Novel topic No 2

The Old Foodie: An Incomplete History of Hash Browns.

I was interested to learn the origins of this way of eating potatoes (I never cared for hash browns at McDonalds, but have learnt that cooking them at home and eating them while crisp makes all the difference,) and in the process found this very interesting blog about old food recipes.

How people used to eat has become a very popular topic in recent years, I think.

I also recently heard on Radio National an English author who has a historical novel all based around a large kitchen in, (I think) the middle ages?   It sounded rather interesting.   I'll find the title later and update.