Archive for the ‘Scotch Scorner’ Category
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
This a truly delicious recipe, for Scottish rhubarb oatmeal crumble, for me this is one of my all time favourite deserts. It is quite simply the perfect finale to any meal; I just wish I could come across it more often when eating out.
If you do not wish to use ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
For those of you that are heading to the Granite City, Aberdeen and the northeast of Scotland this summer, I have put together a list of some useful phrases that will help you to integrate with the locals.
This is a follow up article to For Those Heading to the Granite ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
One of my all time favourites deserts has to be that classic Scottish desert Cranachan and on a miserable bank holiday Monday like to today, it is guaranteed to cheer you up.
It was originally a summer dish and often consumed around harvest time, but is now more likely to be ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
It's a bank holiday Monday and it's raining like crazy, I may have moved to London from Aberdeen in Scotland, but it's the usual bank holiday weather!
For me it's the perfect opportunity to make some soup, and for me the most delicious soup of all is Cullen Skink. It is ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
It's Friday the end of another tough week of fighting the good cause on my path to making 2 million dollars. It's an almost perfect day, its warm and the sun is shinning, I'm feeling fantastic, it's amazing what having a bit of sunshine does for your sense of wellbeing, ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Shortbread is a traditional Scottish biscuit (cookie for the Americans), which is traditionally eaten at Xmas and New Year, but nowadays it is commonly eaten all year round, and rightly so it is delicious. I cannot go on my travels to begin my new life in the Caribbean, without the knowledge of knowing ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
The world has truly gone crazy, I couldn't believe what I was reading Scottish Single Malt Whisky, has been beaten for the first time in a international competition run by Whisky Magazine, the industry bible. A Japanese whisky called Yoichi 20 year old single malt produced by the Nikka distillery ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Have you heard the news today, It's groundbreaking stuff, Mr Ian Brines has admitted on reflection that he got it completely wrong and shouldn't have disallowed Aberdeen's deserved equalising goal against Celtic on Saturday 19th of April. He admits in hindsight due to bad positioning he made a huge mistake ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Stovies a simple but classic Scottish dish that you cannot live without if you are a true Scot. Basically stovies consists of tatties (potatoes for the non Scots out there), onions, and meat. The meat that was traditionally used in the old days, was whatever you had leftover from your ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Cloutie dumpling (also spelt Clootie) is a traditional Scottish pudding, so called because in the old days, it would have been boiled in a clout or cloth. I thought I better take note of this recipe before I embark on my travels to the Caribbean and share it with other connoisseurs of ...
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