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Risshewes (Medieval Fruit Pasties)

Risshewes (Medieval Fruit Pasties)

by Sam Bilton, December 16, 2021

The blog has been taking a back seat this year. I’ve been busy promoting...

A Very Gingerbread Christmas

A Very Gingerbread Christmas

by Sam Bilton, December 14, 2020

Gingerbread is synonymous with Christmas. From houses and lattes to lebkuchen and gingerbread Santas...

Golden Pumpkin Cake

Golden Pumpkin Cake

by Sam Bilton, November 2, 2019

‘Sturdy’ is not a terribly complimentary adjective when applied to a person’s figure or...

Victoria & Albert Biscuits

Victoria & Albert Biscuits

by Sam Bilton, May 3, 2019

When is a cake a biscuit? This question was raised in 1991 regarding the...

Nan’s Almond Tarts

Nan’s Almond Tarts

by Sam Bilton, March 10, 2019

This post has been more difficult to write than I imagined. The past few...

Orange Cardamom & Walnut Slices

Orange Cardamom & Walnut Slices

by Sam Bilton, February 23, 2019

Great minds think alike… Or so the adage goes. Even so when you ask...

Pumpkin Cookies with Hazelnuts & Chocolate

Pumpkin Cookies with Hazelnuts & Chocolate

by Sam Bilton, October 14, 2018

Pumpkins and squash are surely the antidote to dull and gloomy autumn days? Their...

TOPSY TURVEY

TOPSY TURVEY

by Sam Bilton, October 14, 2018

The quince is the trickster of the fruit kingdom. The scent and colour of...

THE ORIGINAL SUFFRAGE COOK BOOK BY MRS L O KLEBER (BOOK REVIEW)

THE ORIGINAL SUFFRAGE COOK BOOK BY MRS L O KLEBER (BOOK REVIEW)

by Sam Bilton, August 29, 2018

If you were given a copy of The Suffrage Cook Book (published in Pittsburgh, 1915) by...

Sticky Fig Cake

Sticky Fig Cake

by Sam Bilton, March 8, 2018

There is something about figs even in this day and age that causes people...

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Sam Bilton is an established Food Historian, Writer & Cook with a penchant for the edible delights of yesteryear. This is the home of her blog Comfortably Hungry and supper club Repast.

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  • I love the weekends where I have the time to cook a variety of dishes like these curries. The bowl at the bottom of the picture contains one of my all time favourites - murgi dahi from The Yoghurt Cookbook by Arto der Haroutunian (a gem of a book from @grubstreet_books ). The others are a golden kitcheree containing yellow split peas (which features in my next book on saffron) and an improvised mushroom bhaj. They we’re cooked a few weeks back. #weekendcooking #curry #homemade #saffron #mrsbilton
  • It’s a poached egg, asparagus & pancetta sort of day…. #english #asparagus #seasonalfood #poachedeggs #pancetta
  • So I’m in a bit of a dilemma. I’m heading to the Leeds Food Symposium this weekend in York and have said I’d bring something sweet for lunch. It’s needs to be portable (and durable) as I’m travelling by train. I’m thinking Rum Baba (1st pic) or Saffron Drizzle Seed cake - which would you choose? #leedsfoodsymposium #foodhistory #mrsbilton #saffron #foolsgoldbook #york
  • Anyone else a fan of cheese & pineapple? It was one of the best things at a kids birthday spread especially when served a la hedgehog! #cheese #pineapple #childhoodmemories
  • Well look what dropped onto my doormat yesterday. Looks like I’ll have plenty of reading material for my trip to York on Saturday. @dr_neil_buttery @penswordbooks #foodhistory
  • Have quiche, will travel. Breakfast on the move as I travel to the Leeds Symposium on Food in York. As this year’s theme is fish I made a smoked salmon quiche. #quiche #smokedsalmon #foodonthemove #traintravel
  • Artichoke How do you cook yours? #artichoke #gardeninspiration #spring #mrsbilton
  • The immature medlar tree is looking resplendent covered in blossom. Hopefully this augurs well for a good harvest in the autumn. I love cooking with medlars but lost my source of this much under utilised fruit when my boys changed school. There is a mature tree in the school’s car park. The facilities staff used to let me help myself to the bletted fruits. Very much looking forward to the book from @eastgatelarder & @prospectbooks for some more medlar inspiration. #spring #medlar #ornamental #blossom #mrsbilton

ABOUT THIS BLOG

Sam Bilton is an established Food Historian, Writer & Cook with a penchant for the edible delights of yesteryear. This is the home of her blog Comfortably Hungry and supper club Repast.

RECENT POSTS

  • Risshewes (Medieval Fruit Pasties)
  • A Dark History of Chocolate by Emma Kay (Book Review)
  • The Village in the Valley: Travels in Mexico & Italy by Corinna Sargood (Book Review)

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