Ingredients
6 potatoes
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp parsley, chopped parsley
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Peel potatoes and slice for French fries. Lay
out on paper towel, pat dry. Potatoes should be as dry as possible.
Put potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle with oil, tossing to coat
evenly. Lay in a single layer on a large baking sheet; sprinkle
parsley over all. Bake 25 min, then flip over only once. Return to
oven and increase temperature to 450F. Cook 3 to 5 min longer until
potatoes are tender and start to brown. Cal: 239, Fat: 7 g.
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: French; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
Experts have traced the existence of recipes far back into antiquity, certainly as far back into recorded history as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further than that. In practice though, sadly, these ancient cook books were just primitive hieroglyphic recipes for preparing food.
Interestingly, the oldest recipe discovered so far, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are a few stone tablets in the Sumerian language which recount the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made those who drank it feel `blissful`. During Roman times 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a collection of documents detailing recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. In his works, Apicius recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into hors d`oeuvres, main course and desserts, something that is very familiar to us today. Aspicius informs us how the Roman chefs used a good variety of spices and herbs, including many that are still in use today such as basil, fennel and parsley. Later, in the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back many foods and herbs from Arab cuisine, including rosemary and coriander. These new herbs and spices caused an increase in recipe books, some of which still exist in private libraries. During the succeeding few centuries, the powerful families of Europe competed to serve up the most extravagent meals, and because of this the best cooks and their recipe collections were highly sought after. Even so, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that cookery and recipe publications really came of age. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated their lives to collecting, testing, and recording the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. By the time we get to the twentieth century, cooking books were in great demand, mostly as a result of higher levels of literacy, more leisure time and being a little richer. |
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