Plain Family Dinners for February

It has been awfully quiet around here. I guess the cold creeped in, and I start sewing, and it started snowing (which is weird for NC). So I leave you with a menu for February- Yorkshire pudding, apple fritters, mashed potatoes- all great comfort foods for the cold! 

Plain Family Dinners for December

How to Dine,  dinners & dining. Isabella Beeton, 1866

Mince, pies, plum-pudding, apple tart!! Christmas must be getting close!!! I think even our 19th century counterparts enjoyed the lovely food of the season all month long!

Plain Family Dinners for November

Another menu for great November dinners!! They look great, although I think I will skip the stewed Eel!

How to Dine, Dinners & Dining, Isabella Beeton, 1866

Coming soon, historic references to your Thanksgiving favorites!

Plain Family Dinners for September

Meal planning is a popular go-to these days with hectic schedules fore everyone in the house. However, we see that they may not be that much of a new idea. Check out this week of  family dinners from How to Dine, Dinners & Dining, 1866. 

Check out all of those soups!! I think we may need to try some soups & stews soon!

Dinner for 8 Persons- (August)

Here is a nice Bill of Fare for a party of 8. This menu is taken from Isabella Beeton's How to Dine, dinners & dining, 1866.