Continuing with our menu for the ancient holiday dinner we present to you the side dishes, which are unique, flavorful and make a pleasing presentation. The first is kale with coriander sauce and the second is poppy turnips. Both recipes are found in The Philosopher’s Kitchen by Francine Segan. Cato the Elder, a Roman statesman, wrote a book called On Agriculture. Cato wrote: “Of the medicinal value of the cabbage: It is the cabbage which surpasses all other vegetables. It promotes digestion marvelously…Dislocations will be healed quickly if they are bathed twice a day in warm water and a cabbage poultice is applied…Cabbage can be used as a poultice on all kinds of wounds and swellings… If you wish to drink deep at a banquet and to enjoy your dinner, eat as much raw cabbage as you wish…it will make you feel as if you had not dined, and you... Read the Rest →
Continuing with our menu for the ancient holiday dinner we present to you the side dishes, which are unique, flavorful and make a pleasing presentation. The first is kale with coriander sauce and the second is poppy turnips. Both recipes are found in The Philosopher’s Kitchen by Francine Segan. Cato the Elder, a Roman statesman, wrote a book called On Agriculture. Cato wrote: “Of the medicinal value of the cabbage: It is the cabbage which surpasses all other vegetables. It promotes digestion marvelously…Dislocations will be healed quickly if they are bathed twice a day in warm water and a cabbage poultice is applied…Cabbage can be used as a poultice on all kinds of wounds and swellings… If you wish to drink deep at a banquet and to enjoy your dinner, eat as much raw cabbage as you wish…it will make you feel as if you had not dined, and you... Read the Rest →
The Caucasus Mountains give the name to the region known as the Caucasus. The mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia. Armenia is a landlocked country located in the southern Caucasus that is bordered by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. Armenia is situated along the Great Silk Road and is the smallest of the former Soviet Union republics. In its early history Armenia was a regional empire that controlled the land between the Black and Caspian Seas. Various dynasties controlled the area of what is now Armenia. Parthian (Iran) Roman, Arab, Mongol and Persians had all played a role in occupying this area. With so much upheaval Armenia had been weakened, making it easy prey for the Ottoman Empire in 1454. After World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire the independent Republic of Armenia... Read the Rest →
