England

Medieval onion stew

Straight to the recipe The recipe for this nourishing dish has survived in several medieval English manuscripts. Although it is…

6 years ago

Vegetarian cutlets from World War I

Straight to the recipe Recently a book was published containing the biography of the Dutch chef Iwan Kriens (1871- ca…

7 years ago

Stock from winter vegetables

A recipe from a century ago I prepared this vegetarian stock for the vegetable cutlets from Iwan Kriens.  The stock…

7 years ago

Ratafia

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

8 years ago

Dutch Bishop Wine

Although actually it's English! The Dutch consider Bishop wine as a typically Dutch mulled wine for Sint Nicholas Eve. But…

8 years ago

Chawettys – Pies for a king

Straight to the recipe Pork pies with Stilton cheese Not so many decades ago, English cuisine stood for bland taste:…

8 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…

9 years ago

Tamarind ice-cream

Straight to the recipe An exotic flavour from the nineteenth century   Last year I had the good fortune to…

11 years ago

Clear Oxtail Soup

Haute cuisine for the Middle Class In my youth we used to eat oxtail soup as the first course of…

11 years ago

Smoking bishop

Straight to the recipe With Seville oranges Today many people have lost all feeling for what food is seasonaland what is…

12 years ago