Royal Ale Weekend – August 25 and 26

Posted on August 22, 2012 by anj68

This next weekend is the Royal Ale weekend and Alice the Cook and her assistants are focusing on the cuisine from the British Isles. 

Alice the Cook working at her wood-fired oven

 11am – Spice making demonstration – learn how to make curry, garam masala, and ras el hanout spice blends

12:30pm – Cooking demonstration:  Pasties (need I say more)

2pm – History of spices

4pm – cooking demonstration:  Bubble & Squeak and Lemon Bread Pudding

5pm – How to season your cast iron cookware and wood utensils

You can see a preview of this weekend at http://renaissancefest.com/Assets/Forms/Guest/DailyProgram_wk2.pdf.

See you this weekend!

About anj68

Alice uses cast iron pots and wooden utensils and keeps the recipes as close to the traditional recipe as possible. She even utilizes a fire pit located outside her home to test authentic recipes. For more information about Alice the Cook, visit her website at http://www.alicethecook.com In future blogs, I will offer recipes, kitchen hints, and historical cooking lessons.
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