16th century

Tuna with mustard crust

Straight to the recipe A spicy Walloon dish from the sixteenth century Last year I published a recipe for mushroom pie from…

13 years ago

Stuffed eggs with mint

Straight to the recipe A medieval first course from Germany I am lucky with my neighbours. At the moment, I…

13 years ago

Clareit

Straight to the recipe Spiced wine for warm summer evenings and cold winter nights Mulled wine is most often red…

13 years ago

Sixteenth-century pasta dough

Straight to the recipe Two recipes from the Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi Let's all say it once more, loud and clear: "Marco…

13 years ago

Tourte de fonges

Straight to the recipe Mushroom pie from Lancelot de Casteau This mushroom pie from 1604 is much more modern than…

14 years ago

Chicken with redcurrant sauce

Straight to the recipe A bright summer-sauce from the sixteenth century Blackbirds, thrushes, finches - who doesn't enjoy hearing these…

14 years ago

Purée from broad beans

Straight to the recipe This recipe for broad beans is taken from the sixteenth-century cookbook Opera by Italian Bartolomeo Scappi (see bibliography). more…

14 years ago

Broccoli in the ‘Opera’

Straight to the recipe The Opera from this recipe has nothing to do with music, and everything with the opus magnus of Italian cook…

15 years ago

Gooseberry Omelette

Straight to the recipe A sixteenth-century Dutch recipe The recipe for omelette (tasey) balances on te edge of what we…

16 years ago

Stuffed quinces

Straight to the recipe A medieval recipe with marrow Triggered by the appearance of a cookbook with beautiful marrow bones…

18 years ago