by Stephanie Dray | Dec 23, 2011 | Miscellany
Guest Post by Gillian Bagwell Christmas lasted a long time in centuries past. The twelve days of Christmas began on December 25 and the season ended with Twelfth Night – the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. In sixteenth and seventeenth century England there were...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 20, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany
Guest Post by Roberta Trahan Prophecy and magic are essential elements in THE WELL OF TEARS (Amazon Publishing/47North, Spring 2012), an epic historical fantasy set in early 10th century Wales. And, as was true of the ancient agrarian based religions of the time, food...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 16, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany
Guest Post by Heather DominDecember used to be a month – now it’s a whole year. ~Seneca I think many of us can relate to this ancient observation by Seneca. From its origin as a single holy day in December, the Roman festival of Saturnalia snowballed into a...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 6, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany
Guest Post by Melanie McDonald One of the most fascinating research topics for Eromenos involved food: What foods were available, how those foods were prepared, and how members of the imperial court ate, especially in comparison with the citizens in the street—all of...
by Stephanie Dray | Nov 25, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany
Guest post by Shawn LambMention French food and automatically people think rich butter sauces, truffles and Julia Child making sense of French cuisine for the American palate. However, during the 17th century, France was still a feudal country and regional cooking...