I can’t help but giggle a tiny bit when faced with chia seeds. These days they are a serious super food sold in health food shops the world over, flaunting their numerous health benefits at us as pictures of slim chia-endorsing celebrities flash across the internet. I remember a time though, not so long ago, […]
Author: Nicki
Old school Shetland bannocks
Living in Shetland you really can’t help but be taken in by its history. We are surrounded by it. Everywhere you look there are ruins that span the ages. Neolithic standing stones,iron age brochs,viking settlements, and castles from the 12th and 16th centuries. But the most visible of this wide spanning physical history are the […]
Veggie fried rice
I’ve been thinking about delivery food. There was a time, not so long ago, where not a week would go by with out my ordering food for delivery. I loved it. There’s something inherently satisfying about eating delivery out of it’s tin foil box in front of a good movie, obviously followed by popcorn and […]
Chocolate zucchini rye cake
Alright, I’ve been sitting on this one for a couple of days with the giddy excitement that can only be brought on by heavenly cake. With this recipe I have actually blown my own chocoholic mind… and it was almost completely accidental. Here’s how it all happened. I recently became obsessed with the idea of […]
Golden pea soup
I love the fall. Here in Shetland it’s called “hairst”, and it is most definitely upon us. I love the cozy feeling of being inside in front of the rayburn with a steaming cup of tea and a chunk of fresh bread while outside it’s gray and drizzly. I love the fuzzy knit wear and […]
Strawberry cashew cream milkshake
A couple of weeks ago as the first undeniable portents of autumn began to settle upon us, our local grocery store had in a stock of magnificent late summer strawberries. These days with the use of modern agricultural practices and the relative ease of shipping, strawberries are available even in the dead of winter when […]
Zucchini spelt fritters
I’m calling these zucchini spelt fritters and there’s nothing you can do about it!! (She cackles in fiendish etymological glee). Shetland has it’s own dialect. It’s mostly a mix of Scots, English, and an old Norse language called Norn. When we’re in Canada Buddy uses a toned down version of his normal accent in the […]
Rye, rice and black sesame crackers
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about black sesame seeds. They seem to be cropping up in baking and even ice cream the nation over. I must admit I was completely ignorant of black sesame before sometime around a year ago when I heard about them on a TV show. I was instantly interested so […]
Mole black bean chili
I think that if I had to choose one nationality of food to eat exclusively for the rest of my life I’d probably go with Mexican food. I love it. I love the variety, the spicy flavours, the rice, the beans and veggies, the tortillas. And really, any type of cuisine that allows you to […]
How to make coconut flour and milk
Coconut has been in the healthy food spotlight a lot lately. New science which has been looking into the role that saturated fats play in our diets, and the discovery that the specific type of saturated fat found in coconut (Medium Chain Triglycerides) is actually beneficial to our health, has sent coconut shooting to the […]