Soup

Queen’s Soup

Cream of Chicken Soup the Dutch way Three years ago I published the historical version of this soup on Coquinaria,…

14 years ago

Vegetarian stock for Lent

Recipes from the seventeenth century During Lent, between carnival and Easter, the catholic church (and after the Reformation several protestant…

16 years ago

Russian stock

Meat stock from the nineteenth century Soup is an important part of the Eastern-European kitchen. In the Gift for young…

16 years ago

Jacobin sops for Good Friday

In the introduction to the recipe for Pomegranate Salad I mentioned the only day that the (catholic) French alle ate…

16 years ago

Fumet of lobster, crayfrish or shrimp

Bones are used for good meat stock, fish bones for fish stock, and to make crustacean stock, you use the…

18 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

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

Herb soup with potato dumplings

Straight to the recipe A delicate herald of Spring The text for this recipe is from a cookbook from the nineteenth…

19 years ago

Dashi

Recipes for Japanese stock Dashi is the basic stock of Japanese cuisine. It can be prepared in several manners, but…

20 years ago