Sweet pastry

Chestnut Pie

Straight to the recipe Chestnut are a symbol of autumn, whether they are the toxic horse chestnuts that are so…

4 years ago

Melon pie from the eighteenth century

Straight to the recipe Deze meloentaart is heerlijk bij koffie of thee, maar in de achttiende eeuw werd hij tegelijk…

4 years ago

Mille-feuille the Dutch way

Straight to the recipe Tompouce is the Dutch version of mille-feuille. It is popular throughout the year, but on some…

4 years ago

Excellent almond cookies

Straight to the recipe In the Middle Ages, cookies were served during the banquet or the final course of a…

4 years ago

Puff pastry

On Coquinaria are several historical recipes for puff pastry. On this page is a modern version. While I was searching…

6 years ago

Traditional Dutch Banketletter

"Keep it simple: start with an I" The banketletter is one of the few traditional Dutch Christmas bakes, as most…

6 years ago

Ratafia

For Victorian trifle, but also excellent with tea or coffee Mrs Beeton uses two kinds of cookies with almonds in…

6 years ago

Almond paste

Rich and sweet Almond paste has been around since medieval times. Hardly anyone makes it at home nowadays. It is…

6 years ago

Rhubarb, the reverse tomato

Two recipes for early summer Straight to the recipe Rhubarb is a culinary eccentric, the counterpart of the tomato. Much…

7 years ago

Plum Pie and Pieter Cornelisz Hooft

Straight to the recipe A delicious Dutch pie from the seventeenth century Straight to the recipe Summer is plum season.…

10 years ago