BBC Radio Scotland MW

The Kitchen Café

Factual: Food & Drink

Celebrate the joy of Scotland's larder with recipes, reviews, tips and delicious ideas!

Helping you get the best from Scotland's wonderful natural larder with weekly recipes, reviews, tips and delicious ideas from some of Scotland's top chefs!

The Kitchen Café: 26/03/2015

Magazines & Reviews

PL-Brand-page-1.jpg

26/03/2015

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kitchen Café, 26/03/2015

The challenges of cooking for one plus inspiration to get creative with just one plateful.

The challenges of cooking for one with fresh ideas and inspiration to get creative with one plateful of food, plus the best wine options if you want only one glass.

Lots of us either live alone or find ourselves cooking for one when the family is away. Pennie Latin and the team look at the culinary challenges we face in the kitchen when we're making just one plateful. Is it lack of motivation, insufficient recipe ideas or a difficulty in shopping and gauging portion sizes?

Food blogger Louise Bolotin shares her recipe ideas and inspiration for cooking for one.

Chef Graeme Pallister demonstrates how to make crisp chicken thighs with baked fragrant rice, perfect for solo dining!

Master Of Wines Rose Murray Brown looks at miniature bottles and individual glasses of wine and asks whether they're the best option when you're drinking for one...

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Kitchen Café

26/03/2015

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio Scotland MW

About BBC Radio Scotland