A Dish to Sooth - Queen's Prize Sept 2017.
An exploration of medieval humoral theory and how it relates to treating a common disease with a pork stew. I honestly had a ton of fun with this entry. I was able to cook on site in a period cookpot, was scored wonderfully by my judges, and actually won the competition!
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Pottage - Kingdom Arts & Sciences April 2017
Two pottages based loosely on 14th century English recipes. Since most dishes we see are for the rich, I aimed this project for the middle, merchant class and for the poor. It also explores why people ate the pottage they did. I did this project since I was afraid of pottage, I thought it would be just nasty mush. It really wasn't! Pottage really is just anything you put in a pot!
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Two Italian Tarts - Kingdom Arts & Sciences April 2016
Two cheese pies based on 14th-century Italian dishes. This was my first time making a pie crust... it wasn't a hard as I thought it would be. (I've always been more of a cook than a baker). I have to say the garlic pie was my favorite one.
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