Haggis :

Molly MacRae Monday: Got Haggis?

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It's Molly MacRae Monday, the 1st - and the funny mystery author this month delves into the mystery of why on earth people like Haggis. Of course, I always wonder why Molly likes prunes, mincemeat, and more...-Amy Got Haggis?[...]

Halloween, haggis and happy birthdays

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I just got back from my annual trip to Nottingham. It started out as a real nail biter and ended as one as well thanks to the unpredictable winter weather in Denver. It is often humbling to realize that Mother Nature, not you, is often in control[...]

Haggis Bon Bons - Party Food / Canapes

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Thought I'd share some of the party food from today with you all. These are Haggis Bon Bons. Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish made from sheep offal mixed with spices, oatmeal and onion. It's really really tasty - but due to[...]

Haggis Scotch Eggs with Whisky Sauce

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I mentioned to a friend of mine, that I would be trying to make scotch eggs with haggis in them, and a look of disgust flashed, albeit briefly, across his face. On probing further the reason for his antipathy, he asked me whether I knew what was in[...]

Burns Night: Auld Lang Syne Veggie Haggis

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Today is Burn’s Night, a Scottish holiday celebrating the brilliant poet Robert Burns, most known for his poem Auld Lang Syne. A few posts back, I wrote about  New Beginnings , but today, my post is about Endings. Auld Lang Syne is a[...]

Cold snap in the UK spikes haggis sales

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I've worked in the media before and generally, it's a big no-no to to cut-and-paste press releases as a substitute for news. I'm not going to do that (completely). Earlier this week, Meredith and I received a personal email from Mr. Thomas Knorpp[...]

Marina Market sells the Canned Haggis featured on Chopped

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Buy canned Haggis here! There?s no time for a warm-up on Chopped All-Stars , and right out of the gate, the contestants were presented with a basket that judge Alex Guarnaschelli aptly labeled ?a total act of cruelty.? Notable[...]

Robbie Burns day at the Haggis and the Herring

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When I woke up Tuesday morning, my first task was to shovel the driveway do some cleaning. By eleven , I was in the car heading to Scarborough to the But 'n' Ben Scottish Butchers to pick up the haggis for dinner. But 'n' Ben specializes[...]

New at the Haggis and the Herring: Jeremy Nathan Saraga

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Jeremy Nathan Saraga was born on October 13 at 12:39 a.m. Extra special thanks to the excellent nurses and doctors in the labour and delivery, neonatal intensive care and mother and baby units at North York General Hospital in Toronto.[...]

Haggis…aka heart, liver and lungs… Neeps and Tatties…..

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Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race! Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm: Weel are ye wordy o’ a grace As lang’s my arm. Robert Burns was a good[...]