Author Archives: carlton_bach

Spanish Pastries

Posted on 24 April 2024 by carlton_bach

Just a short recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection today. It looks like an early form of puff pastry: 71 If you want to make Spanish pastries Take good flour and prepare a dough with clear warm water. Salt it a … Continue reading →

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A Salernitan Meal

Posted on 22 April 2024 by carlton_bach

We had this meal on Easter Saturday, so it is about time I got around to posting it. Dishes mostly based on descriptions in de diaetis, the 11th-century Latin text from Salerno. Our main dish was chicken slowly cooked with … Continue reading →

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In Praise of the Goose

Posted on 21 April 2024 by carlton_bach

After a long trip, I am back and finally have time to post again. Thank you for your patience. Today it’s another piece of the König vom Odenwald, in praise of the goose: III In Praise of the GooseThis is … Continue reading →

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Goose in Pastry

Posted on 15 April 2024 by carlton_bach

I have not abandoned my blog, but today is the first day I have some time by myself (the geandmother is on site and has decided the kid needs some proper spoiling) and the laptop up. I have also found … Continue reading →

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Venison Pastries

Posted on 11 April 2024 by carlton_bach

I will be travelling with my son and there will probably not be time for many extensive posts in the coming week or so, so here is what Philippine Welser’s recipe collection says on venison pastries: 64 Further, how to … Continue reading →

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Capon Pastries

Posted on 10 April 2024 by carlton_bach

I was writing about the capon pastry in Philippine Welser’s recipe collection we tried a few weeks ago, but the book actually contains several versions of capon or chicken pastries: 59 To make a capon pastry Prepare the pastry crust … Continue reading →

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Herb Tart (with lots of sage)

Posted on 7 April 2024 by carlton_bach

There is only time for a quick recipe today, so I will pick up a loose end from the crafting meeting: The green tart from the recipe collection of Philippine Welser. 52 If you want to make a tart of … Continue reading →

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Lenten Dessert

Posted on 6 April 2024 by carlton_bach

We followed the fish feast on Good Friday with a dessert of illusion foods: Pastries, bratwurst sausages, and porridge topped with fried lardons. All of them fit for Lent. The pastries are easiest: You simply fill them with something other … Continue reading →

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The Good Friday Fish Feast

Posted on 5 April 2024 by carlton_bach

A friend was able to source fresh trout for our gathering at the easter weekend, so I could finally try out some of my fish recipes on my unsuspecting fellow medievalists. The result was a Lenten spread that was both … Continue reading →

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Siculo-Norman Snack Beans

Posted on 3 April 2024 by carlton_bach

I am still not finished writing up the fish feast we had on Good Friday, but here is a small thing I tried out on Saturday with our Sicilian Norman supper. It is based on a passage in Isaac Iudaeus … Continue reading →

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