Table of Contents
Foreword Diana Gabaldon xi
Introduction xiii
My Outlander Kitchen 3
Pantry 3
Equipment 6
Glossary and Techniques 9
Conversion Tables 13
Chapter 1 Basic Recipes 17
Hot Broth at Castle Leoch (Brown Chicken Stock) 20
Murphy's Beef Broth (White Beef Stock) 22
Vegetable Stock 24
Short Crust Pastry 27
Blitz Puff Pastry 29
Crowdie Cheese 31
Basic Salad Dressing 33
Chapter 2 Breakfast 35
Mrs. FitzGibbons's Overnight Parritch 36
Potato Fritters 38
A Coddled Egg for Duncan 41
Bacon, Asparagus, and Wild Mushroom Omelette 45
Mrs. Bug's Cinnamon Toast 47
Yeasted Buckwheat Pancakes 49
Young Ian's Sage and Garlic Sausage 52
Chapter 3 Soups 55
Geillis's Cullen Skink 56
Cock-a-Leekie 58
Drunken Mock-Turtle Soup 61
Kale Brose with Bacon 65
Marsali's Beef (Buffalo) Tea 67
Cream of Nontoxic Mushroom Soup 69
Chapter 4 Appetizers 73
Goat Cheese and Bacon Tarts 74
Murtagh's Gift to Ellen (Puff Pastry Boar Tusks) 76
Cheese Savories (Gougères) 79
Rolls with Pigeon and Truffles 82
Mr. Willoughby's Coral Knob 85
Beer-Battered Corn Fritters 88
Mushroom Pasties 90
Chapter 5 Beef 93
Roast Beef for a Wedding Feast 94
Gypsy Stew 96
Veal Patties in Wine Sauce 99
Brianna's Bridies 101
Chapter 6 Poultry 105
Claire's Roast Chicken 106
Pheasant and Greens at Ardsmuir 109
Sweet Tea-Brined Fried Chicken 112
Slow-Cooked Chicken Fricassee 115
Chapter 7 Pork 119
Rosamund's Pulled Pork with Devil's Apple BBQ Sauce 120
Conspirators' Cassaulet 122
Ragoo'd Pork 126
Scotch Eggs 129
Bangers and Mash with Slow-Cooked Onion Gravy 132
Chapter 8 Lamb 135
Buttermilk Lamb Chops with Rosewater Mint Sauce 136
Shepherd's Pie 139
Sarah Woolam's Scotch Pies 142
Chapter 9 Game 147
Venison Stew with Tomatoe-Fruits 148
Jenny's Hare Pie 151
Chapter 10 Fish and Seafood 155
Fish Pie at the Lillingtons' 156
Steamed Mussels with Butter 159
Fish Fillets Poached in Wine 162
Peppery Oyster Stew 164
Baja Fish Tacos at the Celtic Festival 167
Trout Fried in Cornmeal 170
Chapter 11 Vegetarian 173
Vegetable Stew 174
Jenny's Onion Tart 176
Manioc and Red Beans with Fried Plantain 179
Stovie Potatoes 182
Diana Gabaldon's Cheese Enchiladas 184
Chapter 12 Pizza and Pasta 187
Roger and Bree's Pizza 188
Tortellini Portofino 190
Spaghetti and Meatballs with the Randalls 195
Chapter 13 Side Dishes 199
Dumplings in Cross Creek 200
Auld Ian's Buttered Leeks 202
Oxford Baked Beans 204
Fergus's Roasted Tatties 206
Matchstick Cold-Oil Fries 208
Broccoli Salad 210
Honey-Roasted Butternut Squash 212
Chapter 14 Breads and Baking 215
Mrs. Graham's Oatmeal Scones with Clotted Cream 216
Pumpkin Seed and Herb Oatcakes 219
Nettle Rolls 221
Brown Buns at Beauly 224
Fiona's Cinnamon Scones 227
Bannocks at Carfax Close 230
Honey-Buttermilk Oat Bread 232
Spoon Bread 236
Jocasta's Auld Country Bannocks 238
Raisin Muffins 241
Corn Muffins 244
Mrs. Bug's Buttermilk Drop Biscuits 246
Chapter 15 Sweets and Desserts 249
Governor Tryon's Humble Crumble
Apple Pie 250
The MacKenzies' Millionaire's Shortbread 252
Warm Almond Pastry with Father Anselm 255
Black Jack Randall's Dark Chocolate Lavender Fudge 258
Jam Tarts 261
Sweet Potato Pie 263
Chocolate Biscuits 267
Lord John's Upside-Down Plum Cake 269
Almond Squirts 272
Ginger-Nut Biscuits 274
Banoffee Trifle at River Run 277
Apple Fritters 279
Ulysses's Syllabub 281
Gingerbread and Fresh Crud 283
Jem's Bread Pudding with Maple Butterscotch Sauce 286
Stephen Bonnet's Salted Chocolate Pretzel Balls 289
Maple Pudding 292
Chapter 16 Drinks and Cocktails 295
The Comte St. Germain's Poison 296
Frank's Sherry Tipple 298
Atholl Brose for the Bonnie Prince 299
Hot Chocolate with La Dame Blanche 302
Laoghaire's Whiskey Sour 304
Mamacita's Sangria 306
Cherry Bounce 308
Jamie's Rusty Nail 310
Chapter 17 Preserves and Condiments 313
Quick Pickles for a Hasty Escape 314
Pickled Mushrooms 316
Fraser Strawberry Jam 318
Tomato Pickle in the Manger 321
Strawberry-White Balsamic Shrub 323
Acknowledgments 325
Recipe Index 327
About the Author 335
About the Photographer 336