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Caerthe's
cooks guild is designed to further the art and science of
cooking in the Barony of Caerthe (Denver, CO.) Usually
one meeting per month is facilitated by Mistress Katherine
Holford, the guild head. Meetings are based around a
topic, always include discussion, often there is a
hands-on activity, sometimes hand-outs are available, and we
always share food. Garb is preferred, but not
required. Experience is not necessary. |
| Here is the review of Caerthe's Cooks Guild activities for the year 2008 |
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E-mail may be sent to Mistress Gwen Cat at: grasse@mscd.edu |
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| Links to past years of Cooks Guild activities Previous months topics below |
| .Previous months topics below |
Sunday, December 7, 2008 The Cookies and Carols meeting was fun as always. Thanks to all of you (Gwen, Kseniya, Tanwyn, Petheram and Christinna) who brought wonderful food and cookies and helped decorate. There was Gwen's sausage/apple stew, brownies, a roast chicken, delicious cheeses, a sweet and sour chicken dish, sparkling cider, hot spiced cider and mulled wine. Kseniay brought a Medieval Babes cd, so we had music, too. I found the information on where to send our cookies, and will mail them tomorrow. I did vacuum seal them, so they should stay nice and fresh. See the attached picture for the final results.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 The potluck at Toys for Tots was well received and appreciated by the attending populace. We raised $130 for the cause. Contributions included lentil soup, squash soup, pork stew, bbq chicken, a 22lb turkey (that was picked clean,) macrows, breads, cookies, and an amazing meringue frosted cake that won the populace choice in the A&S competition. My thanks to all who contributed food, donated money and appreciated the lunch. |
| Sunday, October 12, 2008 It was a small meeting with Lady Richenda, Mistress Kate and the arriving late and leaving early Mistress Gwen Cat, but a goodly quantity of herb salt was made, as well as a large pot of stock. |
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 I believe a good time was had by all and many apples were transformed into other yummy forms (sauce, juice...) If anyone has a more detailed report, please send it my way and I will update this entry. |
Saturday,
August 16 rescheduled for August 23, 2008 Due
to inclement weather the original date was washed out (literally) and
the Donation lunch to benefit Baroness Mary's travel fund took place on
Saturday August 23rd. Furukusu-Dono, and Mistress Kate set up shade pavilions,
tables, a stove, and even had table clothes for the groaning board. With
the contributions from the above as well as Mistress Ursula and Gwen Cat
there was more than enough food for all: |
| Sunday, July 13, 2008 At a small meeting we created and stuffed sausages to be served at St. Sebastians in August., |
| Saturday,
June 7, 2008 The
June Guild Meeting was small, but very relaxing and lots of fun. I set up
my firepits, tripods, and brought out the cooking pottery and other cooking
utinsels. Gwen and her brother brought feta and home-made carmels (none
of which made it through the evening), and Constancia brought delightful
mushroom tarts. Petheram arrived as dinner was just ready, bring more (and
different) cheese. There was bread and a salad mostly from my garden (baby
lettuce, radishes, burnet and chive blossoms). Over the fire, we made Roger May's Salmon in red wine with oranges, apple slices baked in a pipkin, and toasted cheese with bacon, chives and baby garlic heads (which was extra good on top of the mushroom tarts. Of course there was May Wine, as the woodruff was still flowering. The only thing that didn't cook through were the apples, as I stopped feeding the fire a little too early. They were nice and warm, if not sauteed. The evening ended about 9:00, when dusk arrived. |
| Sunday, May 18, 2008 Kate, Petheram and Richenda, sampled cheeses, pasta salad, rosemary bread w/watercress butter, strawberries, and may wine and taste tested Cryspes (medieval funnel cake) for making at Crossroads on Friday. The recipe calls for a sweetened sourdough batter, dropped into hot oil and dusted with cinnamon sugar, but other versions add zest (lemon or orange, presumably) or flavor with spices such as anise. We will try the anise version at Crossroads. We also discussed the rest of the menu. |
| Saturday, April 26, 2008 In May, Cooks Guild members contributed beautiful and delicious lunch baskets to the auction at Mountain Mayhem. In spite of the blizzard, the guild lunch table fed lots of people, thanks to GwenCat's teriyaki beef skewers, and Kate's japanese bento box foods. We were even able to provide hot green tea before the event closed. Readstan's Mountain Mayhem |
| Sunday,
March 16, 2008
The Caerthen Cooks Guild has been very active the last month. The March
meeting was held at Furukusu-dono's home, and we sampled period bar snacks,
in preparation for cooking for Friday night at Cross Roads, and watchied
the Food Networks' "Ultimate Recipe Showdown" on Cakes, which
featured Dame Hauivette d"Anjou of the Middle Kingdom, a very well
known cook in the SCA, and a lady that Mst GwenCat and I have had the pleasure
of knowing for several years. Her entry was "Gingerbread Cake with
French Brandy Sauce and Whipped Orange Flower Cream" based on period
recipes using fresh ground spices, a good brandy and orange flower water
(actually this idea is derived from a recipe called "a dish of snowe"
from the 15th C)- all staples of her work in Medieval and Middle Eastern
cuisines. It looked delicous!
Attending were: Arwen, Guaillaume, GwenCat, Emma, Tyler, Richand, Tanwyn,
Catriona and Kate. |
| Sunday,
February 3, 2008
Catriona, Rozsa, Richenda and Kate, met and had a lovely meal of fresh blueberries,
turkish dolmas, cheese, past, venison summer sausage and (OP) hot mushroom
rolls. We didn't actually make or decorate cookies, but had a chance to
visit and discuss future plans (see above for details). . |
| Friday, January 18,
2008 Thank you to those who attended the January Cooks Guild
in spite of the weather! We had a pleasant evening with lots of delicious
Chinese food, and interesting conversations. Welcome to two new attendees:
Lord Jehan Yves and Christiana. I hope you will continue to join us! Attending
were(in no particular order), Jehan, Christianna, Tanwyn, Yve de Bruyere,
GwenCat, Richenda, and Petheram. We had a wonderful raspberry melomell (I
think?) brought by Lord Jehan, marinated radishes, chicken in orange sauce,
fried rice with all sorts of things, beef and brocolli stir fry, LOTs of
eggrolls, another stirfry, a delicious Lions Head soup finished on the spot,
(Japanese) miso-pork buns, cherries, sweets, and several teas: a raspberry
green tea, and combinations mixed by Bruyere. I'm sure I've forgotten something
- but as always, the food was delicious and plentiful.
Thank you all for supporting the 12th Night Solteltie competition. |
Last updated02/08
