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is off to one side of the central courtyard. It is not quite a room, yet set back and somewhat protected from the elements - lined with soft coushioned banquettes, the walls decorated with intricate zellij tile work. You'll also find information about and recipes for authentic Medieval and Renaissance cooking in Europe and in the Near East, and some modern Moroccan recipes, as well as links to other websites about Near and Middle Eastern food and Medieval and Renaissance food. Hey, there's some new stuff in al-Iwan! |
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Some Extant Medieval Near and Middle Eastern Cookbooks
Descriptions of ten surviving SCA-period cookbooks, all but one translated into English, as well as links to good on-line sources of SCA-period Near and Middle Eastern recipes.Feasts I've Cooked
Cooking in 2003
9. October - Iron Chef Competition - Great Western War - Winning Team!
(recipes not included)8. September - Mists Principality Bardic Greco-Roman Feast
7. January - Private Feast
(recipes not included)Cooking in 2002
6. September - Mists Principality Bardic Mediterranean Tour Feast
5. August - Casbah! Middle Eastern Feast at Purgatorio
4. April - Mists Principality Spring Coronet Iron Chef Cook-Off
Thumiyya, "Garlicy", a 13th century Andalusian dish of chicken, garlic, spices, and lavender flowers, the winning recipe
Cooking in 2001
3. December - My Second Province of the Mists Boar Hunt Feast
2. November - Iron Chef Persian at The Principality of the Mists Fall Investiture Iron Chef Feast
Cooking in 2000
1. December - Province of the Mists Boar Hunt Feast
My first SCA feast as Head Cook was rather mixed in both time and place.
----- all recipes included -----Historical Near and Middle Eastern Recipes and Research
Recipes
- A White Tharid of al-Rachid
- a 9th 0r 10th century Abbasid dish
- Isfanakh Mutajjan
- a tasty spinach dish (more oil (as is typical of Near Eastern dishes) and more spices than Cariadoc's version)
from al-Baghdadi's 13th century Book of Dishes
- A Recipe for a Dish of Chicken or Partridge with Quince or Apple
- from the 13th century Andalusian cook book
- Chicken with Walnuts & Saffron
- from the 13th century Andalusian cook book
Cut-up chicken and chicken meat balls in a rich savory sauce
- 23 German Mushroom Recipes
- which i translated myself from several dialects of Medieval German
Research
- Comparing The Use of Spices in Two 13th Century Near Eastern Cookbooks
- The Fragrant Spicebox of 13th Century Andalusia
The Fragrant Spicebox of 13th Century Kitab al-Tabikh by Baghdadi
The Two Spiceboxes Compared
- Eight Fine Spice Powders Described and Compared
- from 14th century Catalunya to 16th century France, plus blends from mid-17th France
Modern Moroccan Food
an index of recipes and descriptions of basic ingredients
- Essentials: some basic recipes, such as salted preserved lemons, har or harissa - hot sauce, smen - herbed preserved butter, and ras al-hanout - a complex spice blend
- Several distinctive salads featuring carrots, oranges, and even radishes
- Tagines: a Selection of Seven Savory "Stews": three vegetarian, one with egg, and three with meats
- Traditional Moroccan Beverages: Spiced coffee, mint tea, almond milk, and more
is where most of what is shared in a Moroccan home takes place.
Notice the inlay in the wooden roof on the gazebo that covers the marble fountain.
Feel refreshed surrounded by plants and the sound of song birds.
And in Dar Anahita, the Courtyard is where you'll find information about the clothing of Medieval North Africa and Muslim Spain, Mamluk and other textiles, and early Egyptian knitting.
Hey, there's some new stuff in al-Riyad! Take a look!
Near and Middle Eastern Clothing
Persian Garment Patterns and Links
Ottoman Garment Patterns and Links
Mamluk Textile and Clothing Items
Maghribi and Andalusian Clothing
Near and Middle Eastern Clothing LinksMedieval Egyptian Knitting
Some Medieval Near and Middle Eastern Textiles
has walls lined with elaborately carved and painted shelves and cupboards filled with books, scrolls, papers. Under the windows are divans and cushions on which to sit, in front of which are round, shell inlaid, wooden tables... Pull down some reading matter and get cozy... Here there is information about The Travelling Moorish Reading Room, my personal commentaries on being Near or Middle Eastern in the SCA, brief histories of al-Maghreb and al-Andalus, and links to other websites about Near and Middle Eastern cultures and names. |
- The Near East. Not the Middle East
- Why a limited term ought to be replaced by a more expansive and inclusive term. Also wander off to Indonesia...
- So, You Want to be a Near Easterner?
- ...a huge geographical range to choose from... and you don't have to be a Muslim... plus how belly dance as we know it did not exist and what you can do about it
- Know Your Turks!
- Yes, there's more than one kind of importance to SCA Near Easterners! Find out how important the Seljuk Turks are, and how little influence the Ottoman Turks had within the SCA time frame.
What! Did you think they were all Ottoman Turks? Bah! The Ottoman Turks were johnnies-come-lately in the SCA time period. Find out about them and the Seljuk Turks who came before them, and the Beyliks, and...
- SCA Middle Eastern Cultural Myths
- Are all Arabs Muslims? Are all Muslims Arabs? Is "ATS" period? If i'm a 6 foot tall red-head, how can i have a Middle Eastern persona? This and more than you ever wanted to know...
- The Travelling Moorish Reading Room
- ...a selection from my collection of books on al-Maghrib and al-Andalus, the world of al-Islam, Near Eastern art and food, Late Antique and Medieval Egyptian textiles, Medieval Jews, and knitting
- A Brief History of al-Maghrib
- A very little bit about Morocco, from pre-history to the 20th century, concentrating on the period from the rule of Rome through the advent of Islam
- A Briefer History of al-Andalus
- A little bit about Spain, from the fall of Rome to the Reconquista
Also in the Library are several pages of links to aspects of Near and Middle Eastern culture.