So here we are, 2023! January to March can feel a bit of a slog after all the food, drink, presents and fun of Christmas and New Year! It can still be cold and dark, and we keep the purse strings tighter after the festive season. Sometimes, we want a quick, simple meal that offers…
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As the nights start drawing in, we all start tucking into warming dishes of food. Homemade soups, roast dinners (although we have them all year round), and warm hearty stews begin to appear on everyone’s home dinner menu. Chef Lewis’s Chicken Stew and Dumplings is one of those dishes in Casa L&C. We use the…
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We say our farewells to summer in August and hand over the seasonal baton to September – nature’s last blaze of golden glory before the dark nights creep in. And to be honest, our favourite season here at Lewis & Clarke. We witness a dazzling visual display of gold and crimson and watch as the…
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Summer is upon us, meaning one thing… BBQ time! Nothing screams summer more than a BBQ on the go, with friends and family meeting in the garden for a cold beverage and enjoying the sunbeams. BBQs don’t just mean burgers or charred sausages but also bring you delicious dishes like our BBQ Chicken. This recipe…
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Kirstie Campbell spent 15 years working as a humanitarian aid worker, including ten years on a mission in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan. She first came across seabuckthorn in 2010 as part of a United Nations logistics mission to assist with the floods in Pakistan. Returning home to Scotland in 2013, Kirstie discovered…
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Springtime! A time when we say goodbye to hearty stews, cold, dreich weather (hopefully) and welcome in the new season of warmer weather with lighter and brighter spring dishes. Nothing announces the start of spring more than Scottish spring lamb. In East Lothian, thanks to the team at The Brand Family Larder, we are so…
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Weddings are back and we couldn’t be happier. And East Lothian’s Whitekirk Hill provides a unique and special place to tie the knot. There’s no doubt that the COVID pandemic has impacted all our lives, but for couples planning on getting married, the stress has been magnified. Some have had to reschedule their big day,…
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Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. Shrove stems from an old English word shrive, meaning confess all sins. Traditionally, Shrove Tuesday was a time for using eggs, butter and sugar from the larder as these were forbidden during the abstinence. So break out…
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Jane Brand of East Fortune Farm tells us that life on the farm continues to be very busy as they welcome the arrival of spring and prepare for the Easter holidays and their next lambing. The winter lambing of the pedigree Hampshire Down flock at East Fortune Farm finished on New Year’s day, ably led…
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