Meat was often cooked with spices in Medieval times. Serve this unusual but delicious roast chicken with mashed potatoes or crusty bread and a crisp green salad. Preheat the oven to 230C/450F/Gas 8.

Recipes can take many forms, from detailed sets of instructions to simple lists. Stuck to my refrigerator is a carefully ...

Reuben Kendall prepared a Medieval feast for Christmas for a number of friends. Included were, from top left, pea potage, a ...

Since these spices were not suited to Europe's agricultural climate, they had to be imported from other countries -- which also meant that, like written Medieval recipes, spices could only be ...