16th century

Cherry custard from the sixteenth century

This recipe is from The Excellent Cookbook from Carolus Battus, published in 1593. Marleen Willbrands and I (Christianne Muusers) have…

3 years ago

Barley porridge for the ill

Straight to the recipe Who is still eating porridge nowadays? For my grandfather, born in 1904, it was breakfast. Often…

4 years ago

Aubergines for cardinals

Straight to the recipe One year ago I published a Dutch recipe for stuffed aubergines from the 1970s. This historical…

5 years ago

Red mustard the Roman way

Straight to the recipe This is not the first recipe for mustard on Coquinaria. The first mustard-recipe, from the fourteenth-century…

6 years ago

Pickle Herring, the ‘forgotten fish’

It is time to change that! In February 2016 I organized a cookery course for the first time in nearly…

6 years ago

A brief history of pasta – Part 2

To part 1 of the history of pasta When I published two macaroni recipes from World War I, I also…

7 years ago

Scappi’s Macaroni

Straight to the recipe A lot of work, but also a lot of fun The previous historical recipe on Coquinaria…

7 years ago

White tourte, a favourite of Pope Julius III

Straight to the recipe Sweet Italian pastry from the sixteenth century In the Netherlands we are used to abdications. This year,…

11 years ago

Mock eggs for Lent

Just for fun Straight to the recipe This an extra recipe with the Medieval coloured easter Eggs. During Lent, between carnival…

12 years ago

Stockfish with peas, apple and raisins

Straight to the recipe An ode to dried food A very medieval tasting recipe. It's an ode to dried food, except the onion all…

12 years ago