Sunday, February 15, 2015

Minutal Ex Praecoquis -- Ham and Apricot Ragout

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I recently acquired The Roman Cookery of Apicius  by John Edwards.  I already have some other cookbooks on the Roman Empire era but this one...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

Aebelskivers -- Swedish Pancakes and a Kitchen Gadget!

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A long time ago I had a friend named Joe K.  One neat thing about Joe was how much he admired his mother and her talents.  When he found out...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Historical Sourdough Part 2 -- Sourdough Tomato and Basil Bread

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Last March I was given a batch of 200+ year old sourdough starter named "Melissa." The story behind it was that an ancestor of t...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Historical Sourdough Part 1 -- Waffles and Popovers

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Last March I was given a batch of 200+ year old sourdough starter named "Melissa." The story behind it was that an ancestor of t...
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Happy New Year Four! Playing with Kitchen Toys

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I am finding it hard to believe that I have completed three years of blogging.  When I first started I was skeptical that I could fulfill ev...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Sweet Potato - Apple Soufflé

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I like to reserve the final posting of the calendar year for a favorite recipe of mine, whether or not it is historical.  This one has been ...
Monday, December 1, 2014

Layered Sauerkraut as Made in Kolozsvár -- Transylvania

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My last post was on a dessert recipe from Paul Kovi's Transylvanian Cuisine: ISBN 0-517-55698-7 After I made it I thought, "...
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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Hideg Citrom Koch -- Cold Lemon Koch (Transylvania)

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A decade or so ago I found out that one of my grandfathers grew up in the part of Romania known as Transylvania.  His heritage was German bu...