STARZ Outlander Premiere Party Menu: Flying Solo
Much like Jerry MacKenzie, you’re headed into the unknown alone. But you’re not flying covert ops over the English Channel…instead, you’ve closed the door to the TV room, dimmed the lights and have a...
View ArticleOutlander on STARZ Premiere Party Menu: Single Malt Pairings
Here we are, Outlanders! It’s the end of a week of STARZ premiere party menus, and I can’t help but admit to all of you that I think I’ve saved the best for last. This Single Malt Pairings Sampler Menu...
View ArticleFrank’s Sherry Tipple Cocktail & The Winner!
After a peaceful and not unpleasant sit with Mrs. Baird, I made my way upstairs, to ready myself before Frank came home. I knew his limit with sherry was two glasses, so I expected him back soon. The...
View ArticleNorth African Rice Pilaf from Claire’s Apothecary Cabinet
To survive in the 1700s, it was vital ye had knowledge of the local plants and herbs. Some were as deadly as they were beautiful, and only a skilled healer could use them. In Claire’s Apothecary...
View ArticleOutlander on STARZ Premiere – Comic Con 2014
Thousands descended on San Diego last week for Comic Con 2014, including a few hundred #Outlanders there to see the world premiere of Outlander on STARZ. I was invited along by another big fan, Karli,...
View ArticleBannocks at Castle Leoch – Outlander on STARZ Episode 102
I can’t imagine the men of Clan MacKenzie were belting out the last chorus of the road trip favourite 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall as they rode the final stretch into Castle Leoch at the end of last...
View ArticleAtholl Brose – Outlander on STARZ Episode 103
We last left Claire deposited in Davie Beaton’s old closet, quietly shedding a few tears while her erstwhile saviour, the tinkerer, bounced back to Inverness in his little wagon without her. It’s that...
View ArticleRoasted Pork Tenderloin with Cider Sauce, Neeps and Tatties – Outlander on...
We’ve got a big night coming up at Castle Leoch this Saturday! MacKenzie men are traveling from near and far to pledge their troth to the Laird, and once the dirk kissing and quaich quenching are done,...
View ArticleHomemade Crowdie Cheese – Outlander on STARZ Episode 105 “Rent”
Mission accomplished! Claire is out from behind the castle walls, and off with the lads to collect the rents and “attend to a wee bit of business here and there.” (TV Dougal can be so damn ominous.)...
View ArticleScottish Tablet – Outlander on STARZ Episode 106
It’s going to be a tough Saturday. Even if you haven’t read any of the early reviews for Epsiode 106 of Outlander on STARZ, this picture says it all. BJR is back, and it doesn’t look like his mood has...
View ArticleCranachan – Outlander on STARZ Episode 107 – The Wedding
Can you believe we’ve made it? We’re actually here! After months and months of waiting (decades, really, for some), The Wedding is less than 4 days away. It looks as though some of the finer points...
View ArticleScottish Rarebit – Outlander on STARZ Episode 108
Soon, we’ll be as lost as Claire. Just one more episode before we enter that black hole of Outlander nothingness until early 2015, when the last half of the season will appear to pull us out of our...
View ArticleScotch Broth – Outlander on STARZ Episode 112
Welcome home, Jamie and Claire! Together forever, right? Of course, Jenny has a few things to say to her long lost brother before they sit down for a sup and a bite to eat…good thing she put that pot...
View ArticleChicken in the Heather with Cauliflower, Whisky & Cheese – Outlander on STARZ...
At the end of the last episode, there was trouble in the parlour, and I’m not talking about another cat fight between Claire and Jenny. No my dearies, it seems The Black Watch has come to Lallybroch,...
View ArticlePuff Pastry Boar Tusk Bracelets – Outlander on STARZ Episode 114
A gift from one good sister to another…but who originally bestowed these beautiful boar tusk bracelets to Ellen Fraser? Book readers know — but it’s still a mystery to those of you who are only...
View ArticleJamie’s Rusty Nail – Outlander on STARZ Episode 115
Jamie’s Rusty Nail This isn’t going to be easy, and there’s not a food on earth that pairs well with Wentworth Prison — instead, let’s toast our favourite fictional hero, and have a few drams to get...
View ArticleOpen Bar for Outlander on STARZ Episode 116
I’ll be honest. Between Wentworth and the five-week renovation my Outlander Kitchen is still undergoing, I couldn’t come up with a NEW recipe this week. In fact, I’m tempted to compare living through a...
View ArticleDrambuie Rhubarb Sour for the Bonnie Prince – Outlander S2E2
He was a sturdy, good-looking lad, with thick, light-brown hair curling loose upon his shoulders, and a fair face, cheeks flushed red with cold and exertion. His nose was running slightly, and he wiped...
View ArticleMaster Raymond’s Frogs Legs – Chicken Wings Provençal S2E3
For Master Raymond resembled nothing so, much as a large, genial frog. A touch over four feet tall, barrel-chested and bandy-legged, he had the thick, clammy skin of a swamp dweller, and slightly...
View ArticleCoq au Vin for the Comte St. Germain – Outlander S2E4
Welcome back! Season 2 is ticking right along. New characters are everywhere if you’re a TV fan, while for the readers among us, it’s like meeting old friends for the first time in person! Or enemies?...
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