Midwinters Feast documentation 2013
In the spirit of the Commedie Del Arte, Lady Lisette la Roux and Syr Christian Darmody presented the populace a documented feast based on and inspired by Italian and French recipes of the 15th / 16th century during the Barony of Lochmere’s Midwinters Revel held January 19, 2013.
Researched by Lady Lisette la Roux and prepared by Lady Lisette la Roux and Syr Christian Darmody, with some help from Baron Vladimir Vladimirovich Vladimirov for the pork remove.
Midwinters Revel 2015 Documentation
This documentation was presented on January 31, 2014 to accompany the feast I created for the Midwinters Revel in the Barony of Lochmere. The feast theme focused on the catholic holiday in honor of Saint Brigit of Kildare or Imbolc, as it is referred in the Celtic tradition. This feast is held to welcome in the beginning of Spring.
Great care was taken with each of these recipes to not only use as many documentable ingredients to medieval Ireland but to also prepare foods in a manner consistent with preparation techniques, albeit using modern tools (i.e.: ceramic baking stone in oven versus flat stone in front of hearth or electric smoker but using wood consistent with wood that would have been available in period in Ireland).
Class documentation from University session 91. This class was written as an opportunity to get to know spices generally found in the kitchens and recipes of Northern Europe pre-17th century. This was an opportunity to touch, smell, and even taste spices in their natural state (pre ground) and understand the differences between their make up including fun facts regarding their use in history. This class was meant to be for beginners who may not know some of the common spices used then as well as interesting facts on common spices still used today.