Part of the reason I set up this blog is to help people "put a little royalty into their life". To that end, I've kicked off this semi-regular series of postings about bringing the castles of Europe to you, sort of. Similar to the "Gothic Homemaking" series of videos that were put out by Aurelio Voltaire (over on YouTube), this will be a recurring series on how to make your own life, well, a bit more royal.
To bring you up to speed, part one of this series can be found here, part two of this series can be found here, part three is here, part four is here and here is the fifth part. Finally, part six is here.
We've talked about setting your table (part five) and planning the banquet (part six), but so far I've sort of hand-waved about the actual food. Well, there are a few options if you're looking for somewhat regal recipes and inspiration...
Assuming your monarchy is Euro-centric, there are a number of online options, including recipes from the Royal Collection Trust and some recipes from Max Miller's "Tasting History" YouTube channel (see below).
There are a number of YouTube video channels that focus on historical recipes, which often include more royal dishes, such as Max Miller's Tasting History and the English Heritage channel.
If you prefer cookbooks, Max Miller also has a cookbook called Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes (Amazon link, non-affiliate - I don't make any money off of it!), and the Royal Collection Trust has a couple of cookbooks available here. A quick check of Amazon shows various cookbooks based off of shows such as Bridgerton and Downton Abbey.
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| The dessert sponsored by Westarctica at MicroCon 2019. Yes, I know, I've used it before, but I don't seem to have many pictures of the food served at MicroCons! |
