Old-Fashioned Mincemeat for Mince Pies
A recipe for old-fashioned mincemeat, from back in the days when it still actually had meat in it. Definitely not suitable for vegetarians.
Canarian Spicy Potatoes (Papas Arrugadas con Salsa Mojo)
Popular all over Spain as a tapa or side dish: salty, spicy and gorgeously garlicky
Three Wild Boar Recipes
Wild Boar in Sweet and Sour Chocolate Sauce, Roast Wild Boar with Fig, Date and Walnut Stuffing, and The Wild Boar Marinade/Recipe Behind Door Number Three
Chocolate Fondue: its true history and the original recipe
It’s rare to be able to pin down the actual point of origin of a fad food or drink. But with chocolate fondue, we can! Discover its origin story here.
Xi’an Street Food
About the Xi’an Street Food restaurant on South Anne Street in Dublin: a household favorite
Mycroft’s Delight: the cake
Double Chocolate Courvoisier Torte with Brandied Buttercream Filling and Two Icings (Brandied Nutella Frosting and Cream Cheese & White Chocolate Ganache Glaze)
Mycroft’s Delight: the fanfic
Behind every great cake, there’s a story. Here’s one from a little ways off the beaten track.
In the Afterlife After-Hours Bar
You know the place. It’s where deities and divinities and avatars go when they’ve clocked off and they need a casual after-work pint or a quick remedial stiff one. And the things you hear…!
The past, buttered up
A post-WWII commercial for butter from Deutsche Molkerei (a German dairy consortium of the time) that tries to explain how many ways butter helps you be healthier. Warning: contains dancing cows and rampant off-label cholesterol usage of an intensity that would almost certainly kill you.
Sablés de Parmesan / Savory Parmesan Shortbreads
A really nice crunchy savory cheese biscuit