Beobachtung der endemischen Lebewesen der Kanarischen Inseln This is the German version of a Substack post, Blue Chaffinch: Darwin’s Missed Chance, that will appear tomorrow. I will update this post and provide a link once that post appears...
Die St. Andrew’s Church feiert ihr 1350-jähriges Bestehen Von Marie Powell Marie Powell joins us today for a post about Corbridge, England. Here’s a link to her original post, Accidental Pilgrims: A serendipitous visit to Corbridge, on...
This is the German translation of the Travel and Culture Substack post, Bavarian Bier Gardens. Es gibt eine Menge Gründe, das Oktoberfest nicht zu mögen. Sie haben das richtig gelesen. Meine herrlich zynische deutsche Cousine, die nur drei...
Breaking News! My friend Marie Powell and I are launching a new travel and culture blog on Substack. You can sign up for it here. On this site, I’ll be publishing the German versions of our posts Here is a link to the English version of this...
The Bean King Twelfth night cake wasn’t officially part of my online medieval Christmas cooking class at eatmedieval. But it was, indirectly. When Giles Gasper, the history professor who contributed some online lectures mentioned a 14th-century...
My English bread and blood pudding. Blood Pudding I’ve never had English blood pudding before. I’d heard of it, of course, but have never had the opportunity. It’s not that I’d be adverse to the blood. With a German father and Czech mother, I grew...
I realize the tower looks like it suffered from artillery damage, but this is my pastry replica of the family castle. A Pastry Castle Family history married medieval cuisine when I baked a Christmas chastelet as the Moldenke castle. The idea came...
My dairy-free crème bastard. Crème Bastard “Crème Bastard” has been christened as a Game of Thrones recipe, all because of a passage in George R.R. Martin’s book. He describes the menu at the Lord Commander’s table at the Wall. Dessert consisted of...
My medieval gingerbread. The orange color comes from sandalwood, which also lent a delicate flavor. The Case of the Missing Ginger There’s a recipe for Gyngerbrede in a 15th-century collection in the British Library (Harley MS 279). Like any baker...
My duck with sawse madame, stuffed with quince and pears and decorated with oranges, fresh grapes, and chervil from my garden. Sawse Madame Galangal and poudre douce…. On the fourth day of Chrismas, in my attempt to create a memorable...
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