A Flight of Mustards

By Heinrich von Holstein Displayed at Atlantia KASF, 3/2/24 Introduction Mustard is an ancient spice with written history going back millenia and usage in food likely much much longer.  Mustard as a condiment in Europe can be traced back to ancient Roman texts, several of which contain recipes for ground mustard seeds mixed with wine,… Continue reading A Flight of Mustards

Roman Cuisine Class Handout

Cave Garum:  An Introduction to Roman Cuisine By Lord Heinrich von Holstein CLASS HANDOUT Period Sources Naturalis Historia (~77 AD) – Gaius Plinius Secundus “Pliny the Elder” (~23-79 AD) Martial’s Epigrams – Marcus Valerius Martialis “Martial” (~38-~102 AD) The Satyricon (1st century AD) – Gaius Petronius Arbiter (27-66 AD) Di Agri Cultura (2nd century BCE)… Continue reading Roman Cuisine Class Handout

A Medieval Spanish Feast

Atlanian Spring Coronation 2020 (Cancelled due to plague) By Heinrich von Holstein This feast was meant to be presented at the Atlantian Spring Coronation in 2020.  However, this event was cancelled due to COVID19’s spread at the time.  Later that summer I cooked all four courses with smaller portions and posted these images and descriptions… Continue reading A Medieval Spanish Feast

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Holiday Faire 2023 Dayboard

(Barony of Stierbach, Kingdom of Atlantia) By Heinrich von Holstein Menu Bread Butter Spiced honey-butter Cheese Cold cuts Veggie platter Fruit Blancmange Compost Pickled eggs Tender chickpeas Mustrooms Chicken Meatballs Mustard Spiced honey mustard Green sauce Bread pudding Marzipan candies Concept The event theme was a roughly 14th century German holiday festival.  However, during my… Continue reading Holiday Faire 2023 Dayboard

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Atlantian Spring Coronation Feast 2023

April 1, 2023 – Barony of Storvik, Kingdom of Atlantia By Heinrich von Holstein Menu First Course Assorted nuts and dried fruit Spiced hummus with pita bread Second Course Caliph’s Mustard Chicken Mujadara (rice & lentils) Third Course Fustuqiyya (meatball and pistachio stew) Tender Chickpeas Fourth Course Lettuce with oxygarum Boiled eggs with oxygarum and… Continue reading Atlantian Spring Coronation Feast 2023

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Feast Under a Fae Moon

April 16th, 2022 – Barony of Lochmere, Kingdom of Atlantia By Heinrich von Holstein Menu Winter Course Pudding in Eggs Pudding in a Turnep root Tarte of Cheese Dried Fruit and Nuts Spring Course Salat Brawne and Mustard (pork loin with honey mustard sauce) Capon (chicken) Stued in Lemmons Sops (toasted bread) Potage of Cherries… Continue reading Feast Under a Fae Moon

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A Dish of Chicken with Mild Wine

Clean the chicken and put it in the pot, throw in two spoonfuls of oil and onion juice, one spoonful of cilantro juice, ten peeled and pounded almonds, a clove of garlic and sufficient salt and water. When it boils gently, throw in strong vinegar, murri and basil [or aromatic] nabidh [a low-alcohol wine considered… Continue reading A Dish of Chicken with Mild Wine

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