This Wednesday 25th January is Burns Night, an evening celebrating the life and works of the Scottish poet Robert Burns with many people gathering together to host a special Scottish dinner. Typically this starts off with some Cullen Skink, a creamy smoked haddock soup and is then followed by the main course of Haggis and Neeps and Tatties (mashed potatoes and turnips or swedes). Even though my husband is actually half Scottish I have yet to make a real traditional dinner of some haggis and neeps and tatties but I am a big fan of haggis….
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Salmon and Prawn Cocktail with a Whisky Marie Rose Sauce
I have a soft spot for this retro classic starter. Unfortunately, the prawn cocktail has has become a figure of fun and embarrassment that many of us are no longer taking this dish seriously. It sort of screams Abigail’s Party in your face, a kind of 1970s hysteria where everyone in the UK was excited about pasta .. but in a tin, and during a time when Delia was soon to take the country by storm with her microwave recipe cookbooks and endless casserole recipes….