Recipes
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Pineapple Tarts
Absolutely delicious tarts whose complex flavor belies the simple 3 ingredient filling of pineapple, sugar, and wine
Ancient Roman Hand-Pressed Cheese
Slightly nutty fresh cheese that’s somewhere between farmer’s cheese and mozzarella
Tulip Bulb Stamppot
A WWII version of a Dutch staple with potatoes, vegetables, and tulip bulbs
Roast Venison with Spiced Wine Sauce
Larded roast venison tenderloin with a delicious wine sauce that would be good on just about anything
School Lunch Cheese Pizza
If you had cheese pizza at school in the 80s or 90s, this recipe with a pourable crust will be a walk down memory lane
Great Depression Christmas Pudding
A very different Christmas pudding made with chocolate and gelatin
Cherry Sugar Plums
Festive glacé cherries coated in several layers of hardened sugar that are not really worth the effort
Luncheon Tuna
A tasty, if basic, tuna noodle casserole as it could have been made in the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII
Game Hens with Hazelnut Sauce
A complex, savory sauce for poultry made with hazelnuts or almonds
Cranberry Apple Pie
Simple but delicious cranberry and apple pie filling in a wonderfully buttery crust
Fennel and Potato Casserole
A fennel- and caraway-forward potato casserole as eaten on the German home front in WWII
Savillum (Roman Cheesecake)
A simple and tasty ancient Roman cheesecake sweetened with honey and sprinkled with poppy seeds