Ohio State University's Center for Medieval and Rennaissance Studies interviewed me for their monthly newsletter, Nouvelles/Nouvelles -...

While considering the potential renovation of our home kitchen the issue of choosing a gas or electric cooktop came up, and a strange though...

There are a number of books on my shopping list right now, so I thought I'd mention a few of them (in no particular order). Food in Medi...

Physicists sometimes refer to "The Arrow of Time" - the apparent directionality of how time flows. Apparently there are some sub-...

So ... I'm going through the calendar, trying to figure out which medieval re-creation events I'll be going to for the next few mont...

Foods for Medieval Field Kitchen In my first post I talked about the furniture and equipment I'd need. Here I'll be looking at the ...

A while back I came across the picture below, and of course it got me thinking. "Field kitchen? I could really use a proper medieval ...

As a food-geek, I often find myself looking at the wrong part of a painting. Presented with a medieval scene depicting Joseph and Mary on t...

Let's face it, being proven wrong is embarrassing. I try to view it all as a valuable learning experience - something that builds charac...

For the past few years I've been making a traditional plum pudding at Christmastime. The recipe I use is a sort of average of the one ...

While looking through Christmas cookie recipes last year, I came across a couple for rumballs. I probably would have skipped right over the...

I'm more than a little conflicted when it comes to "Medieval Times" - no, not the period of history but the chain of theme res...

I came across a phrase on another website about medieval cooking.  It basically stated that the recipes were adapted for modern cooks.  For ...

Thanksgiving is a funny kind of holiday for me. I'm so normally focused on the foods of the Old World (specifically, medieval Europe) th...

A few months back I bought half a cow. I'd done this previously - if you have the money up front and enough freezer space then it'...

The second most annoying thing in researching medieval cooking - the first of course being the myth that medieval cooks used spice to cover ...

Just a quick post today.  I spent the weekend at the Middle Kingdom Cook's Symposium  - a small gathering of professional and amateur co...

In honor of Halloween, I present the following:   Eight Creepy Medieval Recipes 1.  Cow's Udder This isn't too creepy - I'm sure...

Every now and then I come across a new source or idea that substantially changes the way I look at medieval European cuisine.  Most often wh...

Every now and then I get asked "What did they eat for breakfast in the middle ages?" The current collective wisdom on this gives t...