Hogmenay

Auld Alliance Cheese Spread

This is used as a savoury spread for nibblies or as a starter. You can spread it on warm toast (either dry or buttered), potato scones or oatcakes.

Cock-a-Leekie Soup Recipe

This recipe apparently has its origins in 18th century Edinburgh, Scotland — where the unlucky rooster that lost a cock fight would be tossed into a pot and fed up to the spectators

Oatcakes Recipe

This is a classic Scottish quick bread recipe for oatcakes.

Parsnip Mash

You can make this a few hours ahead, and then reheat using a bit of milk or butter.

This is so fast, the two minutes this takes is barely enough time to organize the tea and toast to go with. Once you’ve made porridge in a microwave, you’ll never go back to cleaning up a sticky porridge pot again.

Rosemary Oatmeal Fritters

These fritters taste as good as they are good for you

Whipped Shortbread Recipe

Though not exactly actually whipped, whipped shortbread cookies are much lighter than regular shortbread, and almost melt in your mouth.