Bitesized History with the Saints

This week, we explored the recipe for Brazilian Pumpkin Soup in our blog from January 22nd. We break down the origins of the ingredients, including why it's hard to make this fully accurate due to domestication of ingredients (Pumpkins, for example). It has us excited for the dessert this upcoming weekend, getting to enjoy peanuts, pineapples and vanilla (probably not all at once). As promised, th...

This week we are moving on to Brazil. This opens up a ton of ingredients for us and allows us to have more variety - But the Canadian groceries issues strike again and mean we are focusing on Vegetarian meals. Tons of talks on the ingredients, specifically Pumpkins. As promised, this less than 20 minute podcast still meets our Bitesized criteria. Sound like your cup of tea? Subscribe for weekly po...

This week, we are diving into our recipe from this week, Ancient Chilean Poached Sole with Roasted Potatoes , but some focus had to be shared on our bonus recipe of a Maqui and Strawberry Smoothie : Specifically, the foul smell and taste that we got from Papaya. We also get into a few conversation about how food prices are impacting our choices on ingredients and how we are adapting to having more...

This week, we are discussing our next recipe region - 7000-1500 B.C.E. Chile. This will open up a ton of ingredients for us like Quinoa, Potatoes, Tomatoes and seafood like Sole and Sea Bass. As promised, this less than 20 minute podcast still meets our Bitesized criteria. Sound like your cup of tea? Subscribe for weekly podcast on Mondays, to follow the blog for bi-weekly updates on Sundays. Chat...

This week, we are taking a deep dive into our recipe for the Māori boil up , and explaining the ingredients used - and why sometimes archaeological evidence does not equal evidence. So buckle up for talks about Pigs, Yams (or are they sweet potatoes?) and Polynesian travel. We also talked about ingredients from the Americas and long-extinct species of corn, which NPR did a great piece on in 2019 ....

This week we are talking through our review of our bonus recipe of Honey Roasted Macadamia Nuts . We discussed why we are having difficulty with this region of the world regarding getting ingredients and how excited we are to get the Americas due to it increasing our access to varieties of ingredients. As promised, this less than 20 minute podcast still meets our Bitesized criteria. Sound like you...

This week we are talking through our review of our recipe from 12/11 -  Roasted Kangaroo and Taro Root . We discussed how the ingredients may not be the most appealing (Smell and texture) and explained what's upcoming with the holiday season pressing down on us. As promised, this less than 20 minute podcast still meets our Bitesized criteria. Sound like your cup of tea? Subscribe for weekly p...

This week, we are talking about this week's Bonus Recipe for Patreon (Banana Fritters aka Kluai Khaek), how it turned out and talking about what to expect with the Australia recipe this weekend. Wanting access to the Patreon Exclusive recipe? You can subscribe to our Patreon for $1CAD per month and we'd love to have you ! We also did our general talking, discussing Toronto traffic, additional food...

This week we are talking through our review of our recipe from 11/27 - The Tom Kha soup, from the Post Neolithic time period and discussed our upcoming blogs, with us transitioning further South to Australia. This will require a large amount of hunting for ingredients that may be harder to get in the GTA area, but we are ready for the challenge. As promised, this less than 20 minute podcast still...

This week we are exploring the transition from Neolithic to Post-Neolithic culture and its impact on food in Southeastern Asia. We focus on a few topics, such as the culture shift changing the role of women in the culture (Moving them into just farming and food preparation). What is the difference between the categorization of Neolithic in Western countries vs. Asia (Hint: It's typically racism)....

This week we are exploring the recipe from 11/13, The Mango and Coconut Chicken with Rice dish from the blog. We (Bradly and Meghan) explain the decisions that were made with the ingredients, our plans for going forward and next steps with the recipe planning for next week (and going forward). As promised, this 20 minute podcast still meets our Bitesized criteria.  Sound like your cup of tea?...

We put together an introduction of what Bitesized History will be on upcoming podcasts and the Dining Through Time blog. We also took the time to introduce ourselves - Meghan and Bradly. Meghan is an IT Product Owner who loves cooking whereas Bradly is an Archaeologist with a M.A. in Mesolithic Studies.  Together, we put together recipes that are made with time-period accurate ingredients, fo...