May 2020 – MONK'S MODERN MEDIEVAL CUISINE

The anti-Basilisk plant

This year I’ve grown sweet basil from seed for the first time. I only wanted a few plants, so this morning, after thinning out my seedlings a couple of weeks ago, I potted up my six basil babes to grow them on to adulthood. Sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum. My first go at growing basil fromContinue reading “The anti-Basilisk plant”

Red as… alkanet

Yesterday, I was making a few revisions to one of the chapters in the book I’m writing, which at the moment has a working title of Sugar and Spice: The Cookery of Richard II. Whilst changing the font and the layout of the commentary sections – fiddling really – I came to the dish withContinue reading “Red as… alkanet”

Three medieval soft fruits

I love this time of year: late spring. My strawberries are just beginning to ripen — I’m going to have a fully ripe strawberry in May for the first time in about 10 years! My patio raspberries are being visited by many a bumblebee — I have quite a small garden, so dwarf fruit bushesContinue reading “Three medieval soft fruits”

Interruptio studii

Hello folks, I just wanted to bring you up to date and explain why there has not been much activity on the website (or my Facebook page) recently. I’ve not been keeping so well the last couple of months and have needed to put my medieval cookery research and writing to one side. I hopeContinue reading “Interruptio studii”