Friday, May 15, 2015

Baked Ham in Pastry with Figs

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After making liquamen (fish sauce) in the previous post , I perused my Cooking Apicius  (by Sally Grainger) book looking for a recipe or two...
Friday, May 1, 2015

Liquamen -- Fish Sauce from the Roman Empire

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In 2007 I was fortunate enough to travel to England; in particular I got to visit Vindolanda and Bath , both sites that were influenced by ...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Seer Torshi -- Persian Pickled Garlic!

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This is a case of blogger imitating blogger.  My daughter shared with me a food blog post about pickled garlic:  the traditional slow way (...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Lemon Chicken Stew -- North African Cuisine

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The book from which this recipe comes is Medieval Cuisine of the Islamic World , by Lilia Zaouali. ISBN 978-0-520-26174-7 However, it ...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Scottish Border Tart, Take Two

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On an early post, I tried the Scottish Border Tart but neglected to include the eggs in the filling.  They were listed in the ingredients ...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

An Elizabethan Meat Pie for Super Pi Day

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March 14 is recognized as Pi Day in the United States -- mostly by schools who want their students to think about the irrational number π.  ...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Scottish Border Tart

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A number of years ago I visited the quaint town of Solvang, California and, in the shop "Tartan-n-Things", I purchased a book titl...
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...