Tiny Luing is big on cake
One of Scotland's best known food writers, Sue Lawrence, will be on Luing later this month working up appetites for her new book.
As well as hearing from the author about the recipes she collected, people will be able to sample her food.
The event at the Atlantic Islands Centre in Cullipool on Saturday November 23, during Book Week 2019, will double up as a launch for her book, A Taste of Scotland's Islands, and as a taster for some of the food produced on the island, just a short hop by ferry from the mainland.
Luing bakers and producers feature throughout the book, with their produce featured in some of the 100 recipes it shares with readers, including Tooti Cadzow's Luing beef fillet with salsa, Martin Whitmore's lemon oat vars, his wife Mary's banana cake with chocolate icing, and fellow islander
Mary Braithwaite's Luing sourdough bread.
Luing boasts its own collective of home-bakers, at the time of the book it was 14 women and one man – Martin – providing the community centre and local store with tasty treats all year round.
'Luing might be a small island but it is big on cake!' says
Sue, who is also a champion of local produce.
The writer, who now lives in Edinburgh, travelled to some of Scotland's many islands gleaning recipes along the way, and says she is looking forward to returning to Luing this month. She might also be looking for material for one of her next historical thrillers, saying: 'There's a lot that goes on in island communities – I find them fascinating. Who knows, I might pick up a few ideas for one of my books!'
The event on November 23 begins at 3pm and entry will be by donation.
For those still hungry, bar meals will be served from 5.30pm.