Loading ...Saturday night we had a party to celebrate Burns night. I wanted to invite more people than I could seat around our dining room table, so I came up with the idea of a Burns night buffet!
There were 13 of us and I would say it was a very successful night. I certainly had a good time and really loved having the kitchen filled with friends.
Steve was disappointed that he had to buy a Haggis, he wanted to make it himself. But to make up for it I ‘found’ a man in a kilt to read the ‘Address to a Haggis’! Last year we had my laptop with a YouTube video on the end of the table!
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Of course we also served roast beef and roast pork for those not so keen on Haggis! Then for dessert a drunken crumble I found on a ‘traditional Scottish recipes’ site, made with homegrown rhubarb from the freezer, and a traditional mincemeat pie.
Thanks to my Dad for providing the pictures of the haggis and dessert.
RECIPE
Drunken Crumble
- 1½ lbs raw rhubarb
- 3 fluid ounces whisky
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp Allspice
- Clean and chop the rhubarb into pieces and put in a 2-pint pie dish. Add the other ingredients for the filling and stir well.
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup oats
- ½ cup butter
- Rub the butter into the flour, brown sugar and oats until the mixture resembles small breadcrumbs.
- Sprinkle crumble mix over rhubarb
- Bake 400°F for about 30 minutes or until golden brown
We also had a second crumble that was apple & berries. Which was even simpler, a couple of apples chopped up with some frozen berries, same crumble topping. I love crumble, it is so simple but so delicious.
It looks like you had a great time. Stopping by from SITS!
Comment by JDaniel4's Mom — January 26, 2010 @ 3:33 pm
sounds and looks like an amazing night! So bummed out to have missed it!
Comment by Emily — January 26, 2010 @ 3:33 pm
What a fun night you must have had! Everything looks so festive.
Comment by Kristen — January 26, 2010 @ 5:26 pm
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Pingback by Happy Birthday to Me and Robbie B. « Hill Top Fibre — January 26, 2010 @ 6:59 pm
The drunken crumble looks great. I enjoyed reading about your gathering. So neat to have the guy in kilt to read. I have to say, I think I am grateful you did not provide a recipe for the haggis. LOL! Thank you for linking your post to TMTT.
Comment by Lisa@blessedwithgrace — January 26, 2010 @ 9:05 pm
It looks like a wonderfull tribute to Mr Burns. Love the kilt!
Next year you have to get the honored speeker to the haggus to show more leg for the Photo op!!
please post next years photos too! Speeking as a good scottish-Dane we need more men waring kilts!
all for now jan
Comment by jan — January 30, 2010 @ 5:57 pm