lent

Historical recipes for Lent

Medieval onion stew

Straight to the recipe The recipe for this nourishing dish has survived in several medieval English manuscripts. Although it is…

4 years ago

Fish with leeks for Lent

Straight to the recipe Herring, often in preserved form, is very important food for medieval people. During the fifteenth century,…

5 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

Eggs with gooseberries

Straight to the recipe An odd but tasty dish Recently I published an article in the periodical De Boekenwereld (The Book World)…

9 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

Rice Pudding for Lent

Straight to the recipe This fourteenth-century recipe is especially for Lent, the period between carnival and Easter. Meat and dairy products…

13 years ago

Vegetarian stock for Lent

Recipes from the seventeenth century During Lent, between carnival and Easter, the catholic church (and after the Reformation several protestant…

14 years ago

Spinach Pie

This the third recipe for Good Friday. The other recipes are Pomegranate Salad and Jacobin Sops. If one grows spinach…

14 years ago

Jacobin sops for Good Friday

In the introduction to the recipe for Pomegranate Salad I mentioned the only day that the (catholic) French alle ate…

14 years ago

The day all France was vegetarian

Straight to the recipe Jean-Louis Flandrin, who died in 2001, wrote in his posthumously published book L'Ordre des mets that the reformation…

14 years ago

Medieval blancmange with fish

Straight to the recipe Dainty and delicate This recipe, the oldest redaction of which is dating from the end of…

16 years ago

Medieval apple sauce

Disgustingly healthy! Apple sauce is a medieval relic. It was a popular dish, considering the many recipes for apple sauce that can…

17 years ago

Fake Fish

Straight to the recipe Medieval apple pie for Lent Lent - The fishy season In the Middle Ages the catholic…

21 years ago