Claire | October 6, 2017
Phew! I’ve just recorded my 15th “Tudor Cooking with Claire” video and the latest recipe is a Tudor fool. Today, an English fool is a dessert made by mixing stewed or puréed fruit with cream or custard, but a medieval or Tudor fool was a creamy custard with or without bread soaked into it. My […]
Claire | December 20, 2016
In my latest Tudor Cooking with Claire I’m making a warming drink which is perfect for serving at a Christmas party or for enjoying in front of the fire instead of mulled wine. It’s called “buttered beere” and is from Thomas Dawson’s 1594 book The good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchin. It is really easy […]
Claire | October 23, 2015
I had such fun this week with my ‘Claire Chats’ weekly video for the Tudor Society that I thought I’d share the video with you. I usually talk about a Tudor topic – medicine, food, etiquette, pastimes etc. – but this week I thought I’d try out cooking a Tudor recipe. Now, I’m no Jamie […]
