These are my recipes, and may appear in cookbooks... or not. Enjoy!
Historical Foods
Chicken Apple Pie. Meat pies were popular throughout most of the Middle Ages, and even before and after. They still grace our tables in these modern times. This one is meant to approximate something that might have been served at a Viking Blot.
Meat Pie. Anything goes for this meat pie. Heck, you can even make it vegetarian if you like. This is an incredibly easy pie recipe, and is a fantastic way to use up leftovers.
Buran. A Middle Eastern, medieval recipe for meatballs in an eggplant yogurt sauce.
Beef Stew. There are many historic recipes that equate to what we know today as beef stew, but this is my version.
Chicken in a Pot. Chicken and capon were both cooked fairly frequently in medieval times. This was true across a variety of cultures, eras, and places. Roasting chicken in a pot was easy, relatively quick, and produced a delicious meal with a minimum of effort on the cook's part.
Bobotie. Some pronounce it "bow bow tie" and some say it's "bow bow tee", but however you pronounce it, this dish is delicious! Bobotie came to South Africa in the early 1700s, introduced there by people arriving from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Hubbard Squash Soup. Hubbard squash is a South American variant that only became a popular food in the late 1700s. However, squash of various types have been eaten by people throughout Europe and the Middle East for quite some time.
Medieval Paste. This is a cream cheese based pastry, suitable for fruit or meat pies.
No Knead Bread. Bread can be truly daunting to make. But not this loaf! All you need is a cast iron or other oven safe pot, some parchment paper, and the ingredients. It's very forgiving.
Basic Bread. This is a simple, modern recipe for bread that will look great on your table, no matter what era you're cooking for.
Italian Focaccia Bread. Focaccia itself is an ancient recipe which probably started with the Romans, and went on to be popular throughout the known world. It's a very tasty bread that is mostly flat, and stores well. It can even be used to make a pizza on.
Chicken Paprikash. This is a recipe that originates in Hungary and was probably from a much older recipe. However, paprika only made it to Hungary around 1569 during the Ottoman Empire's occupation of the region, so as presented, that's the oldest it can be. Regardless, it's what my Nagymama taught me, and it's delicious!
Baked Beans. Baked beans are a New England staple. Though they originated with the Native Americans, they were popularized by the people of Boston during the rum making years. Where Native Americans used bear fat and maple syrup, Bostonians (and later, most New Englanders) switched to the widely available salt pork and molasses.
