Cooking Anyone

[RowanMoonWynd]

I love cooking (just hate the clean up) and I always LOVE getting new recipes. I have started a recipe book for my daughter for when she grows up to have from recipes from my family and friends. I would love to add new ones in her book from new friends, as well as share the ones I have with you. ;D

[EK - Shadow of Death]

Hot chocolate (Italian style)

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp corn flour
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp sugar.

Stir them all up together until the lumps disappear. Cook it on a medium flame while stirring until it thickens and bubbles start to break at the top. Serve.

I don't know about the American version, but the Italian one is excellent for chilly winter.

[Kaffekat]

What kind of recipes are you looking for?

A hobby of mine is cookery / often medieval cookery. For everyday recipes I lean towards the Danish

'Frikadeller' (Danish Meatballs)

Combine in a large bowl
1 lb. beef, ground fine
1/2 lb. pork, ground fine
1 Tblsp finely chopped onions

and a mixture of:
1/2 cup sifted flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Add gradually, mixing vigorously
1 C milk
1/4 C water
1 egg, beaten

Beat vigourously until mixture is smooth and well blended.
Heat in a heavy skillet:
3 Tblsp butter
Using a TBLSP drop the meat mixture into the skillet. Cook over med heat until brown.

**NOTE: This is an approximation. I like spicy - so I tend to increase the pepper / onion ratio when I make it and decrease the milk.
Recommended also is breadcrumbs added (fresh or dry)

** This recipe also works well with plain ground beef.

** Possible adds: Nutmeg, Mace, Allspice to taste.

[RowanMoonWynd]

I would love to have some medieval recipes!! The
Danish Meatballs sound yummyyyyy...........

[Kaffekat]

Slurp! They are!!! ;D

For the medieval recipes, the most fun - usually are the fancier ones (the subleties).
This one 'not a subltey', per se is one of the few extant fruit/vegetable recipes. It looks gorgeous on a platter!
And tastes great to!!!
It is easy to make - the scooping out of the pears takes the longest.

'PERY'S COFINS' (one of the easiest, that looks spiffy, and appeals to the modern palate)

* Since this recipe calls for pear 'coffers' or 'coffins' which contain the lentil-and-'bog berry' filling, three separate perparations are convenient.
1) Baking the pears
2) cooking the lentils
3) Steaming the berries.

Since 'tart' bog-berries are called for in the manuscript, cranberries ( a New World berry) are suggested. But one variation suggests raspberries (for that, reduce the sugar by half).
Both are delights. I personally prefer the tart cranberries.

'PERYS COFYNS' ('LENTIL & BERRY FILLED PEARS")

10 fresh hard pears
1 fresh lemon, juice of
3/4 tsp grd cinnamon

Cut pears in half on long axis. Scoop out the pits & core, allowing about 1/2 - 3/4 inch uniform wall to remain.
Thoroughly coat with lemon juice to prevent discoloring.
Sprinkle lightly with ground cinnamon.
Bake in 350 oven for 5-10 minutes allowing pears to go from hard to firm. Set aside to cool.

Cooking the Lentils
1/2 C Lentils
1 small stalk of celery-finely chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1 C beef broth
1/4 C dates, pits removed, finely chopped
1/2 Tsp dried sweet basil

Wash the lentils and place in a deep pot with celery, salt, dates, and basil plus beef broth to cover by two inches.
Bring to a boil and cook over very low heat for 15-20 minutes. Add stock or boiling water if necessary to prevent sticking. Lentils should be just tender, still holding their shape but double their raw size.

STEAMING THE BERRIES
1 C whole 'bogberries' (or cranberries, or raspberries)
2 TBLSP brown sugar or honey
1/4 C & 1 TBLSP water

Wash raw berries & remove any residual stems.
In deep pot, bring berries, sugar & water to boil. Berries will rise to the surface and pop.
As the medeiveal manuscript warns, sound, odor,and sight of the pink broth are delightful but watch inquisitive eyes; berry inards pop high and hot!
Remove immediately when one-third of berries have popped. Cool.

Scoop about 1 TBLSP of lentils into pear crater.

Top with 1 Tsp of berry.

[EK - Shadow of Death]

Argh... after reading all these nice repices, it makes me wish that I wish I had a kitchen...

[RowanMoonWynd]

You can come and help me in my kitchen Eldritch and we shall feast upon new recipes and share new ones together! ;D

[Shadowdragon]

Hey guys. Lets make a new thread for each recipie ok?

That will make them easier to look up for other folks. They can see a list of recipies by name and not have to go through an entire thread to find what they are looking for.

I would appreciate it if each of you that posted would create a new thread for these if you don't mind. Really glad that this thread has taken off so well.


[glow=red,2,300]Shadowdragon[/glow]

[RowanMoonWynd]

;D That's a very good idea. I have already gone through the whole thread looking for two recipes and was thinking how easier it would be to just be able to go right to it!

[agamoto]

I have an old(copyright 1942) cookbook, if you need any thing just specify what it is and I shall look it up for you.