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Carolyn McDonald Graf The Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod, has a new cookbook simply called The Scottish Cookbook. He again brings his lively storytelling skills to this book which makes it …
Continue reading “Tastes of Scotland: Isle of Mulligatawny Soup”
by Catherine McKinley North Carolina has various locales with a strong Scottish connection or flavor due to the significant 18th century immigration of Scottish Highlanders to the area. In fact, …
by Catherine McKinley As the US approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, assorted commemorative events have already started. North Carolina kicked off our “America250” …
Continue reading “Scots’ Contributions to the American Revolution”
Carolyn McDonald Graf In Broths To Bannocks, Catherine Brown, a well-known food writer and author, traces the history of Scottish cooking from 1690 to 1990. Along the way, she weaves …
Carolyn McDonald Graf BANNOCK There are as many types of bannocks as there are recipes for shortbread. Each region has its favorite and each family likes its recipe the best. …
By Catherine McKinley A recent article entitled “Family history is inspiring vacations in ‘roots travel’ trend” interestingly enough, lists SCOTLAND as its first example of a desired destination.It says …
by Catherine McKinley “Monarch of the Glen,” a BBC Series which aired from 2000 – 2005, follows Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur. Archie is living in London when his family …
by Carolyn McDonald Graf Cabbage Cabbage is one of those vegetables that is so common all over the world that it is difficult to pinpoint a place of origin. Because …
By Catherine McKinley Christmas is ancient. Celtic pagans held celebrations around the time of Winter solstice (Dec. 21 or 22) acknowledging the shortest day of the year. The festivities were …
By Carolyn McDonald Graf Parkin is a moist sticky ginger cake. Its origin probably goes back to pagan times when cakes were made to celebrate the beginning of winter and …