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Good morning lovely people That felt like the longest six weeks of our lives. The days seemed to go on and on. The journalists commentating […]
Who crossed the road first, the chicken or the egg?
Good morning lovely people Where has the summer gone? Thank goodness for the sunshine we’re getting from Italy via our Italian produce as it’s been […]
Who cares?
Good morning lovely people Who are you voting for? Many people don’t seem to care as they sadly feel it won’t make much difference. Political […]
Get on your bike.
Life, and sometimes death, gets in the way. The next stage consultation for the “George Street Operational Plan & Project” took place last week. I […]
Mamma Mia
Good morning lovely people, 1928 was a good year. Equal voting rights for women and men, pre-sliced bread, bubble gum, Mickey Mouse, and on the […]
Perfect Partnerships: Who’s the melon to your prosciutto?
Good morning lovely people Strawberries and cream. Super sweeties covered in a silky blanket. A perfect partnership. Prosciutto e Melone; a little more adventurous […]
What are we not allowed to do this week?
Good morning lovely people What are we not allowed to do this week? Am I smelling a smoke screen perhaps? Out of the […]
Don’t let gestures posture for the wrong purpose
Happy Easter lovely people, When a Marathon was renamed to a Snicker and Opal Fruits became Starbursts who would have known that this was the […]
The source is important
Good morning lovely people, I’ve been writing for The Scotsman for over 10 years. My last headshot was taken in 2019. I had a panic […]
PC has many meanings
Good morning lovely people, I’m in big trouble. Inadvertently I’ve clearly been insulting almost everyone. Victor and John in the garden, “good job boys”. The […]
Mother’s Day
MOTHER’S DAY AT CONTINI RESTAURANTS Mum’s the World – Sunday 10th March. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, mum’s the word – and it’s […]
Let’s Take the High Road
Good morning lovely people Is it just me or is this year “marching” on very quickly. Victor and John the gardener have seen the first […]
Carina in Print – April The Scots Magazine
Serve with sunshine (and rosé) The best dishes for eating outside should be easy to make and full of flavour, writes Carina Contini I checked […]
You make me special X
Good morning lovely people When we get the invitation to be part of your special day, we know we’re a family business. From birthdays, weddings, […]
Honey I’m home
Good morning lovely people, Happy Mother’s Day, the sun is shining (well it was when I typed this) and (with a big happy sigh of […]
Carina in Print – March The Scots Magazine
I’m hungry. It’s March we’re always hungry in March. At this time of year the Kitchen Garden is slowly giving up the ends of last […]
A prime has been committed
Good morning lovely people What’s the bigger crime? The Bond franchise being sold to Amazon Prime or Gordon Ramsay going team Flora (the margarine brand). […]
We love Fridays
Good morning lovely people, You may have read that Apple has been ordered by the UK Government to give access to encrypted personal data stored […]
Carina in Print – February The Scots Magazine
It’s SOS time – Save Our Supper Cooking with my son gives us a chance to make something delicious and spend quality time together, writes […]
Hiding in plain sight
Good morning lovely people, Victor’s shopping habits are seasonal. At this time of the year, it tends to be agricultural equipment, compost and seeds rather […]
Oliveto
Oliveto is the Italian name for an olive grove. In November 2024 we started a new adventure and bought 700 olive trees, our Oliveto, in […]
My heart is full to bursting
Good morning lovely people I had a moment the other day. No 1 daughter (#no favourites) was home from tour and I was sitting with […]
Carina in Print – January The Scots Magazine
We hae meat and we can eat A steak pie is a great alternative to haggis, neeps and tatties for Burns Night, writes Carina Contini. […]
Show off
Good morning lovely people No 1 daughter is a dancer (#no favourites). Her chat is about “the performance”. Miss Alina, our No 1 general manager, […]
Carina in Print – April The Scots Magazine
Serve with sunshine (and rosé) The best dishes for eating outside should be easy to make and full of flavour, writes Carina Contini I checked […]
You make me special X
Good morning lovely people When we get the invitation to be part of your special day, we know we’re a family business. From birthdays, weddings, […]
Honey I’m home
Good morning lovely people, Happy Mother’s Day, the sun is shining (well it was when I typed this) and (with a big happy sigh of […]
Carina in Print – March The Scots Magazine
I’m hungry. It’s March we’re always hungry in March. At this time of year the Kitchen Garden is slowly giving up the ends of last […]
A prime has been committed
Good morning lovely people What’s the bigger crime? The Bond franchise being sold to Amazon Prime or Gordon Ramsay going team Flora (the margarine brand). […]
We love Fridays
Good morning lovely people, You may have read that Apple has been ordered by the UK Government to give access to encrypted personal data stored […]
Carina in Print – February The Scots Magazine
It’s SOS time – Save Our Supper Cooking with my son gives us a chance to make something delicious and spend quality time together, writes […]
Hiding in plain sight
Good morning lovely people, Victor’s shopping habits are seasonal. At this time of the year, it tends to be agricultural equipment, compost and seeds rather […]
Oliveto
Oliveto is the Italian name for an olive grove. In November 2024 we started a new adventure and bought 700 olive trees, our Oliveto, in […]
My heart is full to bursting
Good morning lovely people I had a moment the other day. No 1 daughter (#no favourites) was home from tour and I was sitting with […]
Carina in Print – January The Scots Magazine
We hae meat and we can eat A steak pie is a great alternative to haggis, neeps and tatties for Burns Night, writes Carina Contini. […]
Show off
Good morning lovely people No 1 daughter is a dancer (#no favourites). Her chat is about “the performance”. Miss Alina, our No 1 general manager, […]
