In the Dutch language quinces are called quince apple or or quince pear. According to the sixteenth-century recipe for quince…
Straight to the recipe Russian pastry from the classic French cuisine Coulibiac or coulbac is a traditional Russian pie that…
Straigh to the recipe The first new historical recipe of 2018 concerns small chicken pies from nineteenth-century French cook Carême.…
On Coquinaria are several historical recipes for puff pastry. On this page is a modern version. While I was searching…
"Keep it simple: start with an I" The banketletter is one of the few traditional Dutch Christmas bakes, as most…
The Dutch are famous for eating 'Dutch new' or 'matjes' herring, which is essentially still raw. Tourists stare with fascinated…
For Victorian trifle, but also excellent with tea or coffee Mrs Beeton uses two kinds of cookies with almonds in…
With oxtail meat and stock and dried ceps For the family Christmas dinner in 2014 I had prepared an old-fashioned clear…
Rich and sweet Almond paste has been around since medieval times. Hardly anyone makes it at home nowadays. It is…
Although actually it's English! The Dutch consider Bishop wine as a typically Dutch mulled wine for Sint Nicholas Eve. But…