http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes daily 0.75 2017-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1436880896227-TI6KEA1HM4M6A3K8IQNO/recipe+book.jpg Past Seasons http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2017/9/7/week-8-to-fry-whitings monthly 0.5 2017-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1504830243995-DLH0D7Q54JJY06AX9479/21231760_1550385004984009_5113284108695338683_n.jpg Past Seasons - Week 8 - To Fry Whitings Above: Sweating the apples and onion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1504830332429-QRY3FLX6H62BVJZJP9XQ/21272126_1550385058317337_298679926083104171_n.jpg Past Seasons - Week 8 - To Fry Whitings Above: Frying the fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1504830382871-FKTZ70FD2ZXVLKRV24WV/21272355_1550385141650662_7307184829254315967_n.jpg Past Seasons - Week 8 - To Fry Whitings Above: The finished dish. L & K say the taste was fantastic. Presentation? Needs some work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1504829710757-WYEZMMAJ89PJWJZZJ0WD/Joachim_Beuckelaer-Marche%CC%81_aux_poissons.jpg Past Seasons - Week 8 - To Fry Whitings http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2017/8/24/week-6-recipe-1-french-macarons monthly 0.5 2019-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1503602427771-9QLMTJ1NVSVQ6GED9WXB/Macaron_de_Nancy_-_IMG_2841.JPG Past Seasons - Week 6 - Recipe 1: French Macarons http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2017/8/24/week-6-the-double-trouble-challenge monthly 0.5 2017-08-24 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2017/8/4/week-4-bacon-of-gammon-pie monthly 0.5 2017-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1501873938394-QSXUGZ9BPWTAHNM6RDB4/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Week 4 - Gammon of Bacon Pie http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2017/7/27/week-3-peas-soope monthly 0.5 2017-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1501184334142-ZUR2ZBK2QWQ4MJ9NBNUZ/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Week 3 - Peas Soope - Not Your Mama's Pea Soup! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1501184435470-W80L7RD1U8U4RW9X88PA/Anne-blencowe-lady.jpg Past Seasons - Week 3 - Peas Soope Lady Anne Blencowe (1656 - 1718) http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2017/7/19/week-2-pottage-of-cherries monthly 0.5 2017-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1500473219332-0BVC3SJL1KH1V0HF2U78/Giovanna_Garzoni_-_Chinese_Porcelain_Plate_with_Cherries_-_WGA8489.jpg Past Seasons - Week 2 - Pottage of Cherries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1500472624641-OF0UX5AM4PYW6HFOKELJ/Plum+pits+recovered+during+excavations+of+the+Colony%27s+17th+century+privy. Past Seasons - Week 2 - Pottage of Cherries Plum pits recovered during excavations of the Colony's 17th century waterfront privy. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2017/7/10/week-1-buttered-beere monthly 0.5 2019-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1499703728569-ZC4K82191RFI1C6THCSB/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Week 1 - Buttered Beere http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/9/3/final-week-shell-bread monthly 0.5 2016-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1472927474188-YELF6U3GORJPZSES5K79/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Final Week: Shell Bread Above: Detail from Josefa de Ayala's Still life with cakes, c. 1660-1670. From the collection of the Museu de Évora. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/8/22/twice-thrice-challenge-recipe-2-ginetoes monthly 0.5 2016-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1471890377984-FXG1A4T8KK0DULX0II4A/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Twice & Thrice Challenge, Recipe 2 - Ginetoes The Baker (c. 1681) by Job Adriaensz Berckheyde (1630-1693) now held by the Worcester Art Museum. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/8/20/twice-thrice-challenge-recipe-1-apple-fritters monthly 0.5 2016-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1471705158098-ZHNDFSML7LWS1P9OWI2X/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Twice & Thrice Challenge, Recipe 1 - Apple Fritters Woman Peeling Apples (Gabriel Metsu, 1629-1667). From the collection of the Louvre Museum. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/8/20/the-twice-thrice-challenge monthly 0.5 2016-08-22 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/8/5/week-4-shrewsbury-cakes monthly 0.5 2016-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1470426187447-ICJB3DAWFE34I3IY8UQ3/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Week 4 - Shrewsbury Cakes Above: Baking Flat Cakes by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682). From the collection of the Hermitage Museum. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/7/28/week-3-seethed-fish monthly 0.5 2016-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1469733081943-QRX60P81X2EIXT34AOKD/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - week 3 - Seethed Fish Above: Fishmonger's by Frans Snyders, 1579-1657. From the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/7/21/week-2-cackling-farts monthly 0.5 2016-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1469129600504-GRGW3ZU2ZI4FRJ4D0D5H/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Week 2 - Cackling Farts! Girl with a Basket of Eggs (artist unknown) from the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2016/7/14/syllabub monthly 0.5 2016-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1468514778561-MS9BFNKAXHHEJ14GMJRJ/image-asset.jpeg Past Seasons - Syllabub Syllabub, the 17th century frappuchino. Photo: LearningLark http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2015/8/18/week-6-stewed-lombard monthly 0.5 2015-08-18 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2015/8/18/week-5-drie-leach monthly 0.5 2015-08-18 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2015/8/3/week-4-shropshire-cakes monthly 0.5 2015-08-03 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2015/7/27/week-3-ling-pie monthly 0.5 2015-07-27 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2015/7/20/week-2-knott-biscuits monthly 0.5 2015-07-20 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/2015/7/14/week-1-loblolly monthly 0.5 2015-07-27 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/tag/week+1 monthly 0.5 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-recipes/tag/easy monthly 0.5 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-results daily 0.75 2015-08-06 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-results/2015/8/6/week-2-knott-biscuits monthly 0.5 2015-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438881587769-48T078YT5XUP8LX0ZJLS/IMG_2618.jpg The Results - Week 2 - Knott Biscuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438881603453-UQ0L6R8LUM248VY2TKIP/IMG_2619.jpg The Results - Week 2 - Knott Biscuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438881684739-92IM0KEWV9PGHWSW1DFN/IMG_2624.jpg The Results - Week 2 - Knott Biscuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438881717581-94PZPQENR0OD6V2DA1JV/IMG_2628.jpg The Results - Week 2 - Knott Biscuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438881731713-RKNPF39EDD5BV7GZI9KG/IMG_2627.jpg The Results - Week 2 - Knott Biscuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438881653045-VW5R4OGR6W89MAOYLM2C/IMG_2620.jpg The Results - Week 2 - Knott Biscuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438882230074-U4YZ50WSSD2TF8S9WR6X/biscuit+notes The Results - Week 2 - Knott Biscuits Cooks' Notes. L & M added additional flour to firm up the dough, which altered the final texture of the biscuits. Modern cooks can pop the dough in the fridge for an hour instead. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-results/2015/7/28/loblolly-epilogue monthly 0.5 2015-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1438106052308-TLP2S99JM5HOJWX1OQP0/image-asset.jpeg The Results - Loblolly - epilogue Loblolly disaster. Not everything we cook at the Colony is a success! http://www.colonialcookoff.com/the-results/2015/7/20/week-1-loblolly monthly 0.5 2015-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1437772641213-RZ30U2N7J9U93WC9U1JP/boiling.jpg The Results - Week 1 - Loblolly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1437772624757-Z10Q9104OAMXIKU0J1TJ/two+pots.jpg The Results - Week 1 - Loblolly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1437772667946-HIJA50RL3FLPBUKSF7JE/chafing+dish.jpg The Results - Week 1 - Loblolly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1437772682953-P9WS8JYZPBH2RMD1OE5E/finished.jpg The Results - Week 1 - Loblolly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1437772692617-AWZRN6OVXPZ39UW75TUN/dig+in.jpg The Results - Week 1 - Loblolly http://www.colonialcookoff.com/tips-tricks daily 0.75 2015-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1437413844818-3PO98CMBLXYCMKH4VZT7/shutterstock_295376612.jpg Tips & Tricks http://www.colonialcookoff.com/tips-tricks/2015/8/2/week-two-what-the-heck-is-rose-water monthly 0.5 2015-08-02 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/tips-tricks/2015/7/27/week-two-washing-butter monthly 0.5 2015-07-28 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/home daily 0.75 2014-04-23 http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news daily 0.75 2022-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1529953227338-VBMHUOI6C1T0ZCRAGD8O/DSC_0856.jpg Recipes http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2022/8/28/week-6-lemon-cheese-cake monthly 0.5 2022-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/895e728e-7a88-4b22-8098-3367e5075294/anothercheesecake.jpg Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - Make it stand out Above: Eliza Smith’s recipe for potato-based cheese cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/cd04ab99-f5ab-4cc4-8b00-a9ac078a8bd6/047-e1377705069391.jpg Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - Make it stand out Above: “To Make Lemon Cheese Cakes” from the Westminster City Archives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1a29b4ae-8369-4ef0-8574-29b71c2db12d/IMG-6359.jpeg Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - Make it stand out Above: The no-cheese cheesecake. The amorphous blob in the middle is supposed to be a squirrel …. which makes sense, once you discover this tart’s ingredients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/eb0aceec-265d-457d-a2d6-c4fe7f22b92c/The-Tyg-Three-handled-drinking-cup-making-it-easy-to-pass-from-one-person-to-another.png Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - Make it stand out The Tyg - A multi-handled drinking cup made for sharing. Clearly a product of pre-covid days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1661706784804-6NBTQNGAOKGECMR3BPIL/IMG_6347.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - Ingredients: Almond flour, lemon peel, butter, eggs and sugar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1661706779641-35U2B6KJNZTWGNDQQKBY/IMG_6348.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - Bashing the Lemon Peel You can follow Lori’s example and boil and bash the lemon peel before adding …. or just grate the zest with a microplane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1661706776438-F8G5FKH7T2R45ESM9VMV/IMG_6349.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - Filled and ready to bake Kinda sorta looks like cheesecake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1661706796795-KO7WVGDJTO2BA8KELW6F/IMG_6346.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - Lemon Cheese Cake - All done! According to Lori, it tastes like marzipan. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2022/8/17/week-5-a-fricassee-of- monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/837ea5b9-f146-4188-bf9d-0cce894bec15/298376658_5469924823029988_6891113397518937726_n.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Fricassee - Make it stand out Guest chef Leah Stultz joined Lori in the 17th century kitchen and whipped up this Fricassee of Eggs. Scroll down for more pics of Leah’s day at the Colony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/2f440ae2-51c8-4d8a-b4be-33969e12697c/a+rare+fricase.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Fricassee - Make it stand out Robert May’s recipe for A Rare Fricase. Up for a challenge? You can find detailed directions for re-creating this dish here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1660762457405-KX9P3SVE9G0TGYQ3WQN2/297967042_5469878729701264_4900271491023023662_n.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Fricassee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1660762314465-F2UVFBNVV46Q62EK3L0M/298066968_5469892876366516_3006836142807023670_n.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Fricassee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1660762467612-HFA9M7YGGC7BXRX9JD4I/297963879_5469925139696623_2590034458502628849_n.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Fricassee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1660762328553-6R00JTYYXAGU4QJZJKA8/297860966_5469925339696603_1624197482385546807_n.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Fricassee http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2022/8/4/week-4-golden-cod monthly 0.5 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/8bce2bdb-331a-4d30-b10c-f4e1afa82523/279915136_5146443345434867_511041964787211884_n.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - Golden Cod - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/34acec50-d5cb-4560-9ce0-071cb12f5d0d/Molva_molva_Gervais.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - Golden Cod - Make it stand out Image of ling by Gervais et Boulart - Les poissons Gervais, H. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/7583ddcc-caa8-4fc7-adc7-5ece2060ee66/page0.JPG Recipes - Week 4 - Golden Cod - Make it stand out The Colony’s hearth is lit and ready for another hot week of cooking! http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2022/7/26/week-3-fried-toast-of-spinage monthly 0.5 2022-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/420dbae6-4ec0-4128-94b9-355a3a184d26/1.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - Fried Toast of Spinage - Make it stand out On Tuesday, July 26, professional forager and author Shawn Dawson will be our guest chef in the 17th century kitchen. Drop by or stay tuned to the Colony’s Facebook page to see what he whips up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/4c1e9b2c-6cae-42bd-99f5-fe963f2b7af9/IMG_6070.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - Fried Toast of Spinage - Make it stand out Up for grabs this week, a copy of Shawn’s Forager’s Dinner PLUS your very own berry bag from local maker Crackerberry Bags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/af2ff2f4-84ba-491b-815c-9e68c8a1541c/Joachim_Beuckelaer_-_Market_Woman_with_Fruit%2C_Vegetables_and_Poultry_-_WGA02119.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - Fried Toast of Spinage - Make it stand out Above: Joachim Beuckelaer’s Market Woman with Fruit, Vegetables and Poultry, 1564. From the collection of Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel. Contrary to popular belief, vegetarianism was NOT uncommon in the 17th century. There were plenty of “flesh-avoiders”. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2022/7/17/week-2-frumenty-or-how-to-pimp-your-porridge monthly 0.5 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/058c06f6-a310-483b-9928-430f06304baf/Screen+Shot+2022-07-16+at+1.44.12+PM.jpg Recipes - Week 2 - Frumenty (or how to pimp your porridge) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/c7d00280-1b74-4a8e-966c-4504cbfd48e6/Jan_Steen_-_A_Man_Eating_Porrige_%28Taste%29_NTII_UPH_446737.jpg Recipes - Week 2 - Frumenty (or how to pimp your porridge) - Make it stand out Above: The Sense of Taste by Jan Steen (1625/1626 - 1679) from the collection of Upton House, National Trust http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2022/7/8/week-1-17th-century-coffee monthly 0.5 2022-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/577b237a-c4d7-44d0-91c5-47a80177a5cc/tempImageB5qpLG.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - 17th Century Coffee - Make it stand out You’re looking for a super duper fine grind. It should feel soft, almost like flour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/c96ebfb5-8ab6-4780-a033-eed3fedaf3bd/page0.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - 17th Century Coffee - Make it stand out 17th century coffee ….. definitely NOT instant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/9e02870c-2a8b-474e-89eb-d6326caa0144/to+make+coffee.png Recipes - Week 1 - 17th Century Coffee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2021/8/11/week-6-tortelleti-or-little-pasties monthly 0.5 2021-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628693504287-XPA6L6VGHXRL7R3CXW1S/IMG_5238.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - Tortelleti or little Pasties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628694003923-5G8CCC3P5BZ5UNR3DK1W/IMG_5252.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - Tortelleti or little Pasties - Make it stand out What NOT to do. As you can see, the pasta is still quite thick. As a result, my tortelleti were pretty darn chewy. Learn from my mistake! Keep rolling until your pasta is about 2mm thick, or you can see your hand through it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628693875292-UNJNCK2CNOHC1PM5EBI5/IMG_5253.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - Tortelleti or little Pasties - Make it stand out A batch of dough ready for resting. if your dough is dry at first, don’t worry and keep kneading. Mine took about 15 minutes of steading kneading before it became smooth and elastic. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2021/8/3/week-5-an-excellent-way-of-dressing-fish monthly 0.5 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628016288400-QLH64O299JEOBDASGGA7/842793f5-2d12-4589-90fb-a3d08f813976_570.jpg Recipes - WEEK 5 - An Excellent Way of Dressing Fish - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628015473376-FXG7M7XFXDVDM7581KP2/soaking.jpg Recipes - WEEK 5 - An Excellent Way of Dressing Fish - Marianne's salmon soaking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628015481699-AH3L4MZCOC9424OF9Y4I/sous+vide.jpg Recipes - WEEK 5 - An Excellent Way of Dressing Fish - cooking in progress NOTE: Bring the water temperature to 125 F and maintain that temperature for the entire cooking time. You do NOT need rapidly boiling water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628015493108-WUT56P7MF3IVLW1N7RHP/finished.jpg Recipes - WEEK 5 - An Excellent Way of Dressing Fish - cooked salmon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628015500350-355UAR71FK30KV46LWOF/plated.jpg Recipes - WEEK 5 - An Excellent Way of Dressing Fish - the plated dish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628015616123-9E16DRBBSNVJZSY6Q54J/cod.jpg Recipes - WEEK 5 - An Excellent Way of Dressing Fish - Elizabeth's cod https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1628014253965-AO9UP6R8WIL90W4V12R7/cauldron-hartley.jpg Recipes - WEEK 5 - An Excellent Way of Dressing Fish - Make it stand out From Food in England by Dorothy Hartley http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2021/7/26/week-4-a-tale-of-2-puddings monthly 0.5 2021-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310147818-D8F11SDKHURZ06TB5H0V/the-accomplisht-cook-fp.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310157119-8Y14EBI7UJP0FK9E9K4D/the-accomplisht-cook-tp.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310161959-O0LTNPAXZZ7TZ4Y7JW4U/the-accomplisht-cook-C3715-07-b.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310854457-U52GXRGE1A6REH469196/03b+-+Kristen+with+Sweet+Pudding.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Kristen with a sweet looking sweet pudding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310433352-CXGNDD4OF09GGNXN9JWI/01+-+Fort.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Old Fort, Ft. Wayne, Indianna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627311197574-EVQF0FRR0MJCO2OYMYV2/blood+pudding.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out The savoury (blood) pudding in progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627311269045-CDGXMJMU0AXSZUXQX0Y6/blood+pudding+2.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627311606049-QPWOSCSBXNQHR75ISN5X/03b+-+Kristen+with+Sweet+Pudding.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310702017-7NAL2F15LUQ9ETHFF2JZ/02b+-+Hearth.jpeg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Elizabeth in the Officers’ Kitchen at Old Fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310779867-LUM4N8XR6WDH36P0HU4G/03a+-+Pudding+Mix.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Puddings (savoury and sweet) in progress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627310933551-FXP3BJN0705CF5MGE9JH/03c+-+Sweet+Pudding+Whole.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1627311002620-CT3L9CCTR5YY6YBL3ZRR/03d+-+Sweet+Pudding+Sliced.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Tale of 2 Puddings - Make it stand out Sweet pudding sliced. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2021/7/17/week-3-to-make-fritters monthly 0.5 2021-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626801239204-7K0H9CIMTAB609IU4GW9/bottle.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626801435891-O0O68SHGC6RHXLNMZF66/bottle-seals-sloss-1699.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626801481309-14V8NZZ4NIQPE6NCH5PK/bottles.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626802101129-VZ1LEP8J6PEYQ6CIITEH/mix.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626802147662-2J0O7FQXX5W5PJ8JQIQO/IMG_5034.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626802420489-M1KN83C0FOW1ZCL4654T/IMG_5055.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626802298060-ZNGI8V1YS3Q70VTFCSYC/IMG_5054.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1626529619612-DNFOIALM7GDFMF2PWFPE/IMG_5056.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - To Make Fritters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2021/7/9/week-2-panperdy-and-poor-knights-pudding-try-saying-that-3-times-fast monthly 0.5 2021-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625919971161-FHXRPKYOHOBFS959ZXNR/pudding2.jpg Recipes - Week 2 - Two Old Takes on French Toast - Make it stand out Elizabeth’s Poor Knight’s Pudding with black currant jam and rosewater sauce. She writes “My bread was very fresh and soft, soaking up a lot of milk. Once cooked, it gave the bread a very custardy center.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625919881225-TI9L9AHHWBO2HUWAWQ38/pudding.jpg Recipes - Week 2 - Two Old Takes on French Toast - Make it stand out Marianne’s Poor Knight’s Pudding made with a rosemary and olive sourdough! She writes “This is not the prettiest french toast I’ve made, but it did taste good! Since I had a homemade loaf of sourdough with rosemary and olives on hand, that was my bread of choice. It stood up nicely in the milk." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625918762164-I01LY7BFCT4V6E3VS5SN/image.jpeg Recipes - Week 2 - Two Old Takes on French Toast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2021/7/3/week-1-hippocras-or-or-ypocrasor-whatever monthly 0.5 2021-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625315438209-9MB01RUGXAKBX6LIRDVF/hippocras%2Bbottles.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625315371555-N9N0V3Q44RZOMR8WRHJL/hippocras+glasses.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625315378917-09YDS5PCUAJ3D6AWBQTR/hippocras+final.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625317137940-YV8IRMRPGA8CFM47XEDM/ckbk+apron.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625313133564-F1QGUFNCUF10VHORUGKE/Screen+Shot+2021-07-02+at+4.17.30+PM.png Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625313283729-IR83DP6ZUWFELSDPDJ36/Screen+Shot+2021-07-02+at+4.16.07+PM.png Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625416094570-WFUDUPMIXW1M7G65TNF5/0C3AF3BE-B360-4B89-8084-6DDF00024BE8.jpeg Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever Lori’s pale hippocras on the windowsill at the Colony’s 17th century kitchen. Photo courtesy Lori Pittman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625316061978-AOI1U13T5D8EO8B4Y659/pale+hippocras.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1625313402720-BRU823Q1V0E4FVY49WUZ/castleton-v-a-600-85.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - Hippocras .... or ypocras….or whatever - Make it stand out To Make Hippocras from The Lady Grace Castleton's booke of receipts [manuscript] from the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Note the directions in the fifth line of the recipe to “steep in a gallon of good wine”. View the complete manuscript here. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2020/8/12/week-6-a-tartys-of-raspberries-amp-cream monthly 0.5 2020-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1597238592257-X2YVKM9UXERAA5OUEEVY/IMG_3839.JPG Recipes - Week 6 - A Tartys of Raspberries & Cream Voice of experience here …. Be careful not to overcook this pie or else the “custard” will set too firm. for the same reason, this pie is best served hot or warm. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2020/8/4/week-5-to-make-a-carrett-pudding monthly 0.5 2020-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1596582479975-3QFEUR38V5G1JK5RPB7N/40379678_1963045477051291_7877182050514501632_n.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - To Make a Carrett Pudding Mmmmmmm. Tammy enjoys a freshly picked carrot from the Colony’s kitchen garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1596582617799-W95Q726I9DMAELS28NBD/pudding1616a.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - To Make a Carrett Pudding Above: A recipe for Carrot Pudding from A Sermon Book 1616-17 Dorothy Phillips (source Folger Library) http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2020/7/27/week-4-a-trio-of-pies monthly 0.5 2020-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595874456832-BI4Z1WBL5B4ONFX0B35N/IMG_3825.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Trio of Pies Above: Apple blossom at the Colony of Avalon, July, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595872978872-RFKRLZCI58JX29W7D1PW/pippin-tarts.jpeg Recipes - Week 4 - A Trio of Pies Above: A Recipe for Fine Pippin Tarts, courtesy UPenn Ms. Codex 785 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595874662235-WDHV3Z2GTG0MT80FZ9HD/north-devon-pipkin.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Trio of Pies Above: North Devon Pipkin or Cooking Pot, Mid-17th Century, recovered from the Colony of Avalon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595872753134-YNC5C3MJ9KMYWJGCWECY/miscellaneous-plum-pits.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - A Trio of Pies Above: Plum pits recovered from the Colony of Avalon’s 17th century privy. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2020/7/20/week-3-cod-with-bacon monthly 0.5 2020-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595268695325-NN0JC31GYPW92CDX5VML/IMG_3993.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - Cod with Bacon The Finished Dish. Taste? Amazing! Plating …. not so much ;-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595268208992-6MYW5FVN8MUFS0DXS9TG/IMG_3994+2.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - Cod with Bacon Ready for the Oven. Next time, I’ll reduce the amount of milk and try pancetta or speck, rather than regular streaky bacon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595268383187-BSEN3BV6TLPP2TYTCHR8/IMG_3996.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - Cod with Bacon Ready for placing. Bacon strips “spread” with forcemeat and rolled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595267163862-EC0N25CXMT8B8GYA9CGP/IMG_3992.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - Cod with Bacon Winner, Winner, Fish Dinner! I cooked this dish for the first time for dinner guests last week (go big or go home, right?) and it was a slam dunk! Surprisingly quick and easy to prepare and absolutely delicious. I will definitely (definitely!) cook it again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595268894745-E1C0H2B3WKTJ7BPDFYS4/IMG_3997.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - Cod with Bacon Mixed Herbs. I flavoured my forcemeat with whatever I had in the garden. From left to right: French Tarragon, Parsley (centre, top), Sweet Cicely (centre, bottom), and Chives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595267603273-LRWTBBUN4Q560QM3Y7YM/125388.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - Cod with Bacon A recipe for stuffed cod, 1650 - 1662: “stuf a fillet of veall with sweet herbs Suett a little flour yolks of Egs some whis season it with a nutmeg Leman peall salt put it in the cod” from the Folger Library. The “stuffing” sounds like forcemeat, but with a more typical 17th century combination of herbs and spices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1595269883098-5BYH2ZYFJXFERIC9FT8Q/IMG_3998.JPG Recipes - Week 3 - Cod with Bacon http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2020/7/13/week-2-eggs-into-snow-eggs-with-snow monthly 0.5 2020-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1594651262165-JSNBVBVFGNGJFR3I9NR7/JPEG+image-D4C53C6B6CC6-1.jpeg Recipes - Week 2 - Eggs into Snow/ Eggs with Snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1594651681799-BNADHXH2QR97D6NUSBLA/fnut-07-00042-g001.jpg Recipes - Week 2 - Eggs into Snow/ Eggs with Snow http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2020/6/26/week-1-the-flip monthly 0.5 2020-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1593185778701-0F32AOL9G86O4S35MF49/colony+flip.jpg Recipes - Week 1 - The Flip - Week 1 The Flip http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2019/8/13/week-6-evelyns-salad monthly 0.5 2019-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1565697959461-HDIQ6LQ2SCQHSYQC6YJP/39585455474_230c5f1774_b.jpg Recipes - Week 6 - Evelyn's Salad An Evelyn-inspired salad. Photo: Marco Vetch http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2019/8/8/week-5-nombles-of-porpas monthly 0.5 2019-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1565283375320-TG4UYX1CIFCZPEAJ4NKJ/SkreiDiagram2.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Nombles of Porpas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1565283171651-3BJ80NI44UXK7BRVDCN8/Adriaen_van_Utrecht_-_Fishmonger%27s_Stall.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Nombles of Porpas The Fish Monger’s Stall, Adriaen van Utrecht https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1565284179359-8WU3G4CL7X1BAREBU6AS/67573293_2467434233279077_3027956985971605504_o.jpg Recipes - Week 5 - Nombles of Porpas A visitor to the Colony of Avalon’s 17th Century Kitchen gives L & K’s first attempt at Nombles of Porpas a try. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2019/8/1/week-4-to-fry-an-egg-as-round-as-a-ball monthly 0.5 2019-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1564674865819-5QPTVTXW7U7Q6MKX8STU/accomplisht-lg.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - To Fry an Egg As Round as a Ball The Accomplisht Cook - Frontispiece & Title Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1564675058667-Y1AKNMR4NSQITNVATSQM/67437001_2456865397669294_7847781551969402880_o.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - To Fry an Egg As Round as a Ball A big, hot mess! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1564674556685-WHH75CG2DZ9FO7MT8QFY/1920px-VEL%C3%81ZQUEZ_-_Vieja_friendo_huevos_%28National_Galleries_of_Scotland%2C_1618._%C3%93leo_sobre_lienzo%2C_100.5_x_119.5_cm%29.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - To Fry an Egg As Round as a Ball Old Woman Frying Eggs, Diego Velázquez, 1618. Image: National Galleries of Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1564675217438-PBI3KH2B56XTQFBZA5KL/67656832_2457011084321392_1945444980487094272_o.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - To Fry an Egg As Round as a Ball Attempt No. 4. Getting there …. Me thinks the fat is still too hot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1565285358933-0NH6IRQLBWB3PIMRAO50/68381584_2458767824145718_5039250768658432000_n.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - To Fry an Egg As Round as a Ball Not quite as round as a ball, but DAMN! that’s one delicious fried egg! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1564674949942-2Y3TX7DPK0PXXHNX2474/67929640_2456865181002649_1304644840700510208_o.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - To Fry an Egg As Round as a Ball A pot of MELTED butter. Rule no. 1, read the instructions. Rule no. 2, follow the instructions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1564675183254-HVEI0H0DZEBKA78VSOO6/67538370_2456865774335923_8944063965634232320_o.jpg Recipes - Week 4 - To Fry an Egg As Round as a Ball Attempt No. 3. Still no joy. http://www.colonialcookoff.com/news/2019/7/24/week-3-a-sallet-of-cold-hen-or-pullet monthly 0.5 2019-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1563972054637-2A4NK7K1UV8YRK7G3EEX/Screen+Shot+2019-07-22+at+8.53.48+PM.png Recipes - Week 3 - A Sallet of Cold Hen or Pullet Published anonymously in 1664, The Court & Kitchin of Elizabeth is part cookbook and part political satire. A genre worth reviving? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1563998995088-D5WUME8O831O88QAD2VS/salad.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - A Sallet of Cold Hen or Pullet My chunky Sallet of Pullet with chicken minced NOT so small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1563997893598-UUNARQKZ1QQZSMH3AD3Y/Willem_van_Mieris_-_The_Poultry_Shop.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - A Sallet of Cold Hen or Pullet The Poulty Shop, Willem van Mieris (1662–1747). Image: Netherlands Institute for Art History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1563971968535-QGB4L0O9Y7P51ZE8UYJW/Screen+Shot+2019-07-22+at+8.56.52+PM.png Recipes - Week 3 - A Sallet of Cold Hen or Pullet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559e8c67e4b07b91861183d4/1563999277021-6FN3MGR231IWVKR15ET5/36706184_1879758895379950_2414581857342455808_o.jpg Recipes - Week 3 - A Sallet of Cold Hen or Pullet L & K’s spit roasted chicken over an open fire. 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