The day all France was vegetarian

16 years ago

Straight to the recipe Jean-Louis Flandrin, who died in 2001, wrote in his posthumously published book L'Ordre des mets that the reformation…

Zabaglione

16 years ago

Straight to the recipe Unchanged through the centuries There was no country called Italy in the Middle Ages. There was…

Pyke in Galentyne

17 years ago

Straight to the recipe  A medieval feast for nose, eyes and palate Sauces are an important part of the medieval…

Whole smoked chicken

17 years ago

The recipe on this page is taken from a cookbook that I have had in my possession for years, but…

Medieval stuffed chicken

17 years ago

Straight to the recipe Pullis iuvenis in tempore estivali This summer I was experimenting with roasting whole chickens on the…

Cook’s Salmon Salad

17 years ago

Straight to the recipe Simply delicious A delicious recipe amalgamated from two nineteenth century cookbooks written by 'kitchen maids'. In…

Mulahwaja

17 years ago

Straight to the recipe A recipe from 1001 nights There are few Europeans who can read and understand Arabic, let…

Roman broccoli

17 years ago

A recipe for broccoli from De re coquinaria, a Roman cookbook with recipes from the 1st to 4th centuries. If a…

Broccoli in the ‘Opera’

17 years ago

Straight to the recipe The Opera from this recipe has nothing to do with music, and everything with the opus magnus of Italian cook…

Escoffier’s Salsify Fritters

17 years ago

Straight to the recipe The picture shows the garden terrace of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, which openend its doors…