An old-fashioned first course This used to be a traditional first course in many Dutch Christmas meals. The most common…
Straight to the recipe An American classic from the nineteenth century Until the beginning of the nineteenth century, cooks and…
Straight to the recipe Mushroom pie from Lancelot de Casteau This mushroom pie from 1604 is much more modern than…
Russian Salad the Dutch way I suppose Russian Salad is a popular dish all over the world, but I wonder…
Straight to the recipe Simply delicious A delicious recipe amalgamated from two nineteenth century cookbooks written by 'kitchen maids'. In…
The picture shows my daughter and some of her friends at her birthday party many years ago (in 2002). As…
What to do with soup chicken What to do with all the tasty chicken meat from the boiling hen when…
Patina, a Roman dish This is a recipe from Antiquity.It is from the cookbook that inspired me in naming my…
Fish played a prominent role in the daily diet throughout the Catholic Middle Ages, because during set periods and days…
Decorative and delicate in taste This is a very special way to serve hardboiled eggs. You prepare them in advance,…