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Real Hot Chocolate

The ultimate hot chocolate is the simplest thing in the world - provided you have the right pot.

Medieval Hypocras at Hattonchâtel

Hypocras was the most popular drink at parties and banquets in the Middle Ages. See how we made a gallon of it in Hattonchatel castle in France using the original spices they used back then. 

The Passion of the Boar

We roasted a whole boar on woodfire at Hattonchâtel castle in France for a memorable medieval banquet. See how it's done, from start to finish. Not for the faint of heart!

French Blanc-Manger

This extraordinary French sweet almond jelly must be the best food that survived the Middle Ages. My final and most tasty dish in the Hattonchatel castle serie.

A Jam Fit for a Queen

The most expensive jam in the world is made in Bar-le-Duc from  red currants hand-seeded with a goose quill. Worth every penny!

French castle Expedition

A reader invited me to stay at his castle at Hattonchatel near Verdun in France. I went last week-end to cook extraordinary medieval dishes in the castle - see what's coming next in my 7-article-serie!

Serious French Cottage Pie

Hachis Parmentier is French confort food at its best - slowly prepared over 3 days. Spend 3 minutes to see how it's done.

Nostradamus Cherry Jelly

For my 200th article, I made cherry jelly from the recipe Nostradamus himself published in 1555.

Chicken for Dessert

One of the greatest desserts in Turkey is made with chicken breasts. It is based on an almond-and-chicken pudding once hugely popular in medieval Europe. See how it's made!

Asparagus à la Pompadour

This recipe invented by Louis XV's mistress will not Enlighten your waist.

French Medieval Bread Fouées

This is hands-down the easiest great bread you can bake in a wood-fired oven. Trust the French - it takes no time to prepare, no hand kneading, no proving and it bakes in 120 seconds flat. Way tastier than pita.

Asparagus like Green Peas

Delicious 19th century French dish - asparagus served like green peas. This was a favorite of Napoleon's Foreign Minister Talleyrand. Simple, healthy and thoroughly decadent.

2000-year-old Almond Cookie

Beautiful Italian Christmas sweet prepared from scratch using unshelled almonds, honey, lemon and bay leaves. A hit for the last 2000 years!

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The Passion of the Boar
«Without the fine work of Mr. FX, some of us would die without ever having seen a
senescent castle dog barking at a gutted corpse of wild boar that dangles
head-down from the stone wall, blood dropping among windstrewn flower petals and
dust.»

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