Eating animals in Roman antiquity
When you fancy a tasty meat dish and go to a local butcher shop or [...]
Jul
Spices in the Middle Ages
A spoonful of cinnamon in an apple pie, a little bit of nutmeg on top [...]
Jul
Recreating a swan pie
A while ago, I started my project about recreating several historical pies with 16th and [...]
Jun
Ancient Roman flavours
A lot has been written about ancient Roman history, but not so much about ancient [...]
Jun
Italian masters in the kitchen
Italy set the tone in many areas during the 15th and 16th century. We all [...]
Jun
17th century Pheasant Pie
There are many 16th and 17th century paintings that show beautiful pies with magnificent exotic [...]
May
Renaissance Cherry Pie
When cherries are in season, there are a few historical cherry dishes that I make [...]
May
Garum: Ancient Roman seasoning from the sea
If it comes to flavour, Romans really loved the salty smelly fermented fish sauce garum [...]
May
Elderflower fritters
Elderflower fritters In early April 2017 we traveled around in Sicily. The island was bright [...]
May
17th century Plum Pie
The last few plums looked at me from the fridge with a face that said [...]
Apr