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Porridge - Simple Goodness
The link between the Scottish character and the Scottish diet has long been a subject of fanciful speculation; many have said that a spartan sensibility and powerful industriousness have their roots in the humble and nutritious staples of the Scottish kitchen. Porridge is a perfect example of these qualities.
The Hebridean Baker Has a New Book!
For Coinneach, cooking at home means gathering friends and loved ones and sharing stories, enjoying each other's company and learning new recipes, among other things.
How to Serve Haggis
The most traditional way to serve your haggis is with mashed potatoes and mashed yellow turnips. Or as the Scots call it: "mashed tatties and bashed neeps."
Address to a Haggis
Catapulted from the life of a small tenant farmer to the equivalent of a rock star from his first book of poems in July 1876 - titled Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - published in the sleepy town of Kilmarnock. A single printing of 612 copies had sold out in less than a month.
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