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Scotland for the Senses: May 2012

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Scotland for the Senses. It has been almost a year since I said goodbye to this blog and now my Scotsman and I are saying goodbye to Scotland as well. After much discussion and even more paperwork, we are moving to Canada. Thank you for all the lovely supportive emails and stories of Scotland. I will miss it here. If you would like to be kept up-to-date with my creative wanderings, you can email me at. Or follow me on Twitter at @pleasebringcake. One more * squeeze* for the road. Wish me luck. I had plan...

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Scotland for the Senses: A very Scottish...curry

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Scotland for the Senses. A very Scottish.curry. Many years ago, when the idea of moving to Scotland was still lurking behind an penchant for Celtic music and British telly, I was an English literature major at the University of British Columbia. 8220;The food in Britain…as you know…is terrible. If you can avoid eating while you are there…do. Unless of course…you are having a curry.”. Backed an MP’s bid. For Glasgow to be officially recognized by the EU as the home of the famous dish. 2010, and to celebra...

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Scotland for the Senses: Should auld acquaintance be forgot…

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Scotland for the Senses. Should auld acquaintance be forgot…. I thought the first line to the popular Burns’ song Auld Lang Syne would be appropriate on this occasion, which marks my goodbye to this blog. While I will eventually be shutting down comments and other bits and pieces, the blog itself will remain as a point of reference and potential enjoyment for whoever should stumble upon it. I have no doubt I will someday reemerge in bloggerland under a different guise. If you have enjoyed my writing ...

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Scotland for the Senses: June 2011

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Scotland for the Senses. Should auld acquaintance be forgot…. I thought the first line to the popular Burns’ song Auld Lang Syne would be appropriate on this occasion, which marks my goodbye to this blog. While I will eventually be shutting down comments and other bits and pieces, the blog itself will remain as a point of reference and potential enjoyment for whoever should stumble upon it. I have no doubt I will someday reemerge in bloggerland under a different guise. If you have enjoyed my writing ...

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Scotland for the Senses: Deep fried pizza. Get it in ye.

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Scotland for the Senses. Deep fried pizza. Get it in ye. This is a pizza supper. Take a pizza. Fold it half. Plunge it into hot oil until maximum saturation is reached. If you dare, unfold the greasy pizza and fill it with chips until you are have created a mountainous, fatty, salt-sprinkled, cheese strewn monster. There are two seasons in Scotland: June and winter."- Billy Connolly. The Scotland lovers club. Haunted Edinburgh: Greyfriars Kirkyard. Beneath the shell of Newark Castle. Many years ago, when...

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Scotland for the Senses: Balnakeil: Death of a Highwayman

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Scotland for the Senses. Balnakeil: Death of a Highwayman. There should be a word for a saga which time has faded into myth and obscurity. It has taken more than 400 years, but the details of the life of Donald McMurdo (aka Domhnull MacMhurchaidh) seem to be all but washed away. Even the spelling of his name - which my Scotland guidebook lists as “MacMurchow,” - seems to be in some dispute. McMurdo is said to have killed 18 people, often tossing them down the “blow hole” at Smoo Cave. McMurdo is buried i...

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Scotland for the Senses: February 2011

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Scotland for the Senses. A touch of Italy in Perthshire. There are ways to will spring to arrive in Scotland. One way is to turn the consumption of ice cream into an event. Yesterday we did just that when we hopped in the car and drove more than an hour to Perthshire. Down a beautiful country road between Perth and Dunkeld, a bright pink and white sign advertises a café and ice cream parlour built in a converted farm building. The Stewart Tower Dairy. After years of dessert-eating practice, I have come t...

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Scotland for the Senses: The simple extravagance of Scottish mussels

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Scotland for the Senses. The simple extravagance of Scottish mussels. You know when you eat out at a restaurant and one course is so good it almost causes you to stop breathing? My Scotsman and I recently enjoyed an overnight stay at a hotel. In the highlands, where he ordered Scottish mussels in a white wine and cream sauce. We loved it so much that once we were home we couldn’t stop talking about it and decided to have a go at cooking mussels ourselves. The Scotland lovers club. The following is my fic...

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Scotland for the Senses: The big move...

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Scotland for the Senses. It has been almost a year since I said goodbye to this blog and now my Scotsman and I are saying goodbye to Scotland as well. After much discussion and even more paperwork, we are moving to Canada. Thank you for all the lovely supportive emails and stories of Scotland. I will miss it here. If you would like to be kept up-to-date with my creative wanderings, you can email me at. Or follow me on Twitter at @pleasebringcake. One more * squeeze* for the road. Wish me luck. It has bee...

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Scotland for the Senses: Gullane's black rocks, then cake

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Scotland for the Senses. Gullane's black rocks, then cake. In the gentle world of East Lothian, it is easy to make a trip to the beach stretch out the way the sun laps from the dunes to the shore in the late afternoon. Be as lazy or adventurous as you like, running or rambling from the carpark in Gullane down to the beach, where you start the lingering trek towards the distant black rocks. The day is that combination of chilled breeze and the coin-sized orbs of warmth against your cheeks and your eyelids.