I received a hamper of gourmet Scottish food from the British Hamper Company, in exchange for a review post. Regular readers will know that I’m a champion of Scottish produce, so when the British Hamper Company invited me to review one of their luxury Scottish themed food hampers, I was keen to see which artisan…
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2018 Review – A Highland Blend
We’re almost at the end of 2018 and I’ve been reflecting – it’s been a busy year for A Highland Blend, with lots of travel and foodie adventures that I’ve enjoyed, both at home and further afield. It was hard to whittle them down but here are 10 of my favourite experiences of the year!
Cause for celebration – Bancon Homes Gin (review)
As blog readers will know, we have moved house in the last 6 months, but we aren’t on the property ladder as the houses we moved from/to are tied to the work that Mr B does as a Rev. From having friends who have moved house in recent years, it seems that the concept of…
Exploring the world with Spice Pioneer Subscription boxes (review)
A while back I was interested in meal/recipe subscription boxes sent in the mail, but was put off by the extra charges that businesses charged for delivery to the Highlands and Islands (I’m looking at you Hello Fresh and Gousto, and this was while we were living in the city of Inverness – hardly the…
World flavour sensations at Giraffe (review)
Before Christmas I was invited to review the Christmas menu at Giraffe Inverness, but having recently moved 100 miles north we’re not in the position of being able to nip down at short notice. However the nice people at Wildcard PR said I could delay my visit until a suitable time, so we made a…
Inverness Supper Club with Nourish and Capability Browns
After a beautiful day enjoying the short heatwave that hit Scotland at the end of last week, we spent our Friday night enjoying the finest local vegan cooking around courtesy of a new monthly Supper Club in Inverness.
Bad Girl Bakery Café and Cake Shop
Bad Girl Bakery is well known up here in the Scottish Highlands, for attending many of the local market and craft fairs held around the region. Jeni singlehandedly bakes the most amazingly flavoured and stylish layer cakes, cupcakes and traybakes, and now, her loyal followers don’t have to track her down at events for their cake fix,…
Bohns Rub Spice Mixes (Review)
Over the last few days we have been enjoying experimenting with spices and seasonings in our Highland kitchen, ably assisted by a range of dry rub spice mixes provided by Bohns.
Househill Cafe and Farm Shop (Review)
In the heart of Nairnshire (which is but a hop skip and a jump away from Inverness) sits Househill Cafe and Farm Shop which prioritises using local produce on the menu. We’ve visited a few times, and it does seem to be one of those places that is a bit of an undiscovered gem. On…
Miele’s Gelateria Inverness (Review)
Way back in November, we took a short trip to Aberdeen which included trips (yes multiple) to Mad Penguin – an artisan gelateria and coffeehouse which had opened recently. Despite launching in the winter months, Aberdonians were going mad for gelato! It was amazing, leaving us reminiscing about Italian holidays where we had enjoyed various flavours of…
