Biscuits topped with salt pork milk gravy

Simple yet delicious baked beans with molasses and salt pork

Fire-roasted red deer, smoked goat, and einkorn cakes with fiddlehead ferns make up my version of Ötzi the Iceman’s last meal

Slow-cooked barbecue pork with molasses and a vinegary sauce that could be a precursor to Carolina-style barbecue sauce

WWII scrambled eggs and bacon made from powdered eggs (and real bacon), as it might have been eaten at the last meal before the D-Day landing

Surprisingly good WWII-era lemonade made from powdered lemon juice

Dense, flavorful, boiled-then-baked bread recreated from the tomb of Ramses III

A very simple sauerkraut soup that’s delicious served with German black bread

Complex, delicious banana ice cream with a very fancy banana compote

Super simple chilled pie with lots of zing from the most famous of space foods: Tang

A very rich and creamy alternative to mashed potatoes

Tender lamb cutlets with a delicious and extremely simple lemon-butter sauce

Casserole of potatoes, cream, and parmesan. What’s not to like?

Delicious, incredibly tender pot roast with aromatic vegetables, herbs, and wine

Fruit salad with a whipped cream dressing that is definitely a dessert

Surprisingly tasty but simple cornmeal cakes fried in bacon grease

Delicious spiced medieval meat stew thickened with egg yolks

Rich yeasted waffles with lots of nutmeg and a buttery wine sauce. Definitely a dessert and not for breakfast

Absolutely fantastic tomato and meat sauce served over spaghetti tossed with butter and parmesan

A soup that’s light on the meat, but not on the flavor. It’s hearty with an unctuous mouthfeel thanks to the bone marrow