Modern Recipes

Scottish cheddar cheese, tomato and onion open toastie This simple creation is based on a lunch I remember my Dad used to prepare on summer weekends when I was a child. He used tomatoes from his greenhouse, onions from his garden, Scottish cheddar cheese and ordinary sliced white bread to make the open topped toasties. I've largely remained true to that recipe with the significant difference being the bread I have used. This is a Granary Hob freshly made in the bakery department of my local supermarket. If you're looking for a simple, quick and fairly nutritious summer lunch, why not give this a try? Granary cob loaf Ingredients per Toastie Thick slice of granary bread (or similar) 1 medium tomato, sliced 2 or 3 slices from half a peeled white onion Slices of Scottish cheddar cheese as required Salt and black pepper Freshly chopped parsley to garnish Tomato, onion and Scottish cheddar cheese Directions Toast the bread on one side only under your grill (broiler). Granary cob sli...

A hard boiled duck egg is served with cheese, oatcakes and a simple salad Salad is an ugly word for many people. Images may be conjured up of a plate of limp, brownish lettuce, soggy tomatoes (or even worse - under-ripe!) and shrivelled slices of cucumber. The truth is of course that salad is a term which covers an endless list of possibilities and salads can be made to contain any number of ingredients. The conventional salad element of this dish is basic but the ingredients are of a high quality and are served with three classic Scottish food products. Fresh duck eggs I honestly can't understand why duck eggs are not more popular and widely available. I think they provide a really tasty alternative to chicken eggs and the truth is that duck egg recipes can be adapted from virtually any dish which calls for chicken eggs. I'm very lucky in that I can regularly find fresh duck eggs in my local fishmonger's (Strathclyde Seafoods on Hill Street in Wishaw) but the fact that I ...