Scottish Food Guide https://scottishfoodguide.com/ Scottish Food Guide is the ethical and independent award-winning guide - professional quality assurance for the best places to eat and the finest produce in Scotland. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:55:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://scottishfoodguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-SFG-background-clear-white-inner-100x100.png Scottish Food Guide https://scottishfoodguide.com/ 32 32 Poached plums with Shortbread https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/poached-plums-with-shortbread/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:55:41 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18989 Victoria plum season is one of nature’s glorious bounty. Each year we patiently wait, watching the green plums ripening within our reach in our coastal kitchen garden … but someone else is watching, Mr & Mrs Blackbird, impatient and more inclined to bash on and strip our tree than await their rosy glow. It is […]

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]]> Vanilla ice cream & wild strawberry jelly https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/vanilla-ice-cream-wild-strawberry-jelly/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:59:36 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18987 The Swedes have a name for it – smultronställe – literally wild strawberry patch, it is also used to describe a special place that holds fond memories. Wild strawberries once grew in profusion across northern Europe however as biodiversity struggles against the use of toxic chemicals such as weedkillers, and plantations of Sitka spruce appear […]

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]]> Ardross Soup https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/ardross-soup/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:20:14 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18985 Bosse has been growing and seed-saving heritage grains in the walled garden at Ardross over the last few years. He loves every minute of it, pursuing his passion for heritage and landrace grains. I am happy to join him weeding between the rows, harvesting and milling but draw the line at digging, so I go […]

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]]> Carrot & Pesto Roulade https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/carrot-pesto-roulade/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:11:30 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18983 This is a colourful dish for a light lunch. My wild garlic pesto lasts all year, made with Summer Harvest Rapeseed oil, St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese and cashew nuts for this particular batch, and frozen in small portions to use when I please. Pre-heat oven 170°C and line a large Swiss roll tin with baking […]

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]]> Border Bangers in Blankets https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/border-bangers-in-blankets/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:59:53 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18981 This recipe uses beautiful Gloucester Old Spot pork bangers from Going Native Heritage Meats Simply roll out a batch of puff pastry – mine is homemade with St Andrews Farmhouse grated cheese through it – and cut into squares. The diagonal of each should ideally be the length of the sausage. Brush with beaten egg […]

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]]> Courgette & mushroom soufflé pie https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/courgette-mushroom-souffle-pie/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:51:34 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18979 Throughout my student years at catering collage and Moray House, I worked in a restaurant twice a week. Not cooking but singing for my supper, literally! I sat on a stool singing folk songs, playing my guitar, enjoying the camaraderie… and the free meals that were included in my wage. I declined my free ‘staff […]

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]]> Orkney Boreray Mutton with Norse Pilgrim Dumplings https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/18977/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:40:28 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18977 The post Orkney Boreray Mutton with Norse Pilgrim Dumplings appeared first on Scottish Food Guide.

]]> Tea infused tatties https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/tea-infused-tatties/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:42:25 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18792 When the new potatoes are in season and there’s no peeling to be done, try lightly infusing them for a dressing with a difference.

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]]> Orkney tea-infused shortbread https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/orkney-tea-infused-shortbread/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:42:18 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18552 The post Orkney tea-infused shortbread appeared first on Scottish Food Guide.

]]> Orkney Tea Creme https://scottishfoodguide.com/recipe/orkney-tea-creme/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:47:52 +0000 https://scottishfoodguide.com/?post_type=recipe&p=18505 A deliciously smooth aromatic dessert.

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