Max Miller 4/1/25 Max Miller 4/1/25

Ancient Roman Flamingo (Duck)

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

Max Miller 3/25/25 Max Miller 3/25/25

Hungarian Cauldron Goulash (Bográcsgulyás)

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

Max Miller 3/18/25 Max Miller 3/18/25

Mersu

Date and pistachio filling wrapped in pastry, just one of many possible recreations of an ancient Mesopotamian treat

Max Miller 3/11/25 Max Miller 3/11/25

Pancit

Complex, delicious rice and egg noodles with shrimp and pork belly

Max Miller 3/4/25 Max Miller 3/4/25

WWII Castagnaccio (Tuscan Chestnut Cake)

Very dry and dense sugarless ration-friendly cake made with chestnut flour, lemon, and yeast

Max Miller 2/25/25 Max Miller 2/25/25

The Original Girl Scout Cookies

Crispy, delicious, extremely snackable sugar cookies

Max Miller 2/18/25 Max Miller 2/18/25

Pineapple Tarts

Absolutely delicious tarts whose complex flavor belies the simple 3 ingredient filling of pineapple, sugar, and wine

Max Miller 2/11/25 Max Miller 2/11/25

Ancient Roman Hand-Pressed Cheese

Slightly nutty fresh cheese that’s somewhere between farmer’s cheese and mozzarella

Max Miller 2/4/25 Max Miller 2/4/25

Medieval Frumenty

Rich, stick-to-your-ribs wheat berry porridge thickened with egg yolks

Max Miller 1/28/25 Max Miller 1/28/25

Beef Stroganoff

Delicious 19th century beef stroganoff seasoned with allspice

Max Miller 1/21/25 Max Miller 1/21/25

Medieval Cheese Gnocchi

Pre-potato, pre-groove gnocchi made primarily with cheese

Max Miller 1/14/25 Max Miller 1/14/25

Tulip Bulb Stamppot

A WWII version of a Dutch staple with potatoes, vegetables, and tulip bulbs

Max Miller 1/7/25 Max Miller 1/7/25

Roast Venison with Spiced Wine Sauce

Larded roast venison tenderloin with a delicious wine sauce that would be good on just about anything

Max Miller 12/31/24 Max Miller 12/31/24

Kishkiyya

A complex, slightly sour lamb and herb stew eaten as a hangover cure in 10th century Baghdad

Max Miller 12/24/24 Max Miller 12/24/24

School Lunch Cheese Pizza

If you had cheese pizza at school in the 80s or 90s, this recipe with a pourable crust will be a walk down memory lane

Max Miller 12/17/24 Max Miller 12/17/24

Great Depression Christmas Pudding

A very different Christmas pudding made with chocolate and gelatin

Max Miller 12/10/24 Max Miller 12/10/24

Cherry Sugar Plums

Festive glacé cherries coated in several layers of hardened sugar that are not really worth the effort

Max Miller 12/6/24 Max Miller 12/6/24

Egg Nog

Rich, boozy, nutmeggy eggnog that’s easy to make and so much better than the store bought kind

Max Miller 12/3/24 Max Miller 12/3/24

Luncheon Tuna

A tasty, if basic, tuna noodle casserole as it could have been made in the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII

Max Miller 11/26/24 Max Miller 11/26/24

Game Hens with Hazelnut Sauce

A complex, savory sauce for poultry made with hazelnuts or almonds

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