Robbie Burns Supper

Originally posted on gastrorob:
On 25th January, we celebrate the life of Robbie Burns.  Many of us have often gone to organised Robbie Burns Nights where the festivities begin with The Selkirk Grace followed by a procession of pipes, tributes and toasts paid to the haggis before a dinner of ‘haggis, neeps and tatties’ followed…

French Toast

Cinnamon & Vanilla flavoured French Toast is great as it is but I always like mine topped with some fruit compote or even a drizzle of maple syrup or if I’m being particularly greedy, both.

Shepherd’s Pie

my favourite way of eating this was with a squeeze of ketchup over the mash and then mixing everything together into a plateful of dark, pink-brown gloop studded with baked beans. 

Lentils

I don’t know what the allure of cooking lentils at New Years is for me but I always like to start the year cooking a warm bowlful of them. It’s not as if I’m looking for something warm and filling as the weather has been sunny and mild over the holiday period and I’m stuffed…