Wordy Wednesday #13

Source: Vanessa Riley's Regency Reflections Visiting Vanessa's blog post you'll get a look into how she created the white soup pictured here. She followed the recipe from The London Art of Cookery and Domestic Housekeepers' Clomplete Assistant by John Farley published in 1811.You can also find a recipe given by The Telegraph taken from the 1783 … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday #13 →

Food, Fashion, and Tea – Program Review

We had a wonderful time at the program at the Cherry Hill Library yesterday. Judith Krall-Russo presented "Food, Fashion, and Tea from Jane Austen to Queen Victoria"There was a lovely display of tea pots and other tea accompaniments. She had photos of typical fashions from the two time periods both men and women's fashions. You … Continue reading Food, Fashion, and Tea – Program Review →

Wordless Wednesday #108

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Wordless Wednesday – Jane Austen Birthday Treats

Fun Friday – Boiled Potatoes

Meredith sent this to me on Wednesday morning with the message "We so need to post this" and I agree we needed to share this, because really, who doesn't think of excellent boiled potatoes during awkward silences!If you are in need of an excellent boiled potatoes recipie for your next dinner party, Foodnetwork has an … Continue reading Fun Friday – Boiled Potatoes →

Jane Austen’s Roasted Pheasant

Photo from Bite From the PastOn Saturday (12/1) Bite From the Past shared a great holiday recipe Jane Austen's roasted Pheasant or Cornish Game HensThe gentlemen of Jane Austen’s day were fond of hunting and hunting parties were often rowdy, weeks-long affairs with hunters moving from one grand estate to another. Their wives followed, and … Continue reading Jane Austen’s Roasted Pheasant →

When It Comes to Downton Abbey, We Won’t Be Trifled With: bonappetit.com

When It Comes to Downton Abbey, We Won’t Be Trifled With: bonappetit.comSome things are so important that we find it hard to talk about them around the office without shouting and losing control of our facial muscles. One of those things is food; another is Downton Abbey.In case you're not up on your PBS offerings; … Continue reading When It Comes to Downton Abbey, We Won’t Be Trifled With: bonappetit.com →