Robert_Burns , much-loved national poet of Scotland was born on January 25th 1759.  Not only in Scotland, but the world around, wherever people of Scottish decent or would-be Scotts gather, they celebrate “Burns_Night.”  The celebration usually involves a haggis and an inordinate amount of unblended malt whisky. Who’s Robert Burns?  You most likely croon his most famous work every New Year’s Eve, for he was the author of Auld_Lang_Syne.

Whereas I am sure you would have no objection to hefting a glass of Glenfiddich or Glenmornagie, most of you probably wouldn’t touch a haggis with a ten foot Claymore, which is too bad because haggis has received a lot of undeserved bad press over the years.  In actuality it is rather like a cross between a meatloaf and pâté.

If you are interested in celebrating the Scottish Bards birthday, you couldn’t do better than to serve one of the two versions of Cock-a-Leekie that are offered here.  One is a soup and one may be served as an entrée.

                 Cock a Leekie Soup         Cock a Leekie Entrée

     Robert Burns Birth Place                             Interiour of Burns Cottage