Burn’s Night: I missed it!
Honestly I did remember that it was Burn’s Night last week on January the 25th, and while I unfortunately didn’t have time to go to a restaurant to celebrate (due to work), I did make a mental note to cook up a few Scottish recipes for it.
Despite being half Scottish (and therefore having a patriotic Father who’d kill me for forgetting), my memory is truly like a sieve - and the mental note went forgotten until I stumbled across this post on Nami Nami about Burn’s Night and thought - “Damn! That’s what I forgot!”.
Here’s a couple of recipes from the Archives which would be perfect for any Scottish themed evening - both easy to prepare yet tasty enough to convert even the most ardent haggis hater into a whisky drinking, kilt wearing Scotsman (ok, maybe not the last bit) - at least for one evening!
To Start…
First selection up is our Haggis with Drambuie Sauce, which is perfect served as either a starter or a small main course. There’s no reason why you couldn’t go all traditional and pierce open the Haggis in front of your guests, having the sauce ready on the side (as opposed to served in a ramekin, as in this recipe).
And For Desert…
Easily the most elegant of Scottish deserts, the Cranachan. This is a concoction of raspberries, cream and oats with a dose of whisky for good measure. What could go wrong?
Bite This!
February 3rd, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I actually rather like Haggis - and the Drambui Sauce sounds like a nice touch.
February 3rd, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Katie: The Drambuie is a great taste that has to be tried - really. The first time I tried it, I was blown away!
February 4th, 2007 at 8:18 am
How could you??!! Hope your father will forgive you:)
We had a wonderful night indeed. It was my first time to make cock-a-leekie soup (loved it, will blog about it next week), and my friend Virve made a slightly alternative Cranachan that was wonderful. Any excuse to drink some whisky:)
February 4th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Pille: I’ll be checking your blog for that cock-a-leekie recipe and trying it out myself! I just love Cranachan, too.
February 4th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Shame on you is right…my very Scottish father didn’t let us forget!!!
February 5th, 2007 at 12:03 am
peabody: Mine had us round for a belated celebration this last weekend - where he cooked up his great Cullen Skink (smoked haddock chowder)
February 6th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
I think my father cares so much since we get to wear our kilts…and there just aren’t enough holidays and highland games to ever wear them at in his opinion.