Crab Linguine

The first of our season of one pot wonders, what better than something that is readily available in Crail and its easy to prepare in our holiday let kitchen. Locally sourced crab can be found in either the lobster shack down at the  harbour or from Green's the Grocer on the High Street, both less than 5 mins walk from Neuk Hoose. We won't bother with measurements as who wants to weigh things on holiday!

Crab Linguine

serves 2

2 Dressed Crab
Any pasta will do but I love it with Linguine or spaghetti
Double Cream or Creme Fraiche
2 Cloves of garlic, squashed
1 red chilli, finely chopped
squeeze of ½ a lemon
Green herb, any really that you can find Coriander, parsley or basil would be best but dill could work too.

-Cook pasta according to the packet instructions, leave to drain reserving a bit of the cooking liquor (just under an egg cup full)
-Pour a good glug of cream into the now empty pasta pan with the reserved cooking liquor, add the garlic and chilli and let this bubble a bit, reduce and thicken, then add the lemon juice and if you can bear to spare any a wee splosh of white wine.
-Now add your crab, give it a good stir and then add the cooked pasta, green herb and lots of salt and pepper, if it looks too dry you can add a splosh more cream or wine.
-This is literally a 15 min meal, the pasta won't thank you for sitting cooked for too long so make sure all your ingredients are chopped and ready to go.
-Enjoy with a large glass of dry white wine and some yummy crusty bread to mop up all the juices.

One Pot Wonders.

While we love the chance to cook in a new-to-us kitchen, the last thing we want to do on holiday is prepare a meal that creates a lot of extra work and dishes. That's why we gravitate toward one-pot meals. Not only do they cut down on cleanup time (time which could be better spent enjoying family and friends), but they are also easier to execute — even if you aren't familiar with the utensils and equipment you'll find everything you need in the Neuk Hoose kitchen to whip up a one pot wonder. Recipes to follow.....

2016 East Neuk Festival

Neuk Hoose, Fife's best holiday cottage is proud to endorse the 2016 East Neuk Festival.

"Wide open to the world, rooted in Fife."

What better way to describe the magical and romantic East Neuk Festival. Celebrating music from around the world from Mendelssohn, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, to the golden age of Jazz and Nizam Rohana's Oud all to be enjoyed from our wee neuk of East Fife.

Starting on Saturday 25th June in Crail there will be the opening night suitable for all ages celebrating music from around the world ending with some classical Jazz.

Sunday 3rd July sees the finale of the festival in Crail and Cambo with Comedy, tragedy and fairytales and ending with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra playing Schumann, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich.

This promises to be a spectacularly magical week long event with something special for all music lovers and although our accommodation in Crail is already booked it is so worth a visit.

Essentials for your summer holiday.

What do I pack, what do we need? Will the kitchen sink even fit in the back of the car.......!
A wee handy guide to packing your holiday essentials from Fife's best self catering holiday cottage.

All linen and towels are provided however beach towels are a really good idea to pack if you are planing on hitting the beach. The Beehive store sells buckets, spades and the all important crabbing nets.

There is nothing worse than arriving at your holiday cottage to find no cooking equipment in the kitchen. We have all the pots and pans you need as well as some baking equipment, cafitiere, egg cups, sharp knives and baking trays. You don't even need to buy up the supermarket on your way either as Crail boasts its own butcher, fishmonger, fruit and veg shop, whole foods/organics shop, bakery as well as the trusty Coop.

Sturdy shoes! Even if you are not much of a walker normally, Crail draws you in to exploring its charming winding back streets. For the seasoned walkers the Fife Costal Path combined with the number 95 bus is an absolute winner. Have a goal in mind or just walk for as far as your legs can manage then  hop on the bus to take you back to Crail,  it's a Scotland walking holiday dream.

And finally a good book, our wee bench outside the house is the perfect spot to sit in the sun, watching the world go by or to forget the rest of the world is even there, page after page.

The Fabulous Crail Food Festival 2016

Well the weather wasn't great but it didn't stop a good turn out for the 2016 Crail Food Fest. We started at the chocolate tent, well where else would you start? Delicious macaroons, sumptious brownies and hot chocolate all went down well.

The harbour was the place to be for lunch and although I am in love with Puddledub pork it was the pulled venison bun that won the day for me. Others voted for the arbroath smokies and the queue spoke for itself.

We still have a couple of weeks free at the beginning of July if anyone is still looking to book their
self catering holiday in Fife, our holiday cottage in Crail sleeps up to 4 and is the perfect place to
holiday in the East Neuk

Post Office reopens in Crail

Happy days for the residents of Crail and lovely guests at Neuk Hoose. The post office has reopened in the Beehive shop. 

Aptly nicknamed "the pocket money shop"'in our house, the Beehive is a treasure trove of penny sweets, kids toys for under a fiver, Luvians ice cream, cards and lightbulbs etc. 

Now when you're staying in our holiday cottage in Crail you can post a wee postcard and share the fun.

Fun and frolics at the Crail Festival

With 2015's Crail Festival underway there is plenty to satisfy the appetite of any culture vulture out there. There is singing, dancing, story telling, art exhibitions and even a frozen singalong.
Coinciding with the Glasgow fair fortnight the Crail Festival punches well above its weight in terms of quality, accessibility and most of all fun.
If you come on holiday on the East Coast of Scotland a visit to the Crail Festival is not to be missed. Sadly Neuk Hoose the best self catering holiday cottage in Fife is fully booked for this year, but if you can manage a day trip the festival is well worth a visit.
You can always get in early to book your holiday rental in Scotland for next year, bookings being taken at www.neukhoose.co.uk
For more information about the Crail Festival, follow the link.......