From The Scottish Farmhouse Kitchen

03/12/2025

Making chocolate bars

30/04/2025

New blog today - creamy chicken and mushroom pasta recipe to enjoy

So we’re now in mid Spring. The weather is warming up, and sunny days are with us for a few weeks at least. Flowers are springing up in the garden and everything starting to look glorious. What do you want to eat for dinner? You don’t just want salad, salad, salad. You don’t want anything … ...

23/01/2025

Have you been suffering with winter colds and flu? We have.

I hope that I find you feeling well today. Like many people, my household has been suffering with winter viruses over the last few weeks. Nothing too serious, although my toddler grandson was pretty unwell with Flu (typically caught just a week before his Flu jab was due!) and my daughter was ill wi...

09/11/2024

So my culinary journey began with my grandmother’s recipes too. But I am SO glad she didn’t have this one!!

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23/10/2024

Yesterday I baked a really yummy cinnamon, honey and fruit loaf which I thought I would share with you all. It’s just perfect for an Autumnal tea-time treat. It can be eaten just as it is, buttered, or even toasted!

Recipe:

360ml water
3 tablespoons skimmed milk powder
3 tablespoons vegetable or sunflower oil
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon runny honey
2 teaspoons salt
625g strong bread flour (white/wholemeal/mixture as preferred - I used 3/4 wholemeal, 1/4 white)
1 tablespoon dried cinnamon (adjust quantity to your own taste preference)
1.5 teaspoons fast action yeast
110g raisins/sultanas

Method:

If using a bread maker, add all the ingredients, except the raisins, to the tin in the order listed. Run on your standard loaf setting.

When the beeper sounds after the first knead, add the raisins and continue until the cooking is complete.

If not using a bread maker, add all the ingredients together except the raisins. When you’ve completed your first knead, and ready to prove, add the raisins and combine them into your dough to prevent them being mushed in the kneading process. Then continue with your normal process you usually would.

As you can see, we didn’t even wait for me to take a photo before we stuck into this loaf.

08/09/2024

New blog today - welcome to Autumn, not so much the welcome to a broken cooker!
Today’s recipes - mint raita and onion chutney curry accompaniments.

So August has turned into September. It’s one of the key months of change in the year, with it being the beginning of Autumn and children returning to school – or starting school for the very first time. We start to make plans for Christmas, and it’s my birthday month! I used to get enthusiast...

07/07/2024

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Although I no longer go to work, my days are so very busy. I mind my toddler grandson 3 days a week, which is incredibly fulfilling but wipes out the whole day. Fitting in socialising and hobbies, walking the dog and days out, I don’t know how I ever found time to go to … Continue reading "Su....

23/02/2024

New blog on the website today. Packed lunches for young children

A few days ago, I read an article in a mainstream media newspaper about a mum who challenged her child’s primary school concerning the packed lunch she’d made him. The school demanded the child ate his lunch in a certain order, resulting in him having nothing to eat at all as he’d refused a....