Historic recipes

Australia is famous for its healthy food scene—but what about jaffles, sausie rolls, and Tim Tams? Let's show some love to the crazy delicious junk foods that you can only find in Australia.

The staple ration for Union soldiers was hardtack, a rock-hard biscuit. But other simple Civil War recipes, like soups, stews and hash, could be made with whatever ingredients the soldiers had on hand.

A curated list of historical cookbooks online, from Pompeii to WWI. Recipe books you can use for free.

15 vintage pie recipes that have been handed down for decades or even hundreds of years. When it comes to pies I think vintage is best! You'll love them!

Traditional bread made in Elizabethian times, made with beer and wholemeal flour. Great rustic bread perfect with soups, stews or made into sandwiches.

Take a trip down memory lane—and fill up your belly at the same time—with these 14 timeless old-fashioned recipes.

Can you imagine the cuisine of our ancestors from the Thirteen Colonies? For years, I believed that I couldn’t imagine eating only a few dishes every single day, including corns, sunflowers, or meat. It sounds so ... Read more

I’ve been digging through some old cookbooks and found these amazing vintage recipes that have stood the test of time. They’re seriously some of the best comfort food around, and I bet you'll love them as much as I do.

Learn how to make two distinct types of Tudor bread with these simple recipes for making Buttered Curd Loaves and Spiced Bread.

Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Crystal King is the December/January selection for Cook the Books. I was inspired to make a simple honey cake that was used as a sacrifice to the Roma…