Moretum (Cheese with Herbs)
I had been wanting to do a little bit of Roman cooking for a couple of weeks now. I had this really cheesy salty garlic recipe on hand and thought I’d share. A little...
Author: roxalana
Candied Pears
I like pears…a lot! Sweet crunchy or not but always very juicy. I saw this recipe and thought of how pears in period were not always tasty (being rather small and hard even when...
Khubz al-Abazir (Spice Bread)
When I first did this recipe, I was expecting a really spectacularly spicy flavored bread or bun. Not so much. There are no spices to speak, of just nuts. I think the naming (spiced) ...
Halwa (Sweet Paste)
Halwa was an experiment as I was making spiced buns and the spread mentioned was this. There was one SMALL problem though. There was no readily available translated recipe. The recipes I do have...
Plum Jam (with Chicken)
Plum Jam This is a reverse redaction as no recipe has been found other then a mention of “plum jam with chicken” for a wedding feast. When redacting how a plum jam could have...
Mutajjan (Lamb or Goat with Spices)
I had a bit of spare lamb meat on hand from doing a presentation for another lamb dish, so I decided to try another dish of tasty lamb. Mutton is not some thing I...
Pickled Plums Update
There are now pictures to go with this posting! Yay…plums are in season (or at least available now)!!!
Sikanjabin Persian Mint Tea
During the hot Ansteorra summers at either home or on the road for events, some times plain water just wont quench that heat/fighting induced thirst that demands 2 gallons of water poured down the...
Update from Redaction land
Quick update…the flu has struck in redaction land. While I do have several projects with pictures to post…things will have to wait a few more days. Sorry for the delays!
Stuffed Boar’s Head
I don’t do Elizabethan much. There are many many books and commentary on a great many varieties of recipes from this period. Stuffed Boar’s Head is a bit different. The recipes in both the...