19th century

Nineteenth-century Anchovy Toast

The recipe on this page was my Christmas card from 2018. Christine Charlotte Riedl The illustration above is from the…

4 years ago

Mille-feuille the Dutch way

Straight to the recipe Tompouce is the Dutch version of mille-feuille. It is popular throughout the year, but on some…

4 years ago

Braised Belgian Endives

Straight to the recipe Belgian endives are not widely appreciated. It does not look very attractive once it is cooked,…

4 years ago

Cheese biscuits

Straight to the recipe The first recipes for 2019 both concern hot, mulled wine. To accompany these wines, I have…

5 years ago

Royal Punch from Poland

Straight to the recipe The recipe on this page is a historical version of the Feuerzangenbowle that can also be found on…

5 years ago

Coulibiac with chicken, a recipe from Carême

Straight to the recipe Russian pastry from the classic French cuisine Coulibiac or coulbac is a traditional Russian pie that…

6 years ago

Sauce espagnole

Straigh to the recipe The first new historical recipe of 2018 concerns small chicken pies from nineteenth-century French cook Carême.…

6 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

Mint soufflé

Straight to the recipe The introduction to the recipe is on this page, about Antonin Carême and the history of soufflés,…

6 years ago

A brief pasta history – Part 1

To part two of the history of pasta It has happened to me before. I start working on a historical…

7 years ago