The best recipes are the ones you grow up watching your friends and family cook. They are also the ones you can never quite get just right again - the greasy juice in the scrambled egg; the nippy, turnip-like taste in mashed tatties when a turnip's not been near them; that gorgeous burnt lardy bit on the base of a stovie pan; the imperceptively spicy edge in the aftertaste of a good white pudding. The following are a selection of recipes I've press-ganged people for over the past few months
A great way to get your daily follic acid from my great friend, book extrordinaire, Rosalind Bushell
SARAH'S GAME
Lock up your rabbit hutches - Sarah's back and this time, she's brought the whippets
BIG ANDY'S CHICKEN JALFREZI
Give the take-away a rest and do it yourself with a little help from Andy's scrummy currie tips
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STEVIE'S MUSSELS
Having been forced to cross obstacles that would have laboured Hercules, I can finally bring you the epic that is Stevie's Mussels. Read it and weep
BIG DAVIE'S BEEF STEW
Discover the joys for gravy salt with Big Davie's cheap, cheerful and bloody delicious beef stew
FRANK'S CREAMY CHOPS
Find out what Kelly Karaoke Queen's favourite dish is, from the man who cooks it best - her dad
BIG TAM AINSLIE'S MACARONI MINCE
Let Big Tam Ainslie take you by the hand and lead you towards a better mince
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TAM DICKSON'S HAGGIS
Tam Dickson, butcher, barman and part-time comedian's recipe for enough traditional haggis to feed a small country
TREV'S MUSHY PEAS FROM SCRATCH
Let lovely Trev guide you through the ins and outs of mushy pea production - from dried in a bag to the dining table
THE SECRET OF WEE TAM'S WHITE PUDDING
Sarah's staple diet expertly conveyed by the butcher's boy
ANGELA'S ANAL ANNIHILATION
Another tasty top trump from Biro Babe, Angela
A simple, quick and tasty recipe from Senga - perfect fodder for grill and toastie machine alike
ANDY'S PURE GOLDEN BROWN TROUT
Want to know what Andy gets up to at 7 in the morning on the banks of the Tweed when he's been fishing? Find out here
MARION'S PRAWN PILAFF
Two for the price of one. Not only details of this very tasty dish but links to some of Marion's writing to get your teeth into as well
SENGA'S CHICKEN AND BACON LASANGE
Find out what Senga feeds her brood, when she's not dancing round the pub, high on Nescafe
Photo montage of the wonderful Sarah Knight, 81 year old wonderwoman, making stovies the traditional way
LAURA'S BARRIE BORSCHT
Ok, so I used to cook too, in the days before I started working on this website 20 hours a day. Speaking of which, borscht is excellent for drinking from a mug whilst uploading photos onto a webshell. Oh aye, and in case you're wondering, that fat cow in Red Square is me
ANDY'S PRAWN AND PINE NUT TAGLIATELLI
This is the first of many quick but tasty recipes promised from newly-wed Andy
SANDRA'S BLOW YOUR ARSE OF STEW
A delicious and self-explanatory dish from lovely Biro Babe, Sandra