Watercress Sandwiches with Pea & Cabbage Soup – Redwall Series

“Tiria and Lycian took the birds to the buffet table, allowing them to choose what they liked. Brantalis opted for soft cheese and watercress sandwiches, which he immersed in a bowl of pea and cabbage soup and gobbled down with …

Vintage Vegan: Eggless, butterless, milkless cake

Thoughts: With a hand-typed recipe and a name like that, how could I resist? This is the latest recipe from the very cool family cookbook, The Way to a Man’s Heart (link), and like the others, is a quirky look …

Poultry ala Sunbird – Fragile Things

Thoughts: This plate is full of exotic, old world flavors. The chicken is soft and tender, and the meat falls from the bone, gently infused with the ingredients in the cider can. Flavors from the herbs are just barely present, …

Historical Hot Chocolate, 1631

Thoughts: This is the most decadent hot cocoa I have ever encountered. Made thick and creamy by the emulsified ground nuts, it pours beautifully. There is a hint of robust smoky spiciness lent by the chipotle that compliments the chocolate, giving …

Honey Drops – from The Inheritance

“The market in the little town was a tiny one, not more than a dozen shops and stalls and half of them seasonal. She was able to buy a short coil of sturdy line, a long slender boning knife, and …

2012 in review

Happy New Year! 2012 was a great year for Food Through the Pages- I had visitors from 131 countries, over 68k views, and lots of great input and comments. To me, this affirms that fictional food is not only here …

Seedcake – The Hobbit

Thoughts: I ate two slices before I could slow down and focus on adjectives, rather than just scarfing down the tasty, tasty morsels. The brandy and spices are there, but not in a boozy, overwhelming way. In fact, I’d say …