Chicken crisps are a fabulously frugal little treat and Tillie and Tom love them. Every time I cooked a chicken for Tillie and Tom the bones got used to make bone broth and the skin got thrown away. I used to think what a waste, surely we can do something with the skin? Then I discovered this recipe for crispy…
Bone broth! What a wonderful thing. A broth. Made with bones. Oozing health and nutrition. Tastes delicious and fills the house with the most wonderful comforting smell when it’s simmering. Bone broths are nutrient-dense, easy to digest and rich in flavour. They are full of healing proteins, healthy fats and minerals. How good is that? Health benefits of bone broth Now…
Tillie loves Loch Morlich. It’s a beautiful place. Perfect for big adventures. Loch Morlich is in Glenmore Forest Park which is at the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. Whether you like hills, glens, mountains, lochs, forests, fairies or sandy beaches, Loch Morlich has it all. Yes, it even has a sandy beach. And the water doesn’t taste salty. It’s…
You are going to love Tillie’s Gingerbread cookies. They taste like Christmas. We love Christmas. And we love cookies. So we had to bake a Christmas cookie. Spicy and sweet. Deliciously Christmassy. Just perfect. Here’s Tillie’s Gingerbread Cookie recipe for you to enjoy… What you need to make Tillie’s Gingerbread Cookies A bowl A spoon 250g Rice flour or gluten…
Trick or treat? Well, here’s a Halloween treat for you. Tillie’s spooktacularly delicious pumpkin pie cookies. Tillie is excited about Halloween. All those spooky bats and cats and witches and ghosts are quite rock really. Tom thinks halloween is a little bit scary. What a big jessie. So I’ve invented Tillie’s pumpkin pie cookies recipe to help get Tom in…
This lovely autumn adventure took me to Anagach Woods, Grantown on Spey. I love Grantown on Spey in the Cairngorm National Park. It’s a pretty place and it has the most wonderful dog friendly walks and a fabulous range of shops to get all important picnic supplies. And a fancy piece from the bakers. Tillie likes a fancy piece. I…
Well, Tom likes to forage and he likes to eat foraged fruits straight from the bushes. I quite like that too. But Tillie’s posh. Proper posh. None of that plastic posh. So I like to wash the fly shit off the foraged fruits and make something posh and delicious. So I’ve invented Tillie’s Foraged Fruit Cookies recipe to make the…
Hello. Welcome to Tom’s Foraging Diary. Late summer is a wonderful time to indulge in my love of foraging so this month I thought I would share foraging fun with you. I love to forage for apples, raspberries, blueberries, rose hips and brambles. Don’t worry my friends, I seem to know what is good for me as mummy discovered last…
So who looked at the photograph and thought that Tillie had been to the Caribbean for an adventure? Nice huh? That’s Sunnyside Beach. It’s not in the Caribbean, or the Mediterranean. It’s near Cullen which is a pretty coastal village on the Moray Firth in North East Scotland. Just over the hill from where I live. Cullen is the place that…
It’s still hot, and Tillie fancied a savoury lolly. I love my fruity lollies but sometimes I just want something cool and savoury. So I’ve made some chicken lollies. Quick and easy to make. Deliciously chickeny and cool to eat. Perfect. What you need … Some chicken bone broth – we usually make some bone broth lollies when we make…