Roman Duck Sliders (Faux Peacock)
Now that Gulf Wars is over and all the laundry has been done, I have a moment for more postings! This next recipe was done for Kingdom A&S (one of three) for a Peacock...
Category: Roman Cookery
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Pine-Nut Sauce for Medium-Boiled Eggs
It’s that time of year again. Candlemas and Kingdom A&S. Which means I’m busy….busy busy. Yes, after this I’ll be having even MORE recipes. However here is one more Roman until I can get...
Patina de Persicis (Peaches in Oil with Cumin Sauce)
While this is not the season for peaches, I thought I’d start the year off with some thing sweet from this summer. I look forward to doing this recipe again and again with next...
Boiled Octopus
This recipe is short sweet and very Roman. They liked their seafood as much then as we do today. The tastes may not have always been the same but for a high dinner Primus,...
White Wine with Honey
Since I’ve been on a Roman kick for a bit and have a few more recipes to post, I’m going to do a little some thing different today. Most of the recipes I post...
Cybus (Cheese Bread)
It’s that time again…time to pull out the mixing bowl and make magic! This time we’re doing cheesey bread, in a period style no less. I like cheese and I really like bread, so...
Sweet Patinae (Nut Pudding)
Sweet Patinae Translation: An inverted patina: Roast pine nuts and chopped walnuts and grind with honey, pepper, and garum; milk and eggs and a bit of oil (Giacosa, pg 161) Turnover as a...
Giacosa NOT Herkotz
When I first started redacting, I did a common mistake in that I assumed that Herkotz was the author of the book A Taste of Ancient Rome. This is my mistake. The author is...
Panis Alexandrinus (Cumin and Honey Bread)
When I was doing the Roman research paper for Steppes Artisan (and Laural’s Prize Tourny), I was reading about the different breads eaten at banquets. One of the odder ones struck me as strange...
Roman Carrots (or Parsnips)
I like carrots. Very very tasty veggies! I found this recipe and now I really LIKE carrots. This recipe is one of the best for making carrots crunchy tasty or roasted chewy tasty. Cook’s...