Writing
I enjoy writing about a variety of culinary history topic, including stains in manuscript cookbooks, medieval bread laws, the symbolism of strawberries in Books of Hours, and recipe book transcription events. Click on the images below to access selected writings for academic and public audiences.
PhD Dissertation
“For al them that delight in Cookery”: The Production and Use of Cookery Books in England, 1300–1600
The Ohio State University, Department of History (2016)
Articles
Eat Like an Earl: Cookbooks of Medieval and Early Modern England
Oklahoma Humanities, Spring | Summer 2023
Recent Trends in Food History Research in the United States: 2017-19
Food and History, Vol. 18, Issue 1-2 (2020)
From the Bakehouse to the Courthouse: Bakers, Baking, and the Assize of Bread in Late Medieval England
Food and History, Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2014)
Book Reviews
Recipes Project
Image Credits: “Trencher (one of a set),” Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 64.101.1584, ca. early 17th century; “December Calendar Page; Baking Bread,” J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 14 (85.MK.239), fol. 8v, ca. mid-1200s. Please visit the links above for all other image credits.