I have a real love for Glasgow. From the people to their style, the shopping to the nightlife, I am chuffed to have been brought up somewhere I consider to be ‘cool’. Another major bonus is the fact that you are seriously spoilt for choice when it comes to places to enjoy a right good scran. As Scotland’s largest city, I am not sure …
If you are anything like me, as Friday rolls around your stomach starts to growl louder, like it knows this is the time when the ‘diet’ goes out the window and the real eating commences. Weekends in the Maginess household are synonomous with takeaways, the challenge is trying not to have one Friday night, Saturday …
Hope you have all had fun providing thanks to your dads, papas and father figures today? If you still have to catch up with your old man and were hoping to cook him a unique meal, then why not consider the below slow-cooker recipe for a ham joint in Coca-Cola? I speak a lot about food, infact the majority of my conversations …
Having worked at an agency which serves the national tourist organisation for over five and a half years, there’s often been occasions I have been researching and writing copy on locations in Scotland, which has then resulted in a fierce urge to visit such places. Monachyle Mhor, idyllically situated amidst 2000 acres of private land in the sleepy braes of Balquhidder, …
This weekend passed by in a haze of utter indulgence. Booze and food were consumed in abundance, making it so much harder to get the diet back in order today – I’m still on the Herbalife Monday-Friday and then the ‘eat what I want at the weekend’ plan. Although this diet seems to be enabling me to maintain …
Just a wee quickie Friday lunchtime post to share a recipe for some truly delicious Piña Colada cupcakes. Like Sunday’s pulled pork recipe, this comes from Kirsty, who has mega skills in the kitchen. Piña Colada cupcakes Ingredients you’ll need: 6oz caster sugar, 6oz stork, 6oz self raising flour, 3 eggs and 1oz dessicated coconut Process Beat …
On the rare occasion that quiet weekends come around, I absolutely love it. Guess this is another sign I am getting that bit older. Gone are the days when my weekly focus was the weekend clubbing clobber, now my sole focus is the wedding and also very much so on eating and drinking good food at the …