Many of you saw the video I posted last week, the first part of a six-part series called The Supersizers Go... Regency. It's actually just one episode of a BBC series called The Supersizers. (If you live in the UK, I apologize for what is no doubt very old news to you. lol)
Below I've embedded the second part of Supersizers Go Regency. In this part, they try jugged hare, English rarebit, and sweetbreads. (I will issue a warning here, if you are sensitive to the sight of a cook chopping up a bunny, don't watch this part.) As a special treat, I've included a recipe for English rarebit (a very simple recipe and similar to my husband's favorite snack), immediately below the video.
English Rarebit (based on what is said in this video):
Cut thick slices of bread, douse with red wine, cover with cheese and grill or broil them until the cheese bubbles and browns.
(Apparently, the treat my hubby enjoys is Welsh Rarebit: same as above but without the wine.)
Instead of waiting until next Wednesday, I'll post Part 3 tomorrow. If you're interested in the cookbook mentioned in the first part of this series, you can download the Google book HERE.
Today is your last chance to enter to win your choice of my five currently available eBooks. All you have to do is follow the directions for June 26 in the post 3rd Annual Summer Treasure Hunt: Dig For Clues & WIN! Contest. The winner will be drawn and announced tomorrow.
There are a few more days of other prizes to win as well. And don't forget to check back often to see if you've won!
Happy reading, writing, and WINNING!!
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Think you know what it is? Please comment here with your best guess. I'll post next Friday with the answer.
Don't forget to check out the winners in our Annual Summer Treasure Hunt Contest. There are more prizes left to win, including winner's choice of my eBooks (look for June 26).
To cut down on confusion, I've decided to do two separate posts for my mystery pic game. Right now, I'll reveal the answer to the pic I posted last week. Remember it?
I only had a few guesses on this one and none of them were right, although one was very close. This is none other than a morel mushroom. Looks pretty gross up close, doesn't it?
(I don't know why but every time I upload this pic, blogger flips it. I apologize for the oddity.)
Stay tuned! Later today I'll post a new mystery pic to exercise your minds. In the meantime, happy reading, writing, and blogging!!
I've started writing a new story, one that has a LOT to do with the food of Regency England. In researching the subject, I came across a cool Regency forum (Regency Society of America) and a series of youtube videos all about eating Regency style. I've embedded the first video here for your viewing pleasure. I'll post a new one next week as I continue my research into the cuisine of the time, along with a recipe from whichever cookbook I happen to be perusing at the time.
(If you can't wait for the next part of Supersizers Go Regency, there will be links at the end of this one.)
Ready for another 'guess what it is' photo? Last week's was fun and there were a variety of answers, many of which were spot on. Let's see how well you do this week:
Leave your best guess as a comment on this blog post or any of the other places this feeds through (facebook, twitter, goodreads, etc.) Meanwhile...
If you guessed baked cheese, you are right, but this is specifically lasagna. It was one of my better efforts and I just had to take a picture of it. Should I mention it was also gluten-free? Yum, yum!
Tune in next Friday for an all-new 'guess what it is' pic and the answer to this week's. And don't forget there are still a ton of prizes left to be won in our Annual Summer Treasure Hunt! Click HERE for the original blog post and to see if you're already a winner.
Lady Jersey appears in Honor, my most recent Regency romance.* In the story, the hero goes to her—as she is a leader of fashionable Society—for help in regard to his wife's reputation. He receives Sally's promise but he's not naive enough to believe she'll do anything other than what's most beneficial—or entertaining—to herself.
Sarah Villiers (Sally), Countess of Jersey is often, incorrectly, called Lady Sally Jersey in Regency fiction...at least in the romances. Why this is, I'm not sure but it's a rather prevalent practice. She would have been called Lady Jersey; those closest to her might have called her Sally.
She was a leader of the Regency ton and one of the patronesses of Almack's, and often called "Silence" in fiction because she was anything but. Whether or not this is fact, I've not discovered. I used it in Honor, mostly because I think it's a funny irony, whether it's a true one or not.
As is the case with any Regency tidbit I post, please feel free to correct me where I've erred. Nobody's perfect, after all. :O)
My turn to whine. Here's another edition of For the Record...
FOR THE RECORD
Last names can be changed. Instead of whining about yours (or how it's pronounced) change it. Better yet, grow up and get over it. Thank you.
This was another edition of For the Record. If you don't like what I have to say, or the fact that this series is nothing more than my excuse to whine, feel free to un-friend, un-follow, or un-whatever to avoid it. Have a lovely day!
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