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Category: Recipes

Red or White Currant Jelly

by Ilona on June 28, 2020July 2, 2020 in Preserves, Recipes

Ingredients Berries (with the stalks, washed and dried) – weigh the amount you haveWater – multiply berries by 0.42Sugar – multiply juice quantity by 0.6 Instructions Start by making the… [Continue Reading]

Mint Sauce

by Ilona on June 27, 2020June 29, 2020 in Preserves, Recipes

Mint : Vinegar : Sugar100 : 100 : 50 Dissolve sugar in vinegar on slow heat.Put chopped mint in sterilised jars, and pour over the hot vinegar and sugar. Close… [Continue Reading]

Sashertorte Dairy Free, Gluten Free

by Ilona on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 in Gluten, Dairy & Nut Free, Recipes, Sweet

Adapted from the original recipe by Joseph Wechsberg.

Mushroom Soup

by Ilona on June 6, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

yield : 6 portions Vegetable stock cube – 2Water – 750mlMushrooms (wild or oyster) – 150gOnion – 1Carrot – 1Potatoes – 6 baby sized Boil the water and mix in… [Continue Reading]

Lamb With Fig Sauce

by Ilona on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

Serve with couscous and green salad.

Roman Style Caramelised Onions

by Ilona on May 15, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

Another dish to add to a Roman style feast.

Cumin Sauce for Carrots

by Ilona on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

A Roman inspired recipe, this time the original is by Apicius.

Pork With Figs in a Slow Cooker

by Ilona on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

Inspired by a Roman recipe by Apicius – Book VII, X “Fresh Ham”.

Roman cheese spread by Columella

by Ilona on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

The Romans called this “moretum“, which can be translated as a salad or a cheese and garlic spread. This one is based on the writings of Columella, a Roman agricola.

Roman cheese spread by Virgil

by Ilona on May 15, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

The Romans called this “moretum“, which can be translated as a salad or a cheese and garlic spread. This one is based on Virgil’s poem about the agricola Symilus.

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