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October 14, 2009 05:28 PM EDT --
The fact that she upset my friend, Ina is bad enough... but now she makes an excuse that she cannot spell Ina or Ishbel.
Oh, and she said she was unsure how to pronounce my name - never . . .
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October 09, 2009 08:35 AM EDT --
I've got a bumper harvest from our plum trees this year. We've eaten so many, and I've baked pies, made crumbles added them to other fruit dishes - and I'm running out of ideas. Then I was . . .
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February 19, 2009 05:37 AM EST --
This is a updated version of an article I wrote last year all about the British custom of Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday. Next Tuesday will be Shrove Tuesday.
Traditionally in the UK, the . . .
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December 17, 2008 06:36 AM EST --
I posted this last year, and as I'm making a couple of them tonight, I though it was worth reposting.
This yule log is very popular in the UK, and is known in France as bouche Noel.
1 oz plain . . .
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December 09, 2008 07:19 AM EST --
I first ate these in Spain, more years ago than I care to mention, but have eaten similar sweetmeats in Portugal and in Greece - so I'm not sure of their ethnic origins. I make them every . . .
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December 02, 2008 10:51 AM EST --
Christmas mincepies are traditionally eaten at Christmas, but I make my own mincemeat and serve it in different ways, throughout the year. I use it with shortbread, to make mincemeat flans and to . . .
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November 17, 2008 09:49 AM EST --
I published this article last year, and thought it would be timely to republish it.
STIR UP SUNDAY
Is the name given to the last Sunday before advent, and is so-called because it was (and . . .
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October 07, 2008 06:16 AM EDT --
There are probably as many family recipes for this soup as there are Scots! Here's mine.
350g red split lentils
3 tablespoons vegetable/sunflower oil
A smoked ham hock or . . .
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March 31, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
This pudding was invented at the famous English public School - it is a taste of summer in a bowl!
l lb fresh strawberries (or sometimes I use half/half strawberries and raspberries)
20 flu oz pot . . .
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March 18, 2008 12:08 PM EDT --
3 - 4 lb lean, boned and rolled beef rib joint
2 large red onions, peeled, halved and sliced thinly
1 pint of an English beer (not a Guiness-type stout) or something like MacEwans Export . . .
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March 11, 2008 09:53 AM EDT --
Lainie - Here is another pudding recipe, especially for you! It uses apples instead of only lemons as in traditional syllabub recipes and is light and delicious.
150ml . . .
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March 10, 2008 10:10 AM EDT --
It is said that this dish was invented by members of a Scottish regiment stationed in India during the days of the Raj. It used to be served as a weekend breakfast dish, now more commonly as a supper . . .
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March 10, 2008 09:56 AM EDT --
Tried and tested and highly recommended by members of my family! I can't remember the origins of the recipe, but suspect it might be from one of D, Smith's earliest books.
2 heaped . . .
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March 07, 2008 08:20 AM EST --
The early 'forced' rhubarb is in the shops now, most from the 'rhubarb triangle' in Yorkshire. When it is young and tender and pale pink it is delicious to eat. Rhubarb . . .
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March 06, 2008 09:34 AM EST --
Tracklement is an old-fashioned way of describing a condiment made to be eaten with hot or cold meats or as an accompaniment to cheese. This is not a preserve, it will not keep for more than a few . . .
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February 29, 2008 09:08 AM EST --
A different 'take' on the old-fashioned British jam roly-poly pudding! This recipe was from a give-away card at a local supermarket a few years ago.
250g self raising flour
Pinch salt . . .
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February 29, 2008 03:46 AM EST --
Hot cross buns have been an Easter tradition in the UK for hundreds of years. The origins are lost in the mists of time, but the version that I was taught was that the Anglo Saxons baked buns . . .
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February 28, 2008 10:32 AM EST --
This year, Mothering Sunday (2 March 08) falls early because of the date of Easter. This is distinctly different to the US/rest of the world's 'Mother's Day'. It was a day . . .
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February 28, 2008 06:20 AM EST --
This is the Scottish version of Irish soda bread, it orginates from Lorn in Argyllshire. It's great eaten warm, spread with butter.
8 oz plain flour (sifted)
2 oz malted wholemeal flour . . .
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February 28, 2008 05:31 AM EST --
In honour of St Patrick's Day, which is rapidly approaching, here is a recipe for a modern 'take' on the old staple of Irish stew. I cannot recall whether this recipe is adapted from . . .
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