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Nov 17 Blog

Byzantine Spiced Wine

For this recipe, we travel to ancient Constantinople (modern Istanbul), the capital of the mighty Byzantine Empire. Founded in the seventh century BCE as a […]

May 27 Blog

Iberian Stuffed Eggplants

By: Jennifer Drummond

The Kitāb al-ṭabīh (“Book of Cooking”) is a 13th-century collection of recipes from the Iberian Peninsula. It is the oldest recipe collection from Spain, specifically […]

Feb 1 Blog

BAR Test Kitchen: Cinnamon Sweet Cake

By: Jennifer Drummond

February, of course, is the month we celebrate Valentine’s Day. Though a holiday associated by many with romance, in the modern world we often forget […]

Nov 11 Blog

BAR Test Kitchen: Tasty Cuneiform Tablets

By: Jennifer Drummond

The smell and spices of gingerbread are a sure way to warm your home during the holidays. Although gingerbread is old—it may have been introduced […]

Nov 17 Blog

BAR Test Kitchen: Mongolian Meat Cakes

By: Jennifer Drummond

For this Test Kitchen, we are going a bit further afield, to China’s Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 CE). Founded by Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, […]

May 27 Blog

BAR Test Kitchen: Samaritan Hummus

By: Jennifer Drummond

The Samaritans are likely best known in the Western world for one person—the famous “Good Samaritan” of Jesus’s parable found in Luke 10:25–37. This character […]

May 4 Blog

BAR Test Kitchen: Roman “French” Toast

By: Jennifer Drummond

People love sweets, and the Romans were no different. However, Apicius and his De Re Coquinaria (On the Subject of Cooking) does not contain an […]

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