The empire and massive party of Ashurnasirpal II, and an ancient recipe for pomegranate beer that may have been served at his banquet

The hidden chocolate kitchen at Hampton Court Palace, the people who worked there, and a recipe from 1723 that they might have made

A tiny Christmas truce in the midst of the Battle of the Bulge, and a recipe for mincemeat pie from the US army in 1946

The origins and history of Turkish delight, and a recipe from the Ottoman Empire in 1844

The possible origins and evolution of toffee, and a recipe for the original Everton toffee from 1881

Christopher Ludwick’s extraordinary contributions to the American Revolution, and a gingerbread recipe he might have baked

The labor and lives of medieval peasants in 14th century Britain and Europe, and a recipe for a fish dish that could have been given to them by their lords

The history of a largely forgotten American dessert, and a recipe for it from 1829

More on the history of pumpkins and their use in European cooking, and a 17th century recipe for a creamy pumpkin soup

The pre-Depression origins of water pie, and a delicious recipe from 1908

The life of Vlad Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler, and a 16th century Transylvanian sour cherry sauce that could have been mistaken for blood

The historical food from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and a recipe for paprika hendl, or chicken paprikash, from five years before Dracula was published

How terrible was Ivan the Terrible, and a recipe for cabbage and onion piroshki that could have graced his 16th century table

The life and reign of Caligula, one of Rome’s most villainous emperors, and a recipe for pork belly that could have graced the tables of his lavish banquets

Myths surrounding the mooncake, and one of the oldest known recipes for them from 1792

Exploring the question of if ninja existed or not, and a survival food from a 17th century ninja text that takes 3 years to make

The apples of medieval England, and the first recorded recipe for apple pie from the 14th century

The rule of Ferdinand I of Austria, and a recipe from 1858 for dumplings that he loved so very much

The hard lives of Victorian bakers, and a recipe for a very interesting ginger loaf (not gingerbread) from 1857

The food and dining in Folsom Prison, and an early 20th century meal from a combination of the military cookbooks they used and a commissary report