Caesar Salad

A classic salad from the United States, said to have been concocted one evening from the only ingredients left in the kitchen.

Pea and Artichoke Tart

Artichokes were a favourite vegetable of the Romans and then in the rest of Europe from the late fifteenth century onwards. It took a while to become generally accepted but…

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Seventeenth-century Broad Bean Tart

The broad bean is believed to be the original bean of Europe. Most major archaeological sites contain the remains of the broad bean which, because of its widespread distribution and…

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