Author: roxalana

Elizabethan / Scotch Petticoat Tails (Petits Gateaux Tailes)

September 24, 2010

Scotch Petticoat Tails (Petits Gateaux Tailes)

I know I know…this is suppose to be about Middle Eastern Redactions not English. Every one and their dog does English…but I LOVE short bread. Really good buttery melt in your mouth short bread...

Ingredients and Spices / Sugar

September 23, 2010

Sugar

Sugar was not, historically, plentiful or abundant until the late 1500’s. What we would consider an every day stable was used sparingly for medicinal used (improve digestion and increase appetite) to only found on...

Elizabethan / Figee or Figgy (Fig Sauce)

September 11, 2010

Figee or Figgy

It’s fig season here. Yielding small delectable sweet little treats fresh from the tree. I had so many I couldn’t eat them all and wanted to preserve the few I had left. I couldn’t...

Ingredients and Spices / Mastic

August 21, 2010

Mastic

I was out and about shopping for baker’s ammonia (Hartshorn), that is used in Springerle cookies, when I stumbled across Mastic. Now this spice is called for in more then a few Middle Eastern...

Roman Cookery / Roman Vegetarian / Zomos (Herb Sauce over Butter Beans)

August 20, 2010

Zomos (Herb Sauce over Butter Beans)

Zomos Butter Beans in Herb Sauce Translation: Put wheat groats, coriander, leeks, onion, dill, basil and a little aniseed into a mortar. Boil on the stove and moisten with water, wine, garum and wine...

Roman Cookery / Roman Sweets / Stuffed dates/figs

July 31, 2010

Stuffed Dates/Figs Apicius 296

You have those days where you need a little sweet or a bit of salty sweetness? This my friends is the Roman equivalent of rocking your socks with this salty (or unsalted) goodness! Stuffed...

Medieval Middle Eastern Redactions / Mufarraka (Chicken Livers) / Plain Dishes (Sawadhij)

July 24, 2010

Mufarraka (Chicken Livers)

Occasionally I have a craving for chicken livers. I like mine fried in a little bit of olive oil till crunchy on the outside yet still juicy on the inside. Some times I’ll want...

Medieval Middle Eastern Redactions / Mujabbana (Sweet Cheese Pockets) / Sweetmeats (Halawat)

July 12, 2010

Fried Mujabbana in the Toledo style

Well I am a little late in getting a new update posted. Since I have been slightly remiss in getting a new recipe out to you, my adoring fans! I am posting this incredibly...

Uncategorized

July 2, 2010

Out of town for the 4th of July. New yummy postings will be incoming after that! Have a great weekend.

Laban Condiment (Flavored Dry Cheese) / Medieval Middle Eastern Redactions / Vegetarian Dishes (Sawadhij)

June 19, 2010

Laban Condiment (Flavored Dry Cheese)

This spread is really good! It is similar to the Roman dish Moretum (Goat Cheese with Herbs) in that a cheese is flavored with garlic, salt and olive oil. Though this Middle Eastern spread...