Burns night dinner and a perfect pick me up breakfast

Posted by petra08 on January 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

We were invited to our neighbours for a Burns night dinner. Burns night is an event to celebrate the Scottish poet Robert Burns and they typically include haggis with neeps and tatties (translation – swede and potato), Scotch whisky and reciting one or more of Burns poems. They had a fantastic haggis from Macsween, their’s … Continue reading →

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20 hours in Glasgow and a Scottish breakfast

Posted by petra08 on August 23, 2012 · 6 Comments 

I do some travel for work and sometimes the flights and my meeting times don’t quite match. This week I had a meeting and it worked out easier to head up the night before. I arrived at the hotel at about 9.45 PM and was absolutely starving. I stayed at the Crown Plaza and decided … Continue reading →

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Not a haggis in sight in Scotland!

Posted by petra08 on January 26, 2012 · 2 Comments 

I went to Scotland on business, not a long trip but arrived in the evening of January 25th, the official Burns night. I expected the hotel (that has an ok restaurant) to at least have something with haggis, quite a versatile product, but I also read in a Scottish Daily newspaper that the English eat … Continue reading →

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Peparing for the Year of the Dragon and celebrating Burns

Posted by petra08 on January 22, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Yesterday we went to a friend’s house to celebrate the Scottish poet Robert Burns. For starter we were treated to cock a leekie soup. Very light and lovely. This was followed by haggis with neeps and tatties (translated to English that is mash potato with mash swede) with our host reading a Robert Burns poem … Continue reading →

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