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Renaissance dinner scheduled for 10/14 right here
Please see JNoland's blog entitled "My attempt to bridge reality, baby steps." It's on 3rd page of blogs; you'll recognize it by luscious looking scones in picture.
We are planning a Renaissance dinner on 10/14 at roughly 2 PM EDT, which would encompass brunch for US west-coasters, early supper for east-coasters, dinner for Londoners. Everyone welcome & we'd also like any ideas. One set menu with recipes? A smorgasbord of recipes and each picks some? Whatever works for you. We could cook & eat (with any family members) and then go on chat part of site to talk after. DD dates welcome as well. This could integrate our real world with our MD world. I know I always envision myself a cook & hostess in my DD, but am not in real life. I am saying I belong to an on-line historical cooking club (through my university, so it's private.)
http://www.erasofelegance.com/cooking/renaissancerecipes.html
This is example of Renaissance menu. Spinach tarts & roast chicken look good to me.
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Permalink Reply by roxanne on
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I just tried a roast chicken, after the fashion of some of the recipes I saw, which combines sour or acidic with sweet. Sasi called this fusion cooking? It was fantastic. Even my husband -the pickiest eater in the world; wouldn't even eat his own mother's cooking - couldn't stop eating. He is loving this whole ren. idea.
I rinsed, cleaned, patted dry.
I stuffed cavity with half a lemon, seeds removed.
I loosened skin on breast and rubbed chicken, under skin, with garlic, butter , grated (or dry) ginger. Then put the skin back so it covered the whole chicken breast.
Instead of cinnamon which was in a lot of recipes, I drizzled the skin with honey (which kind of blackened it in spots - really pretty.)
Roasted at 400-425 for 90 minutes.
Even breast was completely tender & moist - all that butter.
Any one else try any thing, let us know.
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Permalink Reply by J Noland on
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That sounds delicious! I'm adding that to my list of things to make! Yum.
roxanne said:I just tried a roast chicken, after the fashion of some of the recipes I saw, which combines sour or acidic with sweet. Sasi called this fusion cooking? It was fantastic. Even my husband -the pickiest eater in the world; wouldn't even eat his own mother's cooking - couldn't stop eating. He is loving this whole ren. idea.
I rinsed, cleaned, patted dry.
I stuffed cavity with half a lemon, seeds removed.
I loosened skin on breast and rubbed chicken, under skin, with garlic, butter , grated (or dry) ginger. Then put the skin back so it covered the whole chicken breast.
Instead of cinnamon which was in a lot of recipes, I drizzled the skin with honey (which kind of blackened it in spots - really pretty.)
Roasted at 400-425 for 90 minutes.
Even breast was completely tender & moist - all that butter.
Any one else try any thing, let us know.
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Permalink Reply by sasi on
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Looking forward to it.
Not entirely sure how I'm going to explain to my family the fact I'm sitting with a strange dinner in our office chatting online but will figure it out.Good job we are not in costume as I think they might be calling for the men with the white coats to come and take me away!!!Now if they knew about the dd they would DEFINITELY be taking me away!!!!!!!!!
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I am laughing because I actually was trying to think of some outfit to wear. Luckily my husband is used to my getting into these "phases" - this is my renaissance phase, and everyone in house, pets included, get new names, story lines, etc. My female cat, Becky Buttercup, is sitting right next to me. I told her she is now Lady Rebecca, as opposed to last week (during an Indian phase) when she was Princess SummerFallWinterSpring. She seems comfortable with that.
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Oh you guys are funny! I suppose I can wear whatever I want because it'll be just me and the cats. They get excited when I'm pacing around in a dd! I tell my cats who their "real" dad is depending on my dds, lol. I'm not sure what Sasi can tell her family, maybe it's a ladies group who get together to talk women's health stuff (really embarassing things that men would run away at the thought) under the guise of cooking historical recipes? I'm still mulling over recipes...what to cook???
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Permalink Reply by Laila on
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You're going to dress up? I was just going to wear my nightgown while eating in bed LOL. The food that I'm going to make for this will be prepared the day before...cuz I tend to get up late after daydreaming (like 1:00-2:00pm EST), so I'll probably make it just in time... Fortunately, I don't have to explain anything to my family. There's nothing out of the ordinary about me eating in my room in front of my laptop. As for the food...well... "I just suddenly got inspired!" I guess. xD
Wow, everybody here has cats... :3 (am the odd one)
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Just looked at Roxanne's recipie site and might have a change of plan.The spinach tart looks amazing.Then again the roast chicken sounded delicious.
No cats for me either.Just one goldfish and a wormary(don't ask-I have young kids!).I am getting weirdly attached to those worms though.Keep checking they have fresh leaves and their soil is nice and moist.Also have a house full of ladybirds(ladybugs in US I think?)as they always hibernate in our house for some reason.I think it's something to do with the fact that it's painted white that attracts them.
Not long to go now until dinnerparty...v exciting
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http://www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans49.htm
I'm assuming this rice recipe is for dinner, not dessert. I see that much of what they eat is sweet. I read somewhere that The Italians introduced the idea of dessert during the renaissance - I forget which century. Before that, the meal consisted of a lot of things, both sweet & savory.
Right now my plan is for Roast Chicken that I described before, with honey, lemon, butter, garlic and ginger; this rice dish if it's not dessert; spinach tart (I sent recipe for that); a green salad with sliced hard-boiled egg (I saw that somewhere) and gingerbread for dessert. Sounds really filling, especially at 2 PM, but I'll have all day to walk it off. And nice ready-made supper that night. I'm getting all excited. Looking for corset type vest to wear with long skirt(probably my night gown.) What music should be played? Will look up Ren. composers.
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I just looked up composers & found Monteverdi. I think we actually have something by him.
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Oh my goodness! My dinner was going to be spicy meatballs and now perhaps that spinach tart. You are making me feel menu envy! Mmmm.
roxanne said:http://www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans49.htm
I'm assuming this rice recipe is for dinner, not dessert. I see that much of what they eat is sweet. I read somewhere that The Italians introduced the idea of dessert during the renaissance - I forget which century. Before that, the meal consisted of a lot of things, both sweet & savory.
Right now my plan is for Roast Chicken that I described before, with honey, lemon, butter, garlic and ginger; this rice dish if it's not dessert; spinach tart (I sent recipe for that); a green salad with sliced hard-boiled egg (I saw that somewhere) and gingerbread for dessert. Sounds really filling, especially at 2 PM, but I'll have all day to walk it off. And nice ready-made supper that night. I'm getting all excited. Looking for corset type vest to wear with long skirt(probably my night gown.) What music should be played? Will look up Ren. composers.
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