With meat

Whole smoked chicken

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

16 years ago

Medieval stuffed chicken

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

16 years ago

Mulahwaja

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

16 years ago

Escoffier’s Salsify Fritters

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

17 years ago

Tasty hedgehogs

Straigh to the recipe A medieval subtlety There really are recipes for preparing hedgehog, but fear not: the recipe on…

17 years ago

Jacobin Sops

Straight to the recipe Take 200 capons ... This is a recipe from the delightful cookbook Du fait de cuysine by Maître…

18 years ago

A medieval game pie with a curious name

Straight to the recipe Also known as 'Turk's head' The name sounds very exciting, but it just means that the…

18 years ago

Mallard with onion sauce

Straight to the recipe An English recipe from the fifteenth century A recipe from an English manuscript from the middle…

18 years ago

La Varenne’s meat stock

This is the first 'historical' recipe for stock on my site. This meat stock is taken from Le cuisinier françois by François…

19 years ago

Potage à la Reine

Straight to the recipe The French origins of a Dutch soup 'Queen's Day' (Koninginnedag) was a national holiday in the…

19 years ago