So, my studies are complete and the results are in, I now officially hold a Gastronomy MSc. One of my lecturers, Charlotte Maberly is running some more workshops in the beautiful Newton Walled Garden (near Dalkeith) …
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Food Beyond The Plate – Upcoming Workshops
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Food Beyond The Plate – Foraging and Foodie Events
One of my Gastronomy lecturers is working on a collaborative project between food educators, foragers, chefs, artists and producers in the Edinburgh area. They are offering workshops and experiences from July 2017 which explore the …
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What a Beautiful Find in the Woods!
I found this beauty in the woods on the Newhall Estate yesterday – I wasn’t sure if it was a decomposing mushroom or a weird, yet strangely beautiful fungi. After speaking with fellow Gastronomy student, …
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Books For Garden & Nature Lovers
Since starting an MSc in Gastronomy at Queen Margaret University I may not have had much time for gardening but I do seem to have acquired a lot of new books, fifty and counting to …
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An Introduction to Bee Keeping with Brian Pool
I’ve long been interested in beekeeping and although we don’t have enough land to have hives of our own I’d still been wanting to find out more so when we got the opportunity as part …
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Getting Our Hands Dirty – Foraging and Soil Science
This week the Gastronomy MSc kicked off properly and Monday was a brilliant day – we were looking at Food Procurement – a brief history and consideration of the methods and location from which we acquire …
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Very Easy, Delicious Pheasant Casserole Recipe
We get a lot of game birds in the garden (pheasant and partridge), taking refuge from the local shoot. Although I’ve yet to catch one, we do get them from friends down the road.
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Nettle Beer (very easy recipe)
I’ve been wanting to try this nettle beer recipe out for a few years now – and just somehow never managed to get my arse in gear to do it. I’ve just bottled up some …
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Full Moon Dinner at The Secret Herb Garden
I was lucky enough to be surprised with one of these amazing dinners at the weekend as an early birthday present – I can’t recommend this highly enough as a foodie treat for gardening lovers. I’ve …
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Alas, our brussel sprouts can’t be deemed a success!
And so when people are out buying beautiful trees of sprouts ready for their Christmas dinners – I find this at the bottom of our garden!!! Along with our broccoli, which grew really well but …
