Scottish Holiday/Event Recipes

"Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: Don't be scared of this recipe.It was harder to descripe and type then to make. This recipe is a twist on a scotch egg. When I saw the contest I thought why not. I made it and served it as a main dish. I thought it was great. You could serve it as a salad corse by using half of an egg and less spinach...."

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Ingredients: eggs, extra virgin olive oil...

"A real showstopper! From my sis-in-law Ellen. Layers of jell-o gelatin, fruit, pudding or custard (try Dr. Oetker's different colored and flavored puddings), sherry doused ladyfingers, and whipped cream decorated with nonpareils make this fine dessert. Simple! The jell-o gelatin is prepared using half chilled red wine (or white wine or rose, depending..."

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Ingredients: colored sprinkles, Jello gelatin...

""The Creek Indians in Tennessee and Georgia were using corn ... for generations before the European settlers arrived.... This simple list of ingredients found in this famous Southern quick bread resembles Irish soda or wheaten and I cannot help but imagine how the Ulster-Scots settlers improvised and adapted to the new found colourful cornmeal...."

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Ingredients: cornmeal, eggs, fennel seeds...

"A Royal Wedding Drink to commemorate William and Kate's wedding, created by Drambuie. Cheers! FYI: Drambuie's secret-since-1745-recipe includes aged Scotch whiskies, heather honey and a blend of herbs and spices. It was created more than 260 years ago for Prince Charles Edward Stuart of Scotland."

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Ingredients: rose water, campari, drambuie...

"From the Ballathie House Hotel, Perth, Scotland."

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Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs...

"I found this recipe in the Toronto Sun. Although I made the cookies with salted butter as directed, the feedback I got was that the cookies were too salty. Next time, I would make them with unsalted butter and just add a little salt to bring out the flavour of the chocolate. Use your own judgment."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, salted butter...

"So, when I set about creating an allergy-friendly shortbread recipe that my niece could indulge in this Christmas, it was quite a frustrating endeavor. Thankfully, there are some wonderful vegan spreads on the market that work quite well. My favorites are the Earth Balance vegan buttery sticks and Nuttelax spread. Both work well in this recipe. But..."

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Ingredients: rice flour, tapioca flour...

"Classic elegant little Scandinavian appetizers, with a fusion accent! These can be made up in advance, then assembled before serving."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, fresh ground black pepper...

"Too hot for a cup of hot tea? (Mind you, being British, there is never a wrong time for a cup of tea for me!) However, this wonderful ice cream has all the elements of a cup of delicate Earl Grey tea, but with the added lift of lemon verbena. Perfect for a hot day or a sophisticated and elegant dessert for any summer patio party. For a quirky twist,..."

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Ingredients: egg yolks, lemon verbena leaves...

"There are numerous recipes for lemon balm lemonade, and I have an old English recipe myself that I make regularly - but, if you find that it is sometimes a little "light" on the lemon flavour, add some lemon verbena for a super charged lemon kick! I have made this several times now and it is so refreshing and zingy, perfect for a hot summer's..."

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Ingredients: citric acid, tartaric...

"When I was last back in England, I bought a bag of semi-dried mixed summer berries; strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, bilberries (wild blueberries) and cherries, all semi-dried and bursting with colour and flavour. I could not wait to cook with them, having sampled a few of them first of course! I came up with this recipe, a simple classic scone..."

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Ingredients: cream, plain white flour, eggs...