From Buxton to the Hebridies
20 July 2010
Cooking trout wrapped in newspaper
I've just returned from the Buxton Literary Festival where I gave a talk on the delights of cooking on the campfire and summer picnics. There's no doubt about it food tastes much better when prepared and eaten outdoors. Tonight I'm travelling up to the Hebrides where Adam will be fishing every day. We'll be in the boat hoping to get mackerel to cook on a wood fire - you'll find my recipe for trout or makerel in a newpaper parcel here >>
The main purpose of my trip to the Hebrides is to do more research for my wildflower book. I'll be visiting the Machairs on the most westerly point of the British Ilses. A unique low-lying plain that provides a rich habitat for wildflowers. I'm hoping to see wild pansies and cornfields.
