England

Medieval onion stew

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

4 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…

5 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…

5 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

Dutch Bishop Wine

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

6 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:…

7 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

Tamarind ice-cream

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

9 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…

9 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…

10 years ago