The views on food of major Stoic philosophers of the ancient Mediterranean, and a recipe for lentil soup that they may have enjoyed

Eating and cooking on US submarines in World War II, and two recipes from the 1945 Cook Book of the United States Navy

The extreme extravagance of gilded age feasts, and an 1877 recipe for a Gilded Age gelatin dessert

How spotted dick got its giggle-inducing name, its history as an economical dessert, and a recipe from 1854

The chuck wagons, food, and cooks of the golden age of cowboys and cattle drives, and recipes from 1896 for cowboy staples

British cooks and cooking on the Western Front in World War I, and a 1914 army recipe for corned beef and potato pie

The history of biryani including Indian and Mughal influences, and a recipe from the 16th century

The First Battle of Bull Run and a recreation of what the spectators who picnicked there might have eaten

The possible origin stories of Kaiser Franz Joseph I’s favorite dessert, kaiserschmarrn, and a recipe for it from his lifetime

The history of conclaves that lasted years, the food that was served at them, and a recipe for baby back ribs that was served at the conclave of 1549

The important and distinct hobo culture of the late 19th century and early 20th century, and a 1940 recipe for a hobo staple: mulligan stew

The history of sloppy joes from fashion to Manwich, and the American school cafeteria recipe from 1988

Medieval fast food, the laws that regulated it, and a 14th century recipe for a fried fruit pastry

Acceptable behavior at ancient Roman dinner parties, and a spiral-shaped sweet from 2nd century B.C.E. Rome

How to throw an ancient Roman dinner party, and a 2,000 year old recipe for flamingo, which I’m recreating with duck

The history of Hungarian goulash from simple herdsman's stew to paprika-laden soup, and a recipe from the late 1800s

The rulers of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Mari, and a recreation of one of their favorite treats inspired by a clay tablet found in the ruins

The history of pancit and panciterias in the Philippines and an early 20th century recipe

Rationing and food shortages before, during, and after WWII in Italy, and a recipe from a delightfully quirky 1942 cookbook

How Juliette Gordon Low established the Girl Scouts in the US, and the original 1922 recipe for Girl Scout cookies