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"Delightful and EASY little smoked salmon and cucumber appetisers, and healthy too, with NO pastry! These are a breeze to make but they tick all the taste boxes, as well as being elegant. Cucumbers do vary in size, and I have suggested a medium cucumber, which is about 10" to 12" long.........however, any size will do!! Adjust the crème..."

Ingredients: creme fraiche, cucumbers, dill...

"French, Spanish and Scottish fusion cooking at its best!
Take large gambas (king prawns or giant shrimp) and sauté them in garlic butter.....then add a generous slug of Scotch whisky - set them alight - flambé them for a minute or so...........serve them hot with crusty bread to mop up all the sinful garlic butter and whisky juices..."

Ingredients: pepper, lemon wedges, parsley...

"Although Scotch Eggs have been around for eons, I first tasted them when I was a college student at Edinburgh University. They were heavily seasoned and accompanied by a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale (and NOT the weakened variety of Newcastle Brown that is sold in bottles in the U.S.!)"

Ingredients: eggs, fat, oil...

"This is a delicious dip/spread that is great on a bagel. Or, if you are hosting a brunch, you can serve it on mini bagels garnished with some cucumber slices. Of course, if you don't like or drink whiskey, you can substitute milk in its place."

Ingredients: cream cheese, fresh dill...

"These quirkily named "Pigs in Blankets" are the traditional British accompaniment to the Christmas roast turkey dinner - we call them "Trimmings". You will often see pubs, restaurants and hotels advertising Christmas Dinner with ALL the trimmings - these will be part of those trimmings that they mention! We can eat these with NO..."

Ingredients: streaky bacon, sausages...

"Scotch eggs are marvelous for travelers or picnickers! Take some spring onions to go with them and, if you've got plates, some chutney or mustard, for dipping. This recipe is taken from Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course."

Ingredients: chives, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"Delectable and divine.........fresh Scottish Salmon doused in Scotch Whisky!! Makes a very elegant starter or a light supper/lunch dish. Serve with thin slices of good brown bread and freshly churned butter........reward yourself with another wee dram!"

Ingredients: chives, dill, lemon juice...

"Devilling is the process of applying a highly flavoured paste, or mixture of dry condiments, to legs of poultry, game, fish roes etc., and then grilling them or coating them with breadcrumbs and frying them. Various mixtures of condiments are used but they usually include some very hot ingredients and something piquant; mustard is often used."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, French mustard...

"Very different from your current meatball recipes. Great hors d'oeuvres or part of a main course."

Ingredients: dark brown sugar, eggs...

"This recipe is from the September 1991 issue of Gourmet Magazine. This may be made 2 days in advance, kept covered and chilled. Serve this with crackers or crusty rolls."

Ingredients: scotch, fresh dill sprigs...

"The Auld Alliance is a series of historic friendship treaties between Scotland and France, first signed in 1295, as well as a traditional cheese and whisky pâté. This is the ORIGINAL simple cheese cream recipe, straight from the historic Overscaig B&B in Sutherland. Delicious served as a cream pâté for the first course,..."

Ingredients: pepper, Scotch whisky...

"Delicate pink shrimps nestled in spiced butter that are packed into earthenware pots, and sealed with golden clarified butter - quintessential British fare that is tinged with timeless elegance of an old-fashioned Seaside teatime treat!
Although Morecambe Bay in the North West of England is most famous for its potted shrimps, I remember these..."

Ingredients: shrimp, ground mace...

"This is a tasty starter for any meal. Combining whisky and cream makes for a very rich sauce. Quantities are sufficient for six people."

Ingredients: shrimp, heavy cream, onions...