by Katie & Catherine | Jan 29, 2015 | Scottish Recipes
Sweet Sugary Scottish Tablet Maybe it’s a sign of getting old when you start reliving the experiences from your youth. The modern world has its attractions yes, but when they never live up to the memories that exist in your head since childhood then is it time to...
by Katie & Catherine | Jan 15, 2015 | Fascinating Facts, History & Folklore, Scottish Recipes
Haggis, Neeps and Tatties, Our National Dish What better way to kick off the Year than an evening with our national dish and our national poet. No other food can lay such a strong claim as Haggis, Neeps and Tatties to being the soul food of a nation, a meal that binds...
by Katie & Catherine | Dec 19, 2014 | Scottish Recipes
Let’s Get Into the Christmas Spirit! The coming of winter means different things to different people. For some it’s Brussels sprouts, garish Christmas jumpers and office party misbehaviour, but for me it is the opportunity to sample my favourite festive...
by Katie & Catherine | Nov 20, 2014 | Scottish Recipes
Make Puddings With Seaweed Cairgein is a brownish seaweed popular in the Outer Hebrides and the English translation is Carrageen. I was born and brought up in Horisary, North Uist, only a short walk from the sea. Every year as a child I remember the cairgein being...
by Katie & Catherine | Nov 6, 2014 | Scottish Recipes
It’s Not Christmas Pudding! I first tasted clootie dumpling as a child in 1955, the lingering memory is of watching my great grandmother collect the ingredients and the long, long wait for the first taste. The dumpling would typically make an appearance at...
by Katie & Catherine | Oct 27, 2014 | Scottish Recipes
Fish and Potato Soup You’ll Love! I’ve been asked to share my recipe for this blog which I’m happy to do. What you need to remember is that this is mine because I have tweaked the recipe to suit my taste and requirements. I like a thick, comforting bowl of...
