A Baker's Dozen: A Very Brief Wrap-Up, and a Very Big Thank You on the Unofficial 13th (and last!) Day of the 12 Days of Feasting

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Benjamin Franklin

I know, I know: Enough with the feasting already, right?  I thought I was finished with this whole  12 Days of Medieval Feasting thing too, but much like Michael Corleone in the Godfather III ... they just keep pulling me back in.

Actually, it's partly because of the super-keen clickable collage  (above) that Poppa Trix went and made for me.  How could I not want to make use of it? Plus, I just love the cooking wench cartoon logo he made for this whole series so much that I thought I'd use it one last time. Thank you Poppa Trix!!

I also thought you might be wondering  what it looked like around here in the middle of all this crazy medieval feasting, and this pretty much sums it up:

(Thanks for the image, Deana!)

But mostly I wanted to thank everyone who read along and encouraged me in this endeavor. Sometimes - particularly in the middle of hunting down ingredients, or cooking an Ember Day Tart at 10 pm on a weeknight -  I thought I was crazy for taking all of this on in the middle of the holiday season. But then someone would leave a thoughtful comment, or thank me for sharing these recipes, and it all felt worthwhile.

 I have been inspired by so many of the awesome food bloggers out there, and that's really what prompted me to challenge myself to cook better food, write more interesting posts, and take better photos.  I'll be back after the 25th with a review of Top Chef runner-up Bryan Voltaggio's restaurant Volt,  an announcement, and (hopefully) more fun features.  So thanks to all of you, and happy holidays!

The Complete 12 Days of Feasting Posts

for all your medieval feasting needs

Day 1: Tourteletes en Fryture, or Mini Fig Pies

Day 2: Tart de Bry, a Medieval Brie Tart

Day 3: French Iowtes, or Peas Porridge with Onions

Day 4: Clarrey, Spiced White Wine with Honey

Day 5: A Dauce Egre, Fish with a Sweet & Sour Onion Sauce 

Day 6, Salat, a Crisp & Crunchy Medieval Salad of Herbs & Greens

Day 7: Medieval Gynger Brede

Day 8: Fenkel in Soppes, or Fennel in Saffron & Ginger Sauce

Day 9: A Tart for Ember Day, a Luscious Cheese, Onion, & Parsley Pie

Day 10: Fish in Erbage, Whole Snapper Stuffed with Oysters & Herbs

Day 11: Payne Foundow, Medieval Bread Pudding

Day 12: Caudell, Medieval Eggnog