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Month: February 2025

Travelers Culinary Adventure, the Coffee Shop; Stonehaven Scotland.

Travelers Culinary Adventure, the Coffee Shop; Stonehaven Scotland.

tea at Stone havens coffee shop is proper for any event.

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For Some, tinned sardines are a humble pantry staple. For others, they are a nostalgic nod to a bygone era- one where characters like Belker from Hill Street Blues unapologetically devoured sardine and onion sandwiches. Inspired – i set to try the world of tinned […]

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Recipe from Chef G

Sun Ripened Tomatoes with shallot and basil Vinaigrette

Sun Ripened Tomatoes with Shallot and Basil Vinaigrette

Chef G
Recipe from the garden
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 147 kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 8 6×6 Tomatoes
  • 1/2 Cup Soya Oil
  • 1/3 Cup White Whine Vinegar
  • 1/4 Cup Chopped Celery
  • 1/4 Cup Slice Green Onion
  • 1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Pimento
  • 1/4 Cup Chopped Shallot
  • 1/4 Cup Chive
  • 1 Teaspoon Fresh Cut Sweet Basil
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Fresh Chopped Rosemary
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mustard
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Honey

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Skin and core the tomatoes. Cut into 1/4 inch thick slices and place in a shallow dish.
  • In a mixing bowl, mix dry mustard, honey, garlic salt and all herbs. Add onion, Oil and vinegar. Mix Well. Pour over the tomoatoes and chill for 2 hours prior to serving.
  • remove tomatoes out of the marinade, arrange 5 slices on a salad plate. decorate with red leaf lettuce, basil, celery leaves and a scallion.
    Serve the dressing in a small soufflé cup separately.
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Travelers Culinary Adventure: Johnshaven Scotland

Travelers Culinary Adventure: Johnshaven Scotland

The Anchor hotel is one of the many must stops in Johnshaven when in Scotland.

Travelers Culinary Adventure: the search for Cullen Skink

Travelers Culinary Adventure: the search for Cullen Skink

The Anchor Hotel in Johnshaven was a treasure to behold. the menu reads like a letter to the Scotland’s coastal bounty. We start with the classic Cullen Skink. It is on the Cullen Skink tour and although our waitress would not divulge the high rating […]

Travelers Culinary Adventure, the Marina Hotel, 6^n; Stonehaven Scotland.

Travelers Culinary Adventure, the Marina Hotel, 6^n; Stonehaven Scotland.

The north sea whispers against the harbor sea walls. Its rhythmic cadence a story teller of ages past. The tide pulls back revealing the rocky shore and leaving the harbor boats high, Eowyn steps onto the worn cobble stones, the scent of salt and sea adventure thick in the air.

“You hear that?” she asks,pausing near the edge of the harbor.

“the Sea?” I reply, though knowing she means more that the waves.

She nods. “Its speaking. Not in words, but in movement. An old conversation between stone, tide and wind.

We walk to the Marina Hotel where the upstairs restaurant overlooks the water, a quiet haven above the bustle of the harbor below. In the United States, an upstairs restaurant is often short lived. Out of sight, but here it thrives. This is the second successful upstairs restaurant found, both built on the foundations of local favorites, the kind that call to the sea just as the sea calls to them.

Travelers Culinary Adventure, the TolBooth; Stonehaven Scotland.

Travelers Culinary Adventure, the TolBooth; Stonehaven Scotland.

the north Sea whispers against the harbor. the Calm before Eowyn’s arrival. the worn yet resilient path way leads us to the oldest building in Stonenhaven. The salty breeze lifts the sounds of patrons inside the TolBooth. We venture to the second floor and were […]