Atholl Brose Tonight is Robbie Burns night. It’s the night of the year when the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns (1759-1796), is celebrated with fêtes, food, and fine whiskey. Since my son Duncan’s father is a Scot, we do celebrate a few traditions of his heritage, such as the first footing to our home […]
How to Keep Your Cookbook Clean
How to Keep Your Cookbook Clean Here’s an easy little trick to help you keep the pages of any cookbook clean and in tip top condition and saving it from all the drips and drabs of ingredients that inevitably find their way onto the pages. This is so very simple that I’m betting some of you have figured this out a long […]
Outlander Kitchen Makes a Great Pie
Outlander Kitchen Makes a Great Pie Jamie and Claire. Just say those two names and many of you already know to whom I refer. I am a full on and unapologetic fan of Outlander, both the books and the TV series. I fell in love with Diana Gabaldon’s characters, Jamie and Claire, in the early 1990s when I read the first book […]