Scottish Cookery & Food Books

Waverley Books, 2007. The Broons are undoubtedly Scotland’s First Family. This is a brilliant collection of ordinary folks’ cooking, with innumerable clippings from old DC Thomson & Co. papers such as The Sunday Post. Soups, stovies, tablet & Hogmanay pie are all there.

Alexander Fenton, John Donald 2007. This is an expanded version of a collection of academic lectures that Professor Fenton gave to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1997. Although there are some gaps in the subjects covered, the food ingredients that he deals with are authoritative, entertaining, and well referenced.

Nichola Fletcher, Swan Hill Press 2007. The ultimate Scottish meat, this is the result of the author’s 35 years of working with venison.

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Sue Lawrence Headline, 2006. Sue travelled all over the country to speak to producers and based her recipes on these seasonal treats.

Christopher Trotter, Aurum Press 2004. This was commissioned for the National Trust for Scotland. As well as the rich tradition of Scotland’s regional cooking, the recipes include some from the National Trust for Scotland’s properties.

Edited by Baroness Claire Macdonald. Black and White, 2002. A compilation of modern Scottish recipes from chefs around the Highlands.

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Sue Lawrence, headline 2000. Over 120 dishes collected by this Masterchef winner, each recipe highlights traditions that have been handed down through generations, and Sue has given them a modern twist.

Clarissa Dickson Wright, NMSE Publishing 1999. Clarissa’s own take on Scottish food, which even includes the deep-fried Mars Bar. Clarissa is one of the Two Fat Ladies.

Baroness Claire Macdonald, Corgi, 1998. On the Isle of Skye, Claire Macdonald, with her husband, Godfrey, is famous for her cooking at Kinloch Lodge where the Macdonalds entertain their family, friends and guests.

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Baroness Claire Macdonald, Bantam Press, 1997. A celebratory collection of recipes from popular cook and writer Baroness Claire Macdonald, who runs a cookery school at her hotel at Kinloch in Skye.

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Clarissa Dickson Wright, Appletree Press 1996. As the title says, it is a short history, but with Clarissa’s amusing but erudite style.

Catherine Brown, Neil Wilson Publishing 1996. A year of seasonal and celebratory foods for Scottish festivals.

Tess Darwin, Mercat Press 1996. The plant lore of Scotland. Good descriptions and traditional remedies. Includes local Scots plant names.

Catherine Brown, John Murray 1990. Cooking in Scotland 1690 to the present day. The author was a chef working in the Highlands, where she gained much knowledge and folklore for this delightful and well-researched book.

Annette Hope, Mainstream 1987. An erudite and interesting history of Scottish food written by a librarian at Edinburgh University.

Nichola Fletcher, Victor Gollacz 1987 & 1992. Recipes for game fish, game birds and game meat with a short history of each subject.

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