly spiced than the British version, but equally yummy. It is...

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Simple biscuits two ways – mixing up recipes

We’re trying to eat more healthily which means that we’ve stopped buying biscuits. One night when I really fancied something sweet with the after dinner coffee I grabbed my favourite old cookbook and...

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Sugar and spice: making mulled wine with the SousVide Supreme Demi

Over the last four months, I’ve experimented with the SousVide Supreme Demi, a compact sous vide for home use. We’ve used it to cook fish, vegetables, and fruit, to prepare potatoes to make very tasty...

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Swedish cheese flan (Västerbotten paj)

Every country has its favourite cheese. Swedes are mad about Västerbotten to the point where they came up with a dish to showcase it. Västerbotten paj – Västerbotten flan* – looks and tastes great but...

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