Recession got you down? The Barony of Vinhold invites you to its All Hallows Feast October 22, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. to join the Danse Macabre leading noble, merchant, peasant and pauper through the travails of famine to the joys of feasting.

"Imagine a rotten fish, and multiply that smell and taste by 97, and that is the smell and taste of this strange food," said Halldor Sigurdsson of Reykjavik, Iceland, CNN iReporter for Eatocracy about an authentic Viking fish stew. (video & photos)

Saturday join us for a full day of classes! All meals are included as well on Saturday, including a late period Italian credenza breakfast of cured meats, blintzes with fresh cheese and cherry sauce, pies, preserved fruits, bread, biscotti and butter (and coffee, which was not late period Italian, but we really really like it!).

The winds have changed, the harvest has come. Join us on Saturday, October 8, 2011 as we celebrate the changing of the seasons with a feast in the style of Medieval Russia. This is an event focused around the joys of period cooking, and all helpers of any skill level are encouraged to join in the fun of the kitchen.

It is with Great Humility that we do request thy most Gracious Company for the upcoming Feast of the Four Winds to be held in the Shire of Adora, where two Mighty Dragons do breathe fire, protecting the land and where resides the home of the Flametree.

You are invited to the 2nd Agaricus Masquerade ball and feast 22nd October 2011.

By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes.  It is LUST, and ENVY.  ANGER and VANITY.  GREED, GLUTTONY, and PRIDE.  The Seven Deadly Sins are making their way to Darkwood's Baroness' Masked Ball!

You are invited to the palace of the Doge of Venice to witness the end of a long standing dispute between the widow Sammicheli of Venice and Fortunato of Florence. As it is an Italian feast of 1585, expect intrigue, plotting, bloodshed, poisonings, mayhem and murder. As well as lots of good food.

You are cordially invited to BRING OUT YOUR DEAD for Danse Macabre. This year's theme is Zombie Masquerade. We challenge you to show off your most gruesome ideas for UNNATURAL period deaths.

The Barony of Westermark cordially invites you to attend the Westermark Shipwrecked Madness, September 16-18 2011, in the nearby and scenic Ed Levin Park, Milpitas, California.

Celebrate the last harvest of the season and the coming of the dark times! The hobgoblins will be about making merry with the traditions of the season.

Come and Play with us over Labor Day weekend in Woodland at the Yolo county fairgrounds.

Brisk fall air, the sound of combat rings in the distance … the smell of food mingled with wood smoke wafts through the air.

Yes, it is once again time to come out and say goodbye to summer with one last Awesome Camping Event.

While the fighting still rages outside, the Shire is negotiating with the pirates. To impress them into thinking we can stand the siege for much longer, we need to prepare a feast using just the dwindling supplies in our larder.

Greetings, all good gentles, and be of good cheer for the Fourth Annual Santa Fe Renaissance Fair is here! Come relive the Spanish Renaissance on September 17 and 18, 2011, at the historical Rancho de las Golondrinas, a living history museum with grounds, buildings, and history circa the early 1700s!

It is once again time to cast aside those diets for a day, and come to enjoy the wondrous deliciousness that is CHOCOLATE at the College of Brymstonne's annual Chocolate Revel!!

The Kraken Picnic hosted by Ynys Fawr on 3/12/2011

As summer wanes and the skies turn orange 3 Stags Autumn Battle and Fair will bring you many challenges and fun things to keep you busy for the last camping weekend of the summer!

An article in the UK's Southern Reporer takes a looks at food and how local meals were shaped by political circumstance in Stuart Scotland (1603-1746).  Through battle and peace, famine and plenty, recipes changed to fit the times.

Genevieve reports that HG Sir Cariadoc of the Bow has issued a 10th edition of his recipe book How to Milk an Almond, Stuff an Egg, And Armor a Turnip: A Thousand Years of Recipes.

Bring on the Pennsic chocolate milk! New studies by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have shown that a chocolate milkshake after a hard workout might be more beneficial than water or an isotonic sports drink.

Our next cooking workshop is this coming Saturday, July 23, 2011. It will be at our house--3806 Williams Road, San Jose--and start at 2:00.

The green salad goes back at least to the 14th century, when a complex mixture of herbs dressed with oil and vinegar is discussed in "The Forme of Cury". This article traces the history of rabbit food from that point forward in time.

The fields and flocks have flourished under the everlasting friendship that has been forged between the Baronies. But alas, with this abundance, a new conflict has arisen.

As summer blooms, come join Their Majesties as They bear witness to the grand tourney to choose the next Western Heirs. This year June Crown will be held at a new site, Freeze Out Flats (near Duncan Mills).

Sixth Known World Bardic Congress and Cooks Collegium

At Their Court at the recent Aethelmearc War Practice, Their Majesties Christopher and Morgen, King and Queen of Aethelmearc, placed THLady Bryn ni MacRose on vigil to contemplate elevation to the Order of the Pelican.

The Lyondemere Cooking Guild is happy to invite one and all to attend and participate in our 2nd Annual Cast Iron Chef Competition on Sunday, June 26, 2011. Up to four teams will compete to see whose medieval meal reigns supreme and which head chef will win the title of "Cast Iron Chef Lyondemere."

Vilhelm Lich of the Kingdom of Calontir has created an album of photos from the recent Cooking Symposium. The photos are available on Flickr.