Sebastian (a lady) Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 To mostly wrap up our Roman studies, we're having a feast today. Sadly, no triclinium, but we do have a wonderful dinner laid out. Appetizers Bread with feta cheese Hard boiled eggs Olives Main Course Game hens with honeyed fruit sauce Salad with vinegar, oil and spice dressing Dessert Honey orange cake Prunes Dates About ten more minutes and our hens will be done roasting. I'm off to appetize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 We did a Roman feast when Indy was in 1st grade and it was soooo much fun! We did Egyptian too (James Bond found out that he loves Falafel thanks to that feast). Indy still talks about those. Your menu sounds fab. Hope you guys have a great feast! Are you eating on reclining couches? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 We did a Roman feast when Indy was in 1st grade and it was soooo much fun! We did Egyptian too (James Bond found out that he loves Falafel thanks to that feast). Indy still talks about those. Your menu sounds fab. Hope you guys have a great feast! Are you eating on reclining couches? ;) I had to draw the line at eating lying down, which was a good thing, since the hens were very sticky. Everything was tasty and fun, especially the honey cake, which was spicy and sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Are you eating on reclining couches? ;) LOL, we did that too, as I covered the couches with blankets just in case. I think that may have been when my kids were still young enough to wear their Roman garb made from pillowcases. Such great memories!! Sebastian, your food sounds DELICIOUS, what a great spread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Sounds wonderful! :drool: I'm making a note! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Yummy! (except, honestly: I've never had a game hen. What do they taste like? Are they small like Cornish hens? :D:confused:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 What?? No special fermented fish paste from Pompeii? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 Yummy! (except, honestly: I've never had a game hen. What do they taste like? Are they small like Cornish hens? :D:confused:) Exactly. Cornish game hens. They looked really cool, but they were a little hard to eat with the sticky fruit sauce. I think I might do just thighs if I did it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 What?? No special fermented fish paste from Pompeii? :D We were rueing the lack of dormice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 How fun! I've always wanted to do this. We are studying Ancient Rome right now. Maybe I will follow you're lead and stop being so lazy:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 How fun! I've always wanted to do this. We are studying Ancient Rome right now. Maybe I will follow you're lead and stop being so lazy:lol: I'm really not one to do projects. My radishes always die from neglect and I never did get around to mummifying a chicken. But I can do a pretty good job with food. Actually, it was more a matter of picking things that were possible than of cooking up anything really complex. The honey bread and the Cornish game hens were the only new recipes. I ended up pulling both of those from a cookbook of recipes for Jewish holidays. I figured that as long as the ingredients were within the possible, that it had a good chance of having maintained some traditional elements that would have dated to the Roman era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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