This is a recipe for small but rich cookies. High tea is not customary in the Netherlands, but we do…
Disgustingly healthy! Apple sauce is a medieval relic. It was a popular dish, considering the many recipes for apple sauce that can…
Straight to the recipe Medieval pasties with bone marrow In 2006 I acquired the book Bones by Australian chef de cuisine Jennifer McLagan.…
Wine nor vinegar Literally verjuice means 'green juice' (from French 'jus vert'). It is the juice from unripe grapes, unripe…
Straight to the recipe A delicate herald of Spring The text for this recipe is from a cookbook from the nineteenth…
The picture shows my daughter and some of her friends at her birthday party many years ago (in 2002). As…
Made with left-over meat from game stock When preparing a concentrated game stock, there is sometimes enough meat from the bones…
There are two kinds of muffins, English ones, and American muffins. Muffins originate from England, but are also very popular…
Medieval Dutch wafers Straight to the recipe Wafers are delicious and easy to make. Actually they are a kind of…
Speculaasjes are good, speculaas with almond paste is better. The version bought in Dutch shops is often a little on the…