History homeschool

If you’re looking for some resources to help your children study the age of princes/ medieval Britain part of the syllabus there’s some great blog posts over at the DeCaversham Household site. Just… Continue reading →

All the protein! Cockles and black pudding

This is a simple, high protein dish. Its tasty and a great opportunity to talk about the seasonality of shellfish and seafood. What you’ll need (to feed up to a dozen): Three large… Continue reading →

Stuffed Lambs’ Hearts

Originally posted on Cardiff Castle Garrison:
At Joust! we decided to have a go cooking some less popular cuts of meat. We went straight to the heart of the matter (ha!) and asked…

A vegan dish for a medieval palate

Originally posted on Cardiff Castle Garrison:
While most medieval peasantry were not feasting on meat every meal – they probably didn’t cater for vegans either. Along with vegetables, a typical medieval diet in…

Vegetarian friendly Medieval dish – Cheesy Lentils

Originally posted on Cardiff Castle Garrison:
Vegetarian friendly Medieval dish – Cheesy lentils Jayne Lutwyche sometimes produces authentic medieval meals at our events, cooked over our fire. This recipe, and the stewed lambs’…

Salt dough salmon

Originally posted on Cardiff Castle Garrison:
It was my pleasure to cook for the group on the Sunday at our recent show at Chepstow castle. I decided to boldly try something I’d never…