Scone School – 17th June or 25th June 7pm-9pm

Scone School

I am offering 2 evening for you learn how to make scones.  We will make different both sweet and savoury scones.

All equipment and ingredients are included in the cost £20 you will leave with a new/improved skill the recipe and a bag of wonderful freshly baked scones.

The evening starters at 7pm sharp and we should be finish around 9pm.  While your scone bake we will have time for tea and scones.

The classes are small – only 4 people.

To book either email wendy(at)wendypaterson(dot)com Telephone 07950431463

From Scone School to BBQ – my week in food 20/5/13

From Scone school to BBQ – my week in food 20/05/13

I began this week with a Scone School.  It was a full class, a mother and daughter and a couple of friends.  What did they want out of the class? All wanted to learn how to make big fluffy scones- one of the women was following a gluten-free diet and want to make some gluten-free scones, as the ones she had made herself before the class she said had been a bit like eating cardboard.

 

Room already to go.  An enjoyable evening was had by all,  and they all went home with a bag of scones from these beauties.

 

On Wednesday, I heading out for dinner with friends at The Pantry, somewhere I had wanted to try since it opened.  While we waited for everyone to arrive, we got some lovely bread and butter to munch on, while deciding on what we were going to eat.  I chose 2 starters;

Chicken liver pate with rhubarb and micro herbs

 

Followed by:

Black pudding and apple salad

The choice for pudding was a beautiful chocolate giraffe tart or cheese- I chose the cheese:

We had a wonderful evening, the food and service were excellent and I look forward to heading back soon to The Pantry for breakfast or lunch.

Thursday nights dinner I made from this:

and turned it into this:

on the plate chicken and chorizo rice

The sun came out on Saturday, so we decided to have a barbecue, consisting of chicken, sausages and veggie burgers

…. also some seasonal asparagus with lemon and olive oil

and lots of salads

The sun was still out on Sunday – so we packed the car with our beach tent, chairs, rug and a picnic hamper filled with goodies — I had picked up some lovely bread from Breadshare at St Mary’s market on Saturday…


We had a really enjoyable day relaxing on St Andrews West Sands.

When we got home we had chicken nachos for dinner

from this

to this

My week in food

My week in food and Pictures

This week started with a visit to The Haven for breakfast, which consisted of a great bacon and black pudding roll washed down with Lemongrass and ginger tea.

While at The Haven I noticed some beautiful sketches on the wall, on investigation I discovered they where the work of the Edinburgh Sketcher, http://edinburghsketcher.com

I am now planning to get the Edinburgh Sketcher to work his magic on this photo.

Later this year, I hope to make postcard/leaflet from the sketch, watch this space.

On Wednesday I did a fridge raid and found lots of veg, chicken and noodles –

Chicken Noodle soup

from this

to this

My son  set off on Friday to complete his first night hike with Scouts; we dropped him off at Flotterstone at 8pm and picked him up at 11.45pm back at the church about 6 miles cross-country.

So the next day I treated him to pancake, bacon and maple syrup

The weather over the weekend was rather disappointing, so I decided to make something to lift our spirits for Sunday dinner.

I decided on chicken satay, homemade flat breads and radish and mint salad – clean empty plates, so I think everyone enjoyed it.

 

 

Visit to The Haven

Yesterday morning, I headed to the other side of Edinburgh for breakfast and a catch-up with a friend.

The Haven has a great selection of options for breakfast, lunch and cake breaks, all freshly made.

I opted for a bacon and black pudding roll, washed down with ginger and lemongrass tea and my friend opted for the bacon and pancakes with a mug of tea.

Bacon and black pudding roll          Pancakes bacon and a jug of maple syrup

While we waited for our food,  we enjoyed the artwork on the wall by The Edinburgh Sketcher.

We sampled a piece of the Elvis cake – it was very good, though sadly I don’t have a photo to show.

The Haven is well worth a visit, whether you are down at Ocean Terminal or just want great, freshly made food for a reasonable price with free parking just outside.

The Haven
9 Anchorfield
Newhaven
Edinburgh

Scone School Monday 20th May 2013

Scone School – Monday 20th May 2013

 Come and learn to bake both sweet and savoury scones.  Classes are small maximum 4 persons.

All ingredients and equipment is included in the cost £20.  At the end of the class you will take home and selection of scones that we have baked.

If you would like to book a place please email me : wendy@wendypaterson.com, call me 07950431463 or tweet me @insideoutchef

Scone School and Pastry School – Upcoming Classes

I will be  offering popular more chances to attend my Scone School and Pastry School.  The classes will run with a minimum of two and a maximum of four.

All ingredients and equipment will be supplied, and you will take home a bag of fresh-baked goodies at the end of the night.

If you and perhaps a small group of friends would like to book one or more classes but would prefer a different date or time, please give me a call and I will arrange a date and time to suit.  Call me on 01314666279.

Class times are typically  7 – 9pm unless otherwise requested. The cost is £20 per person

Dates

  • Tuesday 5th February – Scone School
  • Monday 11th February – Scone School
  • Tuesday 12th February – Pastry School
  • Monday 18th February – Scone School
  • Tuesday 19th February – Pastry School
To book, call me on 01314666279 or email me wendy(at)wendypaterson.com

Order your Christmas Cake now

I am taking orders for Christmas Cakes

large square cake undecorated £25 decorated £35

Large round cake undecorated £25 decorated £35


Small gift cakes £6 great as a Thank you or a gift to take when visiting during the festive period (photo below)

Pastry School

Pastry School

Do you want to learn how to make your own mincemeat pies? I will show you how to make your own shortcrust pastry. The dates for 2012 are as follows:

  • 19th November
  • 20th November
  • 23rd November
  • 5th December

The instruction takes place in small classes, at most four people, and runs from 7 – 9pm. The cost is £20 / head;  please email me at wendy(at)wendypaterson(dot)com or call 07950431463 to secure your place. Feedback from those who have participated in earlier classes such as Scone School has been overwhelmingly positive and participants have gone on to bake or cook with new-found confidence.

Scone School

Scone School

Come along and find out how to make your own delicious home-made scones.  Dates for 2012 are:

  • 5th November
  • 6th November
  • 10th November
  • 3rd December
Small classes – of 4 people 7pm – 9pm cost £20. If you are interested to join one of these classes please drop me a note wendy(at)wendypaterson(dot)com or call me 07950431463

Pudding and Supper club dates – for Autumn 2012

Pudding Club

Friday 26th of October 2012

Saturday 27th October 2012

Cost £25 – deposit £5

Supper Club

Saturday 17th November 2012

Cost £30 – deposit £10

Please email me wendy(at)wendypaterson(dot)com with the date and event you would like to attend.  I will confirm your seat at the table by Monday the 1st of October 2012. Please don’t hesitate to call me on 07950431463 if you have any questions.

Menus for the events will be posted closer to the time. There will only be 12 places at each event, so drop me a line soon to secure your place.