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March-April 2010 NEW The day all France ate vegetarian (recipes for Good Friday)
Three vegetarian dishes from the seventeenth century.
January-February 2010 Zabaglione (dessert)
An Italian recipe from the fifteenth century
November-December 2009 Pyke in Galentine (first or main course)
An English recipe from the fifteenth century
September-October 2009 Medieval stuffed and smoked chicken (main course)
A Latin/French recipe from
around 1300 AD
July-August 2009 Salmon Salad (first course or lunch dish)
A Dutch recipe from the nineteenth century
May-June 2009 Mulahwaja ('snack' or main course)
Arabian recipe from the tenth century with lamb, herbs and spices
March-April 2009 Broccoli in the Opera and Roman broccoli (first course or side dish)
An Italian recipe from the sixteenth century and a Roman recipe
January-February 2009  Black salsify or Scorzonera (side dish)
A Dutch recipe from the eighteenth century, and a French recipe from early twentieth century
November-December 2008 Tasty hedgehogs (First course or main course, and side dish or dessert)
Two English recipes, from the Middle Ages and the eighteenth century
September-October 2008 Clean Hands (before eating)
A French recipe to wash your hands from the fourteenth century
July-August 2008 Roman apricots
A summer dish from classical times
May-June 2008  Souppe and Civé (first course), and Omelette with gooseberries (dessert)
French recipes from the fourteenth/fifteenth century, and a Dutch recipe from the sixteenth century
March-April 2008 Blancmange with crayfish
An English recipe from the fourteenth century
January-February 2008 Jacobin Sops ("soup")
A French recipe from the fifteenth century
November-December 2007 Teste de Tourk (Turk's head, a game pie)
An Anglonorman
recipe from the fourteenth century
September-October 2007 Fine cakes (pastry)
A Dutch recipe from the eighteenth century
July-August 2007  Lemonade (drink)
A French recipe from the seventeenth century
May-June 2007 Mallard with onion sauce (main course)
An English recipe from the fifteenth century
March-April 2007 Potage à la Reyne (Queen's soup) and 17th century meat stock
Two French recipes from the seventeenth century
January-February 2007      Medieval apple sauce (side dish)
A Dutch recipe from the fifteenth century
November-December 2006 'Sluberkens' and Stuffed quinces. (first course and dessert)
Two Dutch recipes with bone marow from the fifteenth century
September-October 2006   Vindaye (entree) and moutayes (dessert)
Two recipes from Mauritius from 1900
July-August 2006 Royal peas (side dish) and Veal cutlets
Two French recipes from the seventeenth century
May-June 2006 Herb soup with potato dumplings (soup)
A 'Dutch' recipe from the nineteenth century
March-April 2006  Mortadella (antipasto)
An Italian recipe from the fifteenth century
January-February 2006  Apple fritters (pastry)
An English recipe from the fifteenth century
November-December 2005   A puff of hot air: Soufflé. (dessert)
Two French recipes from the nineteenth century
September-October 2005  Spicy meatballs and pasties with aubergine and spinach stuffing (party food) and Murri
Arab recipes from the thirteenth century
July-August 2005   Wafers with whipped cream (sweet pastry)
A Dutch recipe from the fifteenth century
May-June 2005  Patina with asparagus and quails (first course) and Garum or Liquamen  
An Roman recipe from Antiquity and fish sauce
March-April 2005   Crème brûlée (dessert)
A French dessert from the seventeenth century in two versions
January-February 2005  Crostini with cheese (antipasto)
An Italian recipe from the sixteenth century
November-December 2004   Dafâir (dessert, sweet pastry)
An Arabic recipe from the thirteenth century
September-October 2004  Special cake with quinces (pastry) and Quince Jelly (candy)
A Dutch recipe from the sixteenth century, and one from the eighteenth century
July-August 2004  Tortellini in brodo (first course)
An Italian recipe from the sixteenth century
May-June 2004   Broiled fish with three sauces (main course)
A Dutch recipe from the fifteenth century
March-April 2004

Lamb chops pie (main course)
A Dutch recipe from the eighteenth century

January-February 2004 Solaet (Sallad) of parsnips (first course or side dish)
A Dutch recipe from the sixteenth century
November-December 2003  Christmas goose (entree)
An English recipe from the fourteenth century.
September-October 2003  French pea soup and Spiced pea soup
A French entrée from the seventeenth century, and a Dutch entrée from the fifteenth century.
July-August 2003  Strawberry pudding (dessert)
An English dessert from the fifteenth century.
May-June 2003  Meatballs in eggplant sauce (main course) and eggplant dish (vegetable)
An Arab dish from the thirteenth century, and an Italian dish from the fifteenth century.
March-April 2003  Fake fish (side dish or pastry)
Applepie in Lent from the Southern Netherlands in the fifteenth century. 
January-February 2003  Mustard and hypocras (condiment and spiced wine)
Two French recipes from the fourteenth century.
November-December 2002 Mussels in Anno Domini 0 (main course) with Roman bread
A Roman recipe from the time of the first christmas.
September-October 2002 Meatballs in heads of lettuce (main course).
A Dutch recipe from the seventeenth century.
July-August 2002 Heavenly blue-coloured sauce by white meat in the summer (lunch)
An Italian recipe from the fifteenth century.
May-June 2002 Capon "à la braise" with caper-sauce (main course).
A  "Dutch" recipe from the middle of the nineteenth century.
March-April 2002 Stuffed eggs (appetizer).
A Dutch recipe from the beginning of the sixteenth century.
February 2002 Fillet of salmon in red wine-sauce (main course).
A French recipe from the seventeenth century.
 
Miscellanious recipes

Eggs for Easter
On chopsticks  
Something for Valentine's day
 
Dough for savoury pasties and cakes 
Speculaas: Dutch spiced cake with almond filling 
Speculaas muffins
How to smoke fish
 
Medieval bread  
Christmas bread
Meat jelly

Stock, broth and such

Cats and food
Traditional Dutch pea soup.
Concentrated lamb stock.
Concentrated veal stock.
Concentrated vegetarian stock.
Crustacean stock.
Chinese stock.
Beef stock.
Chicken stock.
Quail stock.
Fish fumet.
Dashi.

17th century meat stock.
Medieval beef stock
Stock for Lent NEW

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