Stirling Castle - 24

Some fabulous meals are served nowadays at Stirling Castle, as the following menus show:

SPRING
Salad of smoked duck breast, bitter leaves, new potatoes and spiced pear chutney
oOo
Saddle of lamb stuffed with spinach,
mustard mash, wilted greens, rosemary gravy
oOo
Lime pannacotta infused with mint and tequila
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SUMMER
Carpaccio of Beef with rocket and parmesan
oOo
Roast monkfish with vegetable stew
oOo
Bittersweet strawberry tart with mascarpone cheesecake cream

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AUTUMN
Caramelized onion and goats cheese tart, balsamic reduction
oOo
Loin of roe venison with champit potatoes, roasted roots and game gravy
oOo
Burnt whisky cream with ginger shortbread
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WINTER

Isle of Uist hot smoked salmon fish cake, tomato and coriander salsa,
citrus butter sauce
oOo
Roast sirloin of beef, pan fried greens, dauphinoise potatoes, red wine gravy
oOo
Steamed chocolate pudding with fresh egg custard
oOo

Tempted? Well forget it! Tomorrow sees the start of Lent. All you can have is some dry bread - so decide which roll you want.

During Lent we shall be visiting some Scottish towns and cities and reading from the Book of Exodus. There will be no intentional links between our Sight Seeing Tour and our Scripture Study. The tour will only visit towns and cities on the Scottish mainland. It will start at Gretna and proceed in a clockwise direction until we reach Berwick-upon-Tweed.

We now bid farewell to the cheery colour scheme on the blog until Easter.