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Thistle Shortbread for Burns Night
Hoots! Tomorrow is Burns Night, the unofficial celebration of all things Scottish in general, and specifically the life and times of the national poet, Robert (Robbie) Burns. Up and down the land,...
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Scottish Food: Aberdeen Butteries
This is part of a series on Scottish food. See more recipes here! With Burns Night just behind us, this seems like an opportune moment to try another traditional Scottish recipe, and today I’ve turned...
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Scottish Food: Empire Biscuits
I’ve not done a post on something Scottish for a while, so time to change that. These are Empire Biscuits, which are made from two layers of shortbread, filled with jam and topped with sweet icing and...
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Gaun Yersel, Glasgow!
So, lads and lassies, did you see all that? We’ve had over a week of sporting action from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The opening ceremony was of course a festival of almost every cliché...
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Scottish Food: Selkirk Bannock
You’ll probably know by now that I’m Scottish, and that often comes through in a lot of the food I make. Well, it’s certainly been an interesting few months concerning the future of the nation (but of...
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Scottish Food: Dundee Cake
We might be in the New Year, with all manner of good resolutions, but this is a recipe that I really could not resist posting. We’re about to hit Burns Night, when there are celebrations of Scotland’s...
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Scottish Food: Petticoat Tails
This evening is Burns Night, so time to celebrate all things Scottish! However, things like haggis can be a bit of an acquired taste, so I’ve gone for one of those perennial favourites, shortbread. Or...
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Scottish Food: Skirlie
Burns Night might have passed, but I’ve got one last Scottish recipe that I would like to share. This one is great, as it is both incredibly tasty, very simple to make and really rather healthy given...
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Scottish Food: Parlies (after a fashion…)
Hoots! Tonight is Burns Night, the official unofficial celebration of all things Scottish in general, and specifically the life and times of the national poet, Robert (Robbie) Burns. Up and down the...
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Scottish Food: Perkins for Burns Night
I was having a look back at some past posts and I realised that it has been 4 years since I last did a Scottish recipe in honour of Burns Night. I did manage 2 years ago to make some lamingtons for...
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