Historical recipes for Lent
Straight to the recipe The recipe for this nourishing dish has survived in several medieval English manuscripts. Although it is…
Straight to the recipe Herring, often in preserved form, is very important food for medieval people. During the fifteenth century,…
It is time to change that! In February 2016 I organized a cookery course for the first time in nearly…
Straight to the recipe An odd but tasty dish Recently I published an article in the periodical De Boekenwereld (The Book World)…
Just for fun Straight to the recipe This an extra recipe with the Medieval coloured easter Eggs. During Lent, between carnival…
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…
Straight to the recipe This fourteenth-century recipe is especially for Lent, the period between carnival and Easter. Meat and dairy products…
Recipes from the seventeenth century During Lent, between carnival and Easter, the catholic church (and after the Reformation several protestant…
This the third recipe for Good Friday. The other recipes are Pomegranate Salad and Jacobin Sops. If one grows spinach…
In the introduction to the recipe for Pomegranate Salad I mentioned the only day that the (catholic) French alle ate…
Straight to the recipe Jean-Louis Flandrin, who died in 2001, wrote in his posthumously published book L'Ordre des mets that the reformation…
Straight to the recipe Dainty and delicate This recipe, the oldest redaction of which is dating from the end of…
Disgustingly healthy! Apple sauce is a medieval relic. It was a popular dish, considering the many recipes for apple sauce that can…
Straight to the recipe Medieval apple pie for Lent Lent - The fishy season In the Middle Ages the catholic…