Banish the winter blues, embrace the stark beauty of the colder months and step into an invitingly warm world of comfort and culinary delight.

In this her eagerly anticipated fourth cookbook, food writer, acclaimed bakery owner and Bake Off semi-finalist Flora Shedden invites readers on a joyous, heart-warming journey through the enchanting winter season in Scotland, celebrating the region’s rich and distinctive culinary heritage and cherished festive traditions.

Offering creative, deliciously do-able savoury and sweet recipes that cater for the entire winter season, it includes a mix of both traditional dishes and modern alternatives, as well as tips to get ahead for Christmas, Hogmanay and Burns Night, ensuring your table is always graced with warmth and flavour from the first snowfall to the final thaw. Set against the backdrop of Scotland’s dramatic landscapes and picture-post­card wintertime charm, it is a stunning culinary adventure that is nothing short of magical.

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We are delighted to stock Claire from Cafe Cuil, here on the Isle of Skye first book.

Cùil: Scots Gaelic n. Nook, nest or corner

Café Cùil faces the sea just outside stunning Carbost in the Isle of Skye. In this idyllic setting, award-winning chef Clare Coghill celebrates her local produce, reimagines traditional Scottish dishes and puts a Hebridean twist on some global ones – think tattie scone tacos, langoustine and whisky bisque, Highland shakshuka, seaweed sauerkraut and Buckfast bloody Mhairi.

Have you visited Cafe Cuil here in Skye.  If you haven’t, you must!!  Highly recommended.

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Take a deep breath and escape to the wild Scottish landscape.

You’ll be guided through unique yoga sequences which are suitable for all levels: strong heat-building poses for Fire, flowing and graceful movements for Water, steady and grounded poses for Earth, and lightness and poise for Air.

All that’s left to do is roll out your yoga mat, flow and feel free. Kilt optional!

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In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir – the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay and Harris to Orkney and Speyside, Dave explores the whiskies made there and the elements in their distilling, and locality, which make them what they are. Along the way he tells the story of whisky’s history and considers what whisky is now, and where it is going. With stunning specially commissioned photography by Christina Kernohan, A Sense of Place will enhance and deepen every whisky drinker’s understanding of just what is in their glass.

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A follow-up to best-selling The Scottish Bothy Bible (50,000 copies sold) this beautifully illustrated walking companion selects the ultimate best walks to the best bothies, with detailed maps. Using the bothy as the reference point Geoff Allan guides the reader on a mix of day walks and multi-day adventures to his favourite bothies highlighting the incredible wildlife, geography, history and culture that you will find along your walk. Each walk contains an informative description of the route and bothy, a map highlighting the points of interest along the route and detailed route descriptions. Supported by beautiful photographs of the bothy, route and points of interest along the way.

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It’s no understatement to say that Britain can’t get enough of baking, as the massive success of programmes such as The Great British Bake-off has shown. And many people turned their hand to making bread, cakes, biscuits and other homemade treats during Covid lockdowns, creating a whole new cohort of enthusiastic bakers. Acclaimed cookery writer Sue Lawrence introduces essential baking tips before going on to share 140 recipes in themed sections – Breads * Enriched Breads * Scones, Pancakes and Oatcakes * Brownies, Traybakes and Muffins * Cakes * Savoury tarts, Quiches and Pies * Sweet pies and Tarts * Biscuits and Cookies. This is the ultimate celebration of the amazing variety of Scottish baking, from traditional favourites such as Selkirk Bannocks, Ecclechan tarts and Cloutie dumpling to modern recipes such as Haggis tartlets with red onion marmalade, Roast rhubarb and ginger blondies and Lemon curd and polenta cake.

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The first book from Scotland’s celebrated and award-winning Bad Girl Bakery. Unapologetically generous and indulgent, Jeni Iannetta’s cakes, bakes and biscuits have won plaudits ever since the bakery opened in 2017.

Have you visited them in the Victorian Market in Inverness.  If you haven’t you must!!  Highly recommended.

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A Place in Scotland is a collation of interior spaces that represent a rejuvenated Scottish vernacular that has emerged over the past twenty years. Something is happening in Scotland – a new confidence – and inspirational voices are redefining what ‘Scottish style’ really is. Banjo and Alexander see this manifesting in homes and public spaces alike. Spanning the breadth of Scotland, they have picked places that tell a story, highlight sustainable design and represent a considered style that can be recreated at home. Including thirty different spaces, from a masterfully restored Scottish castle and the Gleneagles hotel to a World War 2 control tower in the Scottish Highlands and a brightly coloured tenement apartment in Glasgow, A Place in Scotland is a celebration of clever and contemporary design. All these beautifully photographed places will not only give you interiors inspiration, but take you on a stunning journey through Scotland.

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