Eat Sleep Wild
Routes Recipes and Wild Experiences from the West Coast of Scotland
When we moved into our current home in Assynt, I was delighted to discover rhubarb growing in a random corner of the garden. Most of it gets turned into rhubarb crumble, but it also works great in a cake. I adapted this recipe from a Nigel Slater blueberry cake recipe that uses yoghurt to create …
Masa harina is traditionally used to make tortillas and tamales, but it also makes delicious cornbread! (And indeed, cornbread is far more straightforward to make than tortillas or tamales, hence my ending up with a surplus of masa harina after a few failed tortilla attempts, resulting in this recipe.) Turns out masa harina makes awesome, …
Meet salsa macha, the Mexican chilli sauce you’re going to want to put on everything. This salsa macha recipe is the first thing I ever made that turned me on to the delights of cooking with dried Mexican chillies. It’s become a staple in my household for years, delicious on all things – not just …
Chicago-style hot giardiniera – a mix of crunchy pickled chillies and vegetables packed in oil – is probably my all time favourite condiment. It’s endlessly versatile and hugely addictive – you can eat it straight out of the jar like a salad or as a garnish on sandwiches, pizza, falafel, eggs, and more. It’s an …
Every [non-coeliac] hiker should have a good bread recipe in their repertoire. Homemade bread doesn’t contain all the crappy chemicals that store-bought bread contains. And wholemeal bread, being higher fibre than white bread, is great for maintaining sustained energy levels. Perhaps most importantly, making your own bread is highly rewarding and – if you get …
This is my go-to hot sauce recipe that can be made with either red or green chillies. It was a top seller when I had my Shopify store during Covid, and may feature again in a soon-to-be erected honesty box here at our HQ in Assynt. Until then, here’s the recipe for anyone who’d like …
