The whirlwind that was yesterday

[mmcnealy]

Yesterday was such a busy day! Henry and I went to Inter-Baronial 12th Night and had a nice time.

A friend of the Autocrat was visiting from Texas and she also has Celiac disease, just like Henry and I. So I was asked if I could bring some extra lunch for her, which I was more than happy to do since she hasn't had a decent baked good since her diagnosis!

So, I brought a full table of food, and fed a great many more than three. The site was Kosher, so it required a bit of thinking on my part so I didn't accidentally mix dairy and meat in the same dish or on the same serving plate. (Butter counts as dairy, thank goodness for olive oil!)

The spread
- Baked chicken breast, tossed in salt, pepper, fresh rosemary and olive oil, based on a recipe from Sabina Welserin.
- Sauce for game and small birds (Sabina Welserin #8, apples, butter, good white wine, saffron, cinnamon, ginger)
- Spinach tart (herb tart from Sabina Welserin)
- Soft pretzels, gluten-free with mustard
- Butter kaase cheese
- Cinnamon Tart, Sabina Welserin #132
- Mixed nuts, chocolate and marzipan

I made the pretzels yesterday morning, so they were hot and fresh when we got to the event. Henry and I ate our share in the car on the way because they smelled so good!

Everything was a hit and I had almost nothing left over. :)

The lady from Texas was so thrilled to have real baked goods that didn't taste like they were gluten-free. It was such a delight to be able to share some of the joy of food to a fellow Celiac. Having been on this diet for almost 9 years it was very wonderful to be able to share some cooking tips and cookbook names with her. She's been on the diet for 3 years, but has so far had no luck baking with the special flours.

Henry ran around with the other kids and enjoyed himself. He wore his new bell baldric and had a great time making the bells ring, it certainly made keeping track of him a lot easier!

I do need to make him a new waffenrock for Ymir though, between the skirt being too short and stains, its time for a new one. Thankfully they don't take long to make.

In the middle of the day we came home for short naps and went back for court. I stepped up as Baronial MOAS (Minister of Arts & Sciences), a job I am really looking forward to doing. :)

Then it was time for cleanup and going home. Bedtime came early, and a good nights sleep was had by all.

Now I just need to clean the kitchen and do the dishes, it looks like a cooking whirlwind hit it.

Comments

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a lovely event.

/Eva

[rwday.livejournal.com]

Your food was excellent. Seriously, in addition to the pamphlet/books you were talking about on costume, you ought to consider publishing some recipes, either in an SCA context or just for people avoiding gluten. You've obviously got a gift for cooking!

[arnbiorn.livejournal.com]

Didn't see any pretzels but the rest of the spread was verryy yummy. Even my protege enjoyed a few nibbles (and you know how hard hat is at times) while we both praised the Cinnamon Tart (Sabina Welserin #132 - I assume) and popped several more pieces in our mouths just to make sure the first bite wasn't lying, and of course it wasn't, so I had some more. I agree with Margret about the recipe thing... Thanks for feeding me...

[shalandara.livejournal.com]

I wasn't there, but I will put in a third vote for publishing recipes. Perhaps an article on some ideas for feast/dayboard cooks on how to handle adding gluten-free stuff to their menus?

[cbellfleur.livejournal.com]

When Donal called me (on his cell phone) after court yesterday to tell me that he filled in for me, I felt terrible. If I'd realized we were going to turn over the office that way I might have come, in spite of the cough!
I know you will do a great job, much better than I did with it. I do still want to stay on as a deputy.

[pinkdiamond.livejournal.com]

I have seen and appreciated the recipes you have shared through your site :) I unfortunately have not the same range of flours so I have been putting my own mixtures together from rice, corn and tapioca flours with the only specially GF flour here that I like ;)


Sounds like it was a great event :)

[noxcat.livejournal.com]

Is your cinnamon tart recips up on your site? I'm dying to try it.

[odettedamboise.livejournal.com]

Technically, you can have butter with chicken because the proscription is "do not boil a calf in its mother's milk" which means you could have a goat cheese beef burger, but the general rule there are meat meals and dairy meals.

If you are ever in a Kosher site again, you can have all period Lenten dishes with--that should make an all parve meal (as long as your fish had scales and gills) and completely safe.

However, the dishes should yummy.