Due to having a Scottish part of the family and a natural fondness for turning food into occasions (or vice versa) we have got in the habit of celebrating Burn's Night. This year we couldn't do it on the day itself due to a triple birthday party, so we delayed until Sunday instead. We tend to use this as an excuse to eat and drink anything that we can vaguely link to Scotland, but always with haggis, neeps and tatties for the main meal. We had a MacSween haggis and I find the easiest way to cook it is in the microwave. Neeps and tatties (potato and swede) are just cooked and mashed. It may not look like the most appetising dish but it tastes fantastic, the spicy flavours of the haggis balanced by the creamy potato.
It wouldn't be Burn's Night without a wee dram or two of whisky, and luckily Mr Owl and I have a fairly large collection to choose between. Seeing as it was a 'school night' we had to resist the urge to do a complete taster session and instead settled on the Glenlivet to start as it is very smooth. We then finished after the meal with a spicier Dalmore along with our oatcakes and cheese (the French have always been allies of Scotland right?) and shortbread. I could do it all again this evening! Do you have any occasions or events you like to celebrate with food/drink, or any suggestions for how we could improve our Burn's Night next year?
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