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Wine List, February 2011 (aka Way Overdue)

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(Here ought to go a pile of apologies for forgetting how to blog.  Let's call that done, and get to the good stuff.) Way back in February, my adopted group Glynn Rhe, threw an event called Wine List.  The "List" part had to do with a tournament, in which all participants put a bottle of wine on a blanket, and then everybody fought everybody else, and the winners* got to take home the wine, and some prizes, besides. *There were teams involved.  I really only understand about that much, and that the Viking was on the winning team, and that's … Continue reading Wine List, February 2011 (aka Way Overdue)

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Pomaireware bean pot debut!

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(The cat checks to make sure I am not planning Fricassee d'Feline.) This is the first in a collection I am making of ceramic cooking pots, in an effort to use more period gear on site.  Although I admittedly started this project motivated by appearance, I am learning that Ceramics May Be Just Better, aided and abetted by Paula Wolfert's  Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking. Pomairewaire is from Pomaire, Chile, and I bought this pot from Earthfare, which is a grocery chain that will possibly be the death of my favorite health foods coop in Tallahassee. Yesterday the pot debuted brilliantly. … Continue reading Pomaireware bean pot debut!

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Leftover dye

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What to do with a small batch of leftover black dye? I needed to dye a bit of fringe leftover from the first diamond twill, black.  Small pot of RIT.   I'm inordinately proud of this idea – the point is to make my braid look like a bell-rope, like this: Tassels everywhere!!!  (This kit improvement is motivated by helping serve Madhavi's super-authentic Indian feast at Trimaris' 25th year.  My kit has a LONG way to go, before it looks as good as this, but that's part of the fun.) Cotton dyes incredibly quickly – no wonder it replaced linen … Continue reading Leftover dye

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RUM 2010

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RUM was held less than an hour away this year, so I got to go. The Royal University of Meridies is the annual big teaching event for the kingdom of Meridies, and it also hosts meetings for many of the kingdom's service groups, resulting in the usual problem of too many places to be at one time, and difficult decisions for someone like me, who has her hand in too many Yahoo! lists. So I chose according to Most Pressing Responsibility, which was first that I'm the new chatelaine of Glynn Rhe, and there was a series of How To … Continue reading RUM 2010

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Cooking pots for fifty! Or eighty! Haven’t decided…

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NEW BIG HAIRY LEARNING CURVE ALERT!  I've volunteered to be feastcrat/head cook for Glynn Rhe's combined A&S/fighting event, Convivium Collegialis/Wine List, held next February. As faithful readers of this blog will guess, I've had a Big Idea about how to organize my effort planning. Imagine that you come into the event, and somebody has a camp kitchen set up, with several dishes cooking.  You can stand around and take perhaps a couple of hour-long classes (on the tools and the recipes) and get copies of the recipes that are being cooked.  At the end of the day, everybody sits down … Continue reading Cooking pots for fifty! Or eighty! Haven’t decided…

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Gulf Wars 2010 recap

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So now I've been in the SCA three years.  Gulf Wars was my first event, so it's a great time to think about how my play has developed, see where I've grown, and set priorities for the next year.  Basic recap first: We got in just at sunset Wednesday, and after setting up camp, got ourselves over (late) to the Meridian Social.  The theme this year was RagaROCKS, and since I have about as much memory of eighties' hair metal as I do blue hair, my impression may not be quite recognizable, but it was fun to pull together:   … Continue reading Gulf Wars 2010 recap

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Cooking pots!

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Yeah, yeah, so I needed another activity.  Like a hole in the head.  I've always liked cooking, particularly as a preface to **eating**, but as there's lots of hospitality in the SCA, I put my first efforts into clothes (and clothes, and clothes), activities, and camp gear.  But now that I'm pretty much dressed and housed, and certainly entertained, I can start contributing to hospitality. At Gatalop, Randver and I geeked with potter Mistress Kiara about her cooking vessels.  I'd seen a bread oven of her crafting at Baroness Mairie Ceilidh's, who is a cooking laurel, and a recurrent patron … Continue reading Cooking pots!

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SausageFest!

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I'd never made sausages before, and so I thought I'd ask all the crowd who showed up today what was in their sausage, in order to learn better how to make a good one. 14 different kinds of sausage! (I apologize in advance for mangling anyone's name.) Greet & Susannah:Chicken, bacon, havarti cheese, granny smith, rosemary(we're eating this now for dinner, and it's a trifle dry. More bacon, I think,equal to the chicken.) Kim & Michael:Pork, onion, basil, parsley, sage, oregano, garlic, salt & pepper Teresa/Katerine:Pork, maple syrup, onion, sage, milk, salt & pepper Octavio:Pork, habenero cheese, jalepeno cheese Umble:Pork shoulder, trimmed … Continue reading SausageFest!

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Looking forward to Magna Faire’s feast

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I see a trend.  Last year's Magna Faire feast was one of the best in my first couple of years' events.  I was so full, and it was all SO good.  Looks like I'd better start starving now for Saturday night… Sensei Kojin has come up with a wonderful menu,featuring dishes from the regions of the Danube River: First Course Bratwurst – Germany (assorted sausages) Kartoffelpuffer – Germany (potato pancakes) Tarator – Bulgaria (chilled cucumber and yogurt sauce) Piroshki – Russia (savory filled pastries) Bread Basket with Butters (rye, rustic white, pumpernickel) Kojin's Mustard Second Course Veprova á Pecené – … Continue reading Looking forward to Magna Faire’s feast

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Mulled Cider

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Now that temps have finally dropped on the Gulf Coast (~28 F this morning), it’s time for hot drinks. My aunt Amanda brought a wonderful cider to our Christmas, and I fooled with the recipe some more.  Here’s my version, with some cost data too: Greet’s Mulled Cider Total cost (outside of household spices) ~$4/per batch for the cheap version, and $8/per batch for the real cider + liquid honey version.  Prep: 5 min.  Cook: 45 min. 4 cups water2 tsp ground allspice (you can substitute nutmeg if you’ve just used all the allspice on gingerbread)1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)Dash … Continue reading Mulled Cider