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Roasted Squash Salad with Lentils & Feta

Roasted Squash Salad with Lentils & Feta

by Sam Bilton, December 31, 2020

According to Elisabeth Luard in her European Festival Cooking, lentils are traditionally eaten at...

Pumpkin & Onion Tourte

Pumpkin & Onion Tourte

by Sam Bilton, October 28, 2020

Inspired by a recipe from Bartolomeo Scappi’s Opera (1577) Like many recipes of this...

Pheasant with Cider & Celery Sauce, Roasted Apples and Sippets

Pheasant with Cider & Celery Sauce, Roasted Apples and Sippets

by Sam Bilton, December 7, 2019

Celery is generally a much overlooked vegetable. In recent times celery enjoyed a brief...

Mary Randolph’s ‘Barbecue’ Shote

Mary Randolph’s ‘Barbecue’ Shote

by Sam Bilton, October 25, 2019

Before the barbecue aficionados come thumping on my door armed with their forks and...

Poulet Reine Elizabeth

Poulet Reine Elizabeth

by Sam Bilton, August 13, 2019

Society florist and latterly kitchen doyenne Constance Spry made no apologies for including French...

Elizabeth David’s Courgette Tian

Elizabeth David’s Courgette Tian

by Sam Bilton, July 30, 2019

Do gardens, or more specifically, veggie patches have a special power that allows them...

Pucker Up

Pucker Up

by Sam Bilton, February 14, 2019

When the Normans invaded in the 11th century they discovered a proliferation of vineyards...

Zucche Ripiene (Stuffed Squash)

Zucche Ripiene (Stuffed Squash)

by Sam Bilton, December 7, 2018

It’s a shame that Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen (1899) or its author Janet Ross...

WILLIAM VERRALL’S SWEETBREADS WITH ASPARAGUS (1759)

WILLIAM VERRALL’S SWEETBREADS WITH ASPARAGUS (1759)

by Sam Bilton, June 8, 2018

Offal is a sorely neglected source of protein in this country. One of my...

Bride Pie

Bride Pie

by Sam Bilton, May 18, 2018

Adapted from The Experienced English Housekeeper by Elizabeth Raffald (1769) The Bride Pie was...

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  • Seville oranges aren’t only for marmalade. They’re great in a chocolate orange tart too! . #sevilleoranges #chocolate #chocolatetart #homebaking #mrsbilton #eattheseasons
  • I was going through one of my old recipe files earlier today and came across my Nan’s Domestic Science notebooks (c. 1929/30). Love the list of rules on the next image. I wonder if she applied them when she went into service when she left school? . #familyhistory #oldrecipes #heritage #lostandfound #mrsbilton #hiddenhistories
  • Barberries were used in medieval and Tudor recipes. . Gardening folk (@barbarasegall @gluts_gluttony @gardentastic @chelsea_physic_garden @urvashiroe ) - do you know if ALL barberries are edible? . I believe this variety is Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea. There aren’t many berries this year but at some point in the future I’d like to have a go at drying them (assuming they are edible). What would be the best way to do this? . #barberries #gardening #homegrown #preserving #mrsbilton #foodhistory
  • The recipe for my Seville Orange & Chocolate Tart is online now http://www.sambilton.com/seville-orange-chocolate-tart/ . #sevilleoranges #chocolate #tartsofinstagram #mrsbilton #eattheseasons
  • Molten cheese, sourdough and red wine. Hello Friday night...
  • In the absence of any natural sunshine today I have tried to inject some sunniness into our day by making a Vietnamese inspired sandwich. Replaced some of the ingredients out of preference/necessity (chicken for pork shoulder/radish for daikon/mortadella for cha lua) but the end result was pretty good nevertheless. . What foods do you turn to to cheer yourself up? . Scroll through to the next image for the original recipe for Bahn Mi Thit from Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table by Mai Pham. . #vietnamesefood #bahnmi #wheresthesun
  • After a chilly walk this morning it feels like a crumble sort of day. Naturally it HAD to be rhubarb & gingerbread . #rhubarb #gingerbread #crumble #comfortfood #mrsbilton #firstcatchyourgingerbread
  • Well it started life as a Spiced Parsnip Soup but has morphed into something slightly different (on account of having some spinach, coriander and spring onions in the fridge that were begging to be put to good use). . Does anyone else have the uncontrollable urge to throw just about anything into a pot in the name of soup? . #soup #winterwarmer #homemade #wastenotwantnot #mrsbilton #lunch

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.

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  • Seville Orange and Chocolate Tart
  • Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain by Pen Vogler (Book Review)
  • Roasted Squash Salad with Lentils & Feta

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