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ARCHIVE FOR July, 2010

The Classic Victoria Sponge

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

In conjunction with Cake Friday at the Cafe (please see the website for details) the Foodies that work in the office have decided to write up their favourite cake recipes!
Vicky Sponge my personal favourite! A brilliant summer cake, great for a barbeque desert or secretly indulge in a wedge with a cup of tea in (Read more)

Lazy Late Nights at Foodies

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Starting TODAY, we are extending our opening hours! Hurrah, I hear you shout! Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday we will now be open until 9pm. So you can now come to us for your after work drinks.
You can choose from a wide selection of Scottish beers, including a huge range from Brew Dog, a few (Read more)

Tomatoes… the super duper food!

Monday, July 19th, 2010

It is the season for delicious tomatoes; they are such a versatile ingredient for so many different dishes! You can throw cherry tomatoes into a salad. Create a salad entirely from tomatoes (Three types make it awesome), with a wee glug of red wine vinegar, rapeseed oil and a bit of salt and pepper… Scrum!
Goji (Read more)

Delicious Summer Recipes… Cranachan

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Cranachan is a typical Scottish sweet treat, formerly eaten as a dessert at Harvest time when the raspberries were plentiful. It is also a popular dessert at Scottish weddings and Burns Night (25th Jan).
Cranachan is sometimes called Crowdie Cream, because it was originally made with a soft Scottish cheese known as Crowdie. If you would (Read more)

Delicious Summer Recipes… Highland Crowdie Cheese Cake

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Barbeque season is upon us, with the hottest and driest start to the summer since the 1929 we really need to be getting our barbeque on! I have decided to present you with a series of blogs which will recommend some scrummy summer dessert recipes!
At the Foodie Company we love everything Scottish and everything Foodie, (Read more)