My attempt to bridge DD with reality, baby steps

[J Noland]

So these are the Cornish pasties I've just cooked today. I have never been to Cornwall, never eaten a Cornish pasty, nor have I ever tried to cook any sort of pie. However, many of my dd's have English characters (I'm American) and I ran into several news articles debating exactly what constitutes a proper "Cornish" pasty. So being a self repecting Brit loving MD person with a day off...I attempted to make them using a recipe found on the internet. No carrots! I haven't tried them yet. I don't know what they're supposed to taste like. They look good. Anyways, the important thing is is that I did something in real life rather than just dd'ing about it. Maybe I'll make a brisket next!

[roxanne]

http://www.hsperson.com/pages/test.htm

[roxanne]

My God, did you see that Pasta Bolognese sauce, with red wine & creme fraiche.

No, I don't believe I'm gluten sensitive.  I, also, have tried a few times to go without gluten and it is very hard.  What would I do, for instance, without pasta?  Or bread?  I had been diagnosed as mildly lactose intolerant, but pretty much ignored it.  I have been eating a lot of dairy lately and I guess just really got it fired up.  This goes along with the HSP - Highly Sensitive (read reactive) Person.  Did you ever take the test?  I'll send the link next.

[J Noland]

http://www.coquinaria.nl/english/index.htm This is another website I just happened upon trying to figure out why arabic recipes show up in renaissance menus (I still haven't figured it out though). There's a yummy sounding spicy meatball recipe, though it calls for lamb and I don't like lamb. I'd use ground beef. I'm going to be doing a lot of cooking this winter!

[roxanne]

That sounds great,  with or without the bacon.  I think Katherine is the one who would be cooking around 11 AM.  That sounds a little brunchy?

[J Noland]

roxanne- I hope you don't have the dreaded gluten intolerance along with lactose intolerance. I tried to stay gluten free for a while to see if it helped my allergies and it was insane. There's gluten everywhere. Luckily it didn't seem to be the problem. Several times I noticed almond milk as an ingredient in some recipes.

 I wonder if the crusades had something to do with arabic foods in the renaissance listings. Hmmm, another history lesson for me to look into. I need to catch up on my movie watching. Lately the tv is on just for background noise. My attention span for watching movies has been short. Could be good or bad.

 Icelandic Chicken looks like a good recipe for me to try. Chicken baked inside of a dough, it has bacon in the recipe which I may leave out. Then some Eton Mess for dessert!

[roxanne]

I saw the arabic recipes, too, and they looked good.  Where all would they have been used?  I guess we could use different cultures from same time period?

[sasi]

I havn't seen A Man for all seasons but I have read it and it is a wonderful book/play.Worth getting a copy.That period of history is fascinating.

I have found a few sites that talk about arabic renaissance cooking.Got a good recipie for a spiced meat stew which I'm going to adapt slightly.

Chicken dishes also sound good

[roxanne]

I loved the link.  I JUST this minute finished watching A Man for All Seasons, when I came up here.  Enjoyed looking at some other movies - some of my favorites, like Beckett, Brother sun/Sister Moon, Elizabeth I, Tristan & Isolde, Lion in Winter.  Some goodies.  May tape one for 10/14.

Also loved the recipes.  I notice a lot of chicken recipes call for vinegar plus sweet spices as well as peppery ones.  Sounds good to me.  I have been having problems lately and as of yesterday, diagnosed it as lactose intolerance, so I am eliminating dairy for 2 weeks.  I will just modify any recipe we have though, or eat small portion of, if it has dairy.  For instance, that Eton Mess looked divine.

[J Noland]

http://www.all-about-renaissance-faires.com/food/renaissance_foods.htm

I think I put this link in correctly. I'm seeing some good recipes on that site. It may be tricky to chat and cook at the same time. I may cook ahead of time and just eat and chat.

[roxanne]

Yes, I've been looking up Renaissance recipes.  We could have sort of a smorgasboard of choices, as JeN suggested, and each of us cook what appeals for the time period you will be cooking in - brunch, supper, dinner. (2PM EDT)  Can't wait!