Fragrant, bitter, lamb-forward stew made with cardamom, cinnamon, and mastic

A very salty no-cook recipe for SPAM with cream cheese filling

No-cook ice cream with fresh peach puree and sliced peaches

Simple and delicious lentil soup with leek and ancient herbs

Slow-cooked steaks with tomatoes and onions with mashed potatoes and gravy

Beautiful champagne-flavored gelatin with fruit. A great base recipe to try other wines or flavorings like liqueurs

Victorian boiled pudding with currants, suet, and cinnamon, served with a simple butter and brown sugar sauce

Dense but flavorful cornbread perfect for eating with Chuck Wagon Beans on a cattle drive

Simple and surprisingly flavorful beans that are boiled then baked with red pepper and bacon

A simple canned corned beef and mashed potato pie as it was prepared by British army cooks in World War I

500 year old biryani that is packed with fragrant spices, rich ghee, and fluffy rice

A dense and wonderfully flavorful pound cake made with nutmeg and brandy

A delicious dessert of chopped up souffle-like pancake with plum compote as Kaiser Franz Joseph I would have enjoyed it

Wonderful baby back ribs marinated with ground coriander and sapa and roasted over onions

Hearty soup made with made-to-last ingredients like canned corned beef, canned peas, and lots of ketchup

Delicious and nostalgic sloppy joes from American school cafeterias of the 80s and 90s

Medieval fried pastries with a filling of figs, apples, raisins, nuts, and spices

Essentially a spiral-shaped version of globi, this simple two-ingredient batter is fried and topped with honey and poppyseeds

A delicious sweet and savory sauce that I’m using with a roasted duck instead of flamingo

Hungarian goulash (a soup, not a thick stew) from the late 19th century