EXPLORE ISSUES
Homegrown authors share a few of their favourite recipes and warming personal stories to go alongside.
Choose a recipe from the list below, cook it up and enjoy with a good book.
- Apple and Bramble Crumble
- Blackthorn Sloe Gin
- Buck Rogers’ Saturday Night Mince & Tatties
- Cashew Nut Roast
- Chopped Liver
- Clootie Dumpling
- Colin’s Roast Mackerel with Red Pesto
- Grace and May’s Macaroni Cheese
- Jam Cake
- Larry’s World Famous Pasta Sauce
- Lentil and Tomato Soup
- Mama Logan’s Roast Potatoes
- Midge Cemetery
- Mutton and Barley Broth
- Nettle Soup
- Parmesan Oven-Fried Chicken
- Rowan Jelly
- Scotch Beef Wellington
- Seafarer’s Stew
- Shepherd’s Pie
- Tablet
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Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer
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David Robinson Reviews: Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross
‘Ross is always lucid, almost reverent, about the whole process of archaeological discovery.’
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Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name! by Yasmin Hanif
‘”Why don’t you guess?” said Abba. “You’ll know in your heart when you’ve found the right one.”‘
FEATURED AUTHOR:
Francine Toon
Francine Toon grew up in Sutherland and Fife, Scotland. Her poetry, written as Francine Elena, has appeared in The Sunday Times, The Best British Poetry 2013 and 2015 anthologies (Salt) and Poetry London, among other places. Her debut Pine, was longlis …
FEATURED PUBLISHER:
Curly Tale Books
Curly Tale Books was launched in May 2013 with the publication of author Alan Grant’s first story for young children The Quite Big Rock. We publish illustrated children’s books with a focus on Scotland and in particular the Belted Galloway breed of cat …