September 17, 2003

Pie in a pipkin

To go along with our Renaissance Faire experience, I made a medieval Italian dish Sunday night for dinner (yeah, I know, medieval and Renaissance ain't the same thing....) The dish is a beef stew called Pie in a Pipkin, a pipkin being a small cooking pot of sorts. Originally I think it was supposed to be like a meat pie (think beef pot pie) without the pie crust.

It's an unusual recipe to my taste because of the combination of spices used: black pepper, mace, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It also has raisins and vinegar in it, which made for a sweet-yet-tangy dish. I had never used mace before, and I got to use my nutmeg grater for the first time. It's definitely a keeper, but next time I'll make mashed potatoes to go along!

Posted by Jen at September 17, 2003 09:42 PM
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