Monthly Archive: October 2011

October 20, 2011

Pumpes (Pork Meatballs)

I was asked to help do a Nobles Luncheon a little bit ago. I like luncheons. I do! They are fun more intimate and one person can cook for 20 instead of arm wrestling...

Cucumbers / Ingredients and Spices

October 8, 2011

The English ‘gherkin’, related to the German ‘Gurke’ meaning both cucumber and gherkin refers to cucumbers though the actual gherkin is a long rough skinned type of cucumber. (Toussaint-Samat, pp. 529). The cucumber is...

Cucumeres (Cucumbers Cooked/Pickled) / Roman Cookery / Roman Vegetarian

October 7, 2011

Cucumeres (Cucumbers Cooked/Pickled)

Cucumbers are a tasty little treat fresh from the garden. Like many people, I find that fresh home grown cucumbers beat out those store bought. Unfortunately, in the heart of Ansteorra at this time,...