Anglo-Saxon kings probably didn’t do much cooking and one of the best-known stories about Alfred the Great (849 – 899AD) recounts a disaster in the kitchen. Never mind the fact that he successfully defended his kingdom, Wessex, against Viking invasion, that he united the English and that he is the only English monarch to have ever been given the epithet, “the Great”; no, what everyone knows about Alfred is that he burnt the cakes! Continue reading “King Alfred Comes To Tea”
Author: Rebecca Selman
An Anglo-Saxon Banquet: Tucking in with Beowulf
Anglo-Saxon literature provides little material for the interested cook. Emphasising, as it does, the heroic deeds of men, little space is devoted to the lives of women or to the domestic sphere.
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The Greedy Reader
I love reading. And I love cooking just as much. So what could be better than combining my two passions? In this blog I’ll be writing about the references to food that I come across in the books I read, and then sharing my experiences of trying to cook some of this food in my North London kitchen. I’ll be providing recipes, and photos of the finished results, so you can also – if you wish – try them out yourselves. Continue reading “The Greedy Reader”