A Dash of Ginger

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A Week of Eating Organic

Today’s post is all about buying, cooking with and eating organic ingredients. To celebrate The Soil Association’s Organic September campaign Waitrose challenged me to switch to organic ingredients for one meal a day, for 7 days. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll no doubt have seen some snaps of what I’ve been eating! I have to be honest, I’ve fallen into the habit of eating the Read Post

Smoked Haddock Sweet Potato Hash

This, my friends, is the ultimate feel-good comfort food. Soft sweet potato, smoky haddock and an oozy egg for extra indulgence. This smoked haddock sweet potato hash ticks all the boxes: packed full of veg + protein to fuel your body, light yet filling and – most importantly – delicious! We absolutely devoured it (seriously, it was gone in about 5 minutes!) for dinner a Read Post

Chicken Chorizo Tacos + Avocado Salsa

If it were possible for a type of food to be your soulmate, Mexican would be mine. Honestly, I’m never not in the mood for Mexican! When I’m struggling for inspiration and want something relatively easy to knock together, it always wins out. These chicken chorizo tacos are my latest dinner obsession. If you’ve got a well stocked spice rack, the spice mix is quick Read Post

Cherry Amaretto Ice Cream

Hey there, it’s been a while eh? The past few weeks I’ve had an unintended break from blogging which has actually been kinda great. Don’t get me wrong, I love this little space but I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself and it can all get a bit intense sometimes. Spending less time on social media and more time catching up with friends has done me Read Post

A Summer Picnic

One of my favourite things about summer is the longer, lighter nights. Granted, there aren’t too many chances to sit out and enjoy them in Scotland, but when the sun does make an appearance I jump at the chance to spend an evening outside. I was recently sent some fantastic sparkling wine from Waitrose Cellar, so Ricky and I packed ourselves a little picnic and Read Post

Tirokafteri – Spicy Feta Dip

Hello! Today I’m sharing a recipe from slightly further afield as part of the Jet2 Holidays Country Cuisine Challenge. The aim is to get creative with a recipe inspired by a popular holiday destination. I’m always looking to mix things up a bit in the kitchen so this presented the perfect opportunity to try my hand at a new cuisine! For my destination I chose Kefalonia, one of the Read Post

Chocolate Coconut Layer Cake + A Giveaway!

Today’s post is super exciting for several reasons: 1. We’re celebrating the fact that I’ve been rambling about food on A Dash of Ginger for over a year(!!) 2. We’re celebrating with a Chocolate Coconut Layer Cake aka the Greatest Cake Ever 3. We’re also celebrating with a giveaway of some of my favourite foodie things! Let’s start with the cake. Guys, I think this may Read Post

Homemade Roasted Garlic Butter

Have I ever told you how much I love garlic? It’s basically my favourite flavour in the entire world – I add it to about 90% of the meals I cook. Not even an exaggeration, folks! This roasted garlic butter is basically all my garlicky dreams come true! If you’ve never roasted garlic before, you’re in for a treat. Drizzled in olive oil and popped in Read Post

Mini Coconut Lime Loaves

Oh little cake loaves, you are my favourite. Since making mini gingerbread loaves a few months ago I’ve been on a mission to make miniature everything. Usually when baking I’m all about super indulgent, sticky sweet stuff – think chocolate, caramel & peanut butter. These mini coconut lime loaves, on the other hand, are full of tropical summery flavours. Ya know, so you can at least pretend we’re Read Post

Caramelised Red Onion Chutney

Today’s post is brought to you by streaming eyes and a vow never to chop 15 onions in one go ever again! I hate to say it but I was almost defeated by this caramelised red onion chutney! The inspiration for this recipe comes from Barber’s 1833, who kindly sent me some of their vintage reserve mature cheddar cheese to try. If you’re a regular reader you’ll Read Post