6 h. ago Wanted: bakes to make use of a glut of homemade jam | Kitchen aide

Give cakes and cookies a fruity boost, lend breakfast a sweet lift – and save the rest to jar up as Christmas giftsI have a lot of jam made with all kinds of berries – are there any bakes that would use some of it up? Anne-Lies, Gouda, the Netherlands“Jam is at the heart of many great British puddings and cakes, so there are never too many jars in my house!” says Emily Cuddeford, co-founder of Edinburgh’s Twelve Triangles bakery. Her first thought, though, would be to tip a jar of the sweet stuff into a buttered ceramic baking dish and top it with sponge: “Make a classic, equal-parts mix scaled to your dish by creaming, say, 180g butter and 180g sugar, slowly beating in an egg and a dash of vanilla or lemon zest, and finishing with 180g self-raising flour.” Spoon that on top of the jam and bake at 190C (170C fan)/375F/gas 5 until the sponge “bounces back” and a skewer comes out clean. Serve warm with cream or custard, and job’s a good ’un.You’ll also want jam to fill or top cakes. “...

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Study reveals weight loss jabs act upon the brain to change the way food tastes - and names which one is most likely to make your food taste saltier or sweeter

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31 h. ago Beloved beauty spot named Scotland's 'most littered tourist attraction'

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4 d. ago 'King of African tribe' in Scottish woods says 'do your worst' after court order removal

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7 d. ago The 'seafood spectacular' Scottish cruise that's been named best in the country

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7 d. ago How America’s gritty steel city became a surprising foodie haven

Once known as a centre of industry, Yvette Cook explores how a revitalised Pittsburgh is fast making a name for itself on the food scene, with dishes ranging from the famous pastrami sandwich to Lebanese shawarma, Polish pierogies and rye whisky

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1 week ago Scottish Premiership best and worst transfer windows rated as Celtic flounder, Rangers splurge and Hearts edge Hibs

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2 w. ago Scotland food: Where Edinburgh and Glasgow rank as UK's 10 best cities for foodies are named

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2 w. ago Scottish town once named 'worst' now crowned top spot in country for wellbeing

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2 w. ago Beer expert names best Greater Manchester pub for a pint of real ale

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3 w. ago Cooking for Seamus: celebrities and chefs clamour to cook for a disabled bull in this irresistible show

The YouTube series is a lo-fi celebration of cuisine-as-care, starring a disabled rescue bull in regional Victoria who is obsessed with human food, and his best friend and carerGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe YouTube comedy docuseries Cooking for Seamus has an irresistible premise: what if a huge disabled bull named Seamus was a food critic, on a cooking show that catered entirely to his sensibilities and tastes? The result is a show that’s not only eccentric and funny, but an utterly delightful meditation on the importance of food and care and community, featuring a very hungry animal.Seamus is a disabled bull who lives with palsy; when he was born he was considered too sick to live, but was saved by an animal rescuer, his “mum” BJ, who also pops up through the show. For months Seamus couldn’t even stand up or lift his head to feed, and as a result, quickly became enamoured with “human” food – and in large amounts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scottish Nurseries League Table 2025: The 10 worst nurseries in Scotland named in 2025 league table

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3 w. ago 'I ordered a McDonald's and couldn't believe who turned up to deliver it'

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3 w. ago How to turn beetroot tops into a delectable Japanese side dish – recipe

Blanch and chill leafy greens, then steep them in a simple seasoned broth to impart a gloriously rounded and savoury umami flavourThe ohitashi method is such an elegant way to enhance the natural flavours of leafy greens, while also reducing food waste. This traditional Japanese technique involves blanching and chilling leafy greens, then steeping them in a simple seasoned broth that imparts a wonderful and rounded savoury umami flavour. Most recipes for such greens use just the leafy part, but with ohitashi the stems are cooked first. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK's top three picnic foods to survive rainy days named by Brits

One in three Brits will picnic 'no matter the weather', resorting to eating in the car or under an umbrella

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last month The 'worst Scottish foods' named as popular chippy dish tops list

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last month 99 Flake name origin explained in full and it has nothing to do with price

In a bid to beat the heat, many of us will indulge in an ice cream or two to help cool down - but do you know how the iconic soft serve got it's name as a 99 Flake?

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