When life gives you a snow day, I suggest making cookies to share the luck and happiness. I had never heard of Nutmeg Logs before I queried everyone about their favorite holiday treats. But when several of you listed them as your fave cookies, I knew I had to learn more. One look at them
One of the best things about this time of year is the nearly constant stream of delicious goodies that turn up at work functions, or are dropped off by kindly neighbors and family. Baking at home fills the house with familiar smells of special spices, and let’s be honest: having the oven on to warm
Thoughts: Chestnuts are a seasonal treasure in the autumn and winter, and if you’ve never tried them, you’re definitely missing out. While they might look like strange little alien foods once they’re peeled, the flavor and novelty of them makes all the effort worth it. The chestnut harvests in the past couple of years have
So as you may have seen in previous years (2014, 2015), our family has started doing a “colonial” Thanksgiving celebration. I use the quotes because it’s far from strictly colonial in terms of preparation and authentic recipes, but we do try to keep things mostly historical, and then we use only candles and oil
Where do I even start? I could tell you how massive and impressive the competition stages were, decked out with countless lights, sounds, and effects. Or how incredible the craftsmanship was on so many cosplay outfits I saw wandering around the outside the hall. Instead, let me begin with the morning of the first day. With
So, while this is mostly a recipe blog, every now and then another aspect of cooking creeps in, like gardening. Which is probably pretty legit, actually, since food does come from somewhere before it hits the shops. ;) I planted sweetcorn last year, but with how busy everything seems to get during the summer, I struggled
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to tag along on one of the many Weed Walks around Pennsic (or as I like to call it, “medieval summer camp”). This, in addition to a great introductory class about medieval gardens, inspired me to take another look at my garden plots, and the “weeds” growing in
I first saw this idea over on Ivan Day’s site, Historic Food, and knew that I had to try it at some point. But that was actually several years ago, when I didn’t even know where to buy gooseberries in New England, let alone expect to have any of my own. But when I found
Thoughts: The people have spoken, and the winner of my recent Twitter poll for the next recipe’s region was overwhelmingly Highgarden. I guess we are all in the mood for some green growing things and flowers after winter, huh? :) These stunning little show-stopping desserts are actually easier to make than you might guess. You
I’ve been thinking a lot about the process that I use to make fictional foodstuffs into real recipes for use in real kitchens. I often joke in interviews that I employ a “fictional locavore” approach when deciding how to make a dish, but that’s not far from the truth. I try to take into