Isabella's Project Diary

  I decided to try and work with the rye dough and, sadly, only the rye dough.  I should have [mixed it with other flours](https://historica...

  Within itself, bread is not a meal but it was a vital part of the Medieval and Renaissance diet .  The Medievalists already did an excell...

  Rice with Raisins This is one of those meals that we'd probably be more likely to eat for breakfast today than just anytime of day dur...

  Taken from Medieval Cookery This one was a successful failure.  What I mean by that is that the mixture failed to retain ball shape when I...

  Taken from Medieval Cookery This is honestly one of my comfort foods when I've done medieval Lent in the past.  It's a good, hardy...

  Taken from Medieval Cookery This morning, I tried to make almond milk with my new fangled Christmas gift of a soy milk machine.  It worked...

  For Lent this year, I will only be doing the medieval meals on Wednesdays and Fridays.  I found out, the hard way, that too much almond mi...

A day late but it's done! Since it's Lent, I did a Salmon Roast based on several 15th Century English recipes. samon Rostyd In Sa...

3. History Detective (January 29 - February 11)  For this challenge, you get to be the detective! Either use clues from multiple recipes to ...

It's that time of year again! This year will be slightly different than previous Lents for a couple of reasons: a) I am no longer aller...

The Challenge: Make It Do or Do Without The Recipe: (where did you find it, link to it if possible) This is something I've made man...

Last time, it was because I didn't have a kitchen for a couple of days. This time, I'm sick. I have pneumonia and the medication I...

14th Century French Fresh Salmon recipe: Fresh salmon. Smoked (keep the chine for roasting), cut into steaks, and then cooked in water; [a...

255. Several ways to make and cook macaroni for a day in Lent. Get a pound of fine flour and a pound of grated bread that has been put throu...

I decided this year to keep tabs on everything I eat during Lent. Sorry for those that don't like the cooking stuff. I swear I'll ...

Before Lent, I bought Nature's Path Organic Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal .  It's this stuff .  The ingredients are simple: Rolled oats, ca...

I'm so excited to do the Medieval Lent thing again this year. I did it last year and the the year before that and the year before tha...