Medieval Monday: Lenten Slices
May 25th, 2009
In two weeks I will be cooking lunch for an event and have been playing around with redactions for it. The recipes are from all over Western Europe and some of the dishes are being specifically test-run for a feast I’m doing in October to see how they go over with the attendees. [...]
Medieval (recreation) Monday: how to get people to show off their work
May 18th, 2009
I apologize for this being two weeks in a row that I deviated from general food content and am addressing medieval recreation specifically. I am a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism [SCA] and participate in the Arts and Sciences community. Part of what I love about being in the organization is [...]
Medieval (Recreation) Monday: what’s in your back pocket?
May 11th, 2009
You are a cook in a Medieval Recreation Organization (which will be called the MRO) and you are pressed into service a week before an event. You, ever prepared, whip a six course fifteenth century English feast out of your back pocket and begin making up a shopping list.
Or-
You are a new cook in [...]