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Victorian Recipes



Moon Pies
Since the latest release takes place entirely outside earth, I thought I'd share this space-themed recipe: homemade moon pies! Thanks for The Cooking Bride for the original recipe! Ingredients For the cookie dough: 6 ounces unsalted butter ¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed ¼ cup cane syrup ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1¼ cups about 1 sleeve graham cracker crumbs, ground fine ¾ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ t
Aug 15, 20252 min read


Green Goddess Dressing
Since Book 3 of Trilogy 2 takes place in San Francisco in 1915, I thought I'd share a recipe from that era! Big thanks to Feast in Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise (use a good-quality, full-fat mayonnaise for the best flavor) 2 tablespoons chopped chives (adds mild onion flavor) 1/4 cup chopped fresh tarragon (this is a key herb for the signature taste) 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (adds the fresh herbal note) 2 tbsp finely chopped green onion 2 cloves garlic minced and marinat
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Vanilla Icing Cookies
In honor of the San Francisco 1915 adventure, I'd like to share this recipe from a San Francisco newspaper - published in 1915! The original newspaper scan can be found here. Work a quarter pound each of butter and sugar to a cream. Add three eggs, one at a time. Whip well. Then add a quarter pound of sifted flour. [Add the] paste on a buttered and floured pan, pressing It Into fancy shapes. Bake in a quick oven and brush with vanilla icing.
Jul 7, 20251 min read


Ghent Chicken Stew
In honor of the the latest Time Travel Tales book, I wanted to share this excellent recipe by The Hungry Belgian! Big thanks to her! Ingredients – 1 whole chicken, quartered – 3 stalks of celery – 1 leek – 3 carrots – 6 firm potatoes (like Yukon Gold) – 1 bunch of parsley – 2-3 sprigs of thyme, leaves only – 2 eggs – 1 cup of heavy whipping cream – 6-8 cups of chicken stock – 2 tbsp of butter – salt & pepper, to taste Instructions Heat chicken stock and add chicken, let simme
Jun 23, 20252 min read

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