Eggplant involtini People often ask me questions such as what do vegetarians/vegans have for Xmas lunch. I assume this is meant to be amusing because the questioner invariably has the answer ready to hand which was the whole point of asking the inane question. ‘Nut roast’! Oh how we laugh. After all we’ve never heard …
by Stephen Brown As the year 2017 closes our thoughts may turn to Burns and ‘Auld Lang Syne’ but it is perhaps timely to consider another quote from the bard – ‘Mans inhumanity to man, Makes countless thousands mourn!’ Written in 1784 but apposite to the plight of the Palestinian people today – 100 years on …
Like many beaches on Arran and elsewhere Kildonan beach suffers from large amounts of litter – the majority of which are plastic. It is a staggering fact that not a single piece of plastic that has been made has fully degraded in the environment. Each and every piece of plastic will remain in the environment …
I had thought for December a decadent suitable for non-vegan dessert would be appropriate but then perhaps there are too many dessert recipes doing the rounds at this time of year. So, lets go to the front of a menu and have a winter soup instead. Besides you can’t serve a dessert with crusty bread …
Perhaps like me you were aware of your regional MSPs but were actually quite sure what they were for? Now that I have written to them all on a very contentious issue here on Arran I am even less clear as to what they are for. Paraphrasing the Scottish Parliament website we have 1 constituency …
Following on from my previous article of the South Arran MPA and more specifically the No Creel Zone (NCZ) off Kildonan it has become clear to me that there are some who disregard the existence of the NCZ as it is an inconvenience to them and when asked about their creeling activities reply with obfuscation …
As the long hot summer draws to an end the days are getting wetter windier and cooler and the nights are drawing in my thoughts are turned to a nice hearty autumnal dish. This is a variation of the traditional Greek bean stew fassolada. It is warming, rich – very moreish and entirely suitable for …
Following the letter published by Craig Anderson CEO of SSC in The Arran Banner (7 Oct 2017) I felt compelled to debunk some myths that he is perpetuating and expose his deliberate lack of detail (some might say honesty) and unsubstantiated claims and promises.I have highlighted 8 of the most obvious and dealt with these …
The Story Behind Who Changed the New Testament and Why by Bart D Ehrman Ehrman is an eminent biblical scholar and is currently the James A Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina who according to his Wikipedia entry is one of North America’s leading scholars in his field which …
With the announcement by Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) that it intends to submit an even more expansive planning proposal for its fish farm in Lamlash Bay the community of Arran finds itself in another battle to save its sea from the harm caused by an expanded fish farm. The community of Arran had thought it …