Saturday, July 31 : Roz--Le Roman de la Rose, 13-14th
cent. France: This work was begun by Guillaume de Lorris as an allegory on
courtly love in the 13th cent., but was finished by Jean de Meun as a social
satire at a later date. This work was widely distributed throughout the middle
ages, and is considered one of the great definitive medieval works of
literature.
The feast: Herbed hand washing water, Manchet rolls, Mixed pickles, Herb salat with oil and salt, Roast
pork, Assorted sauces; Barbe Robert (mustard), Cameline sauce, Green sauce,
Yellow pepper sauce, Applesauce, Forcemeat "hedgehogs," Mushroom pasties, Frumenty,
Candied orange peel, Gingerbread comfits, Meringues, Hypocras or red wine
Sunday, August 1: William--Dante's Inferno, early 14th
cent. Italy: One of the most famous pieces of medieval literature, written by
Date Alighieri (1265-1321) in the early 14th. cent while in exile from his
beloved Florence. The work describes the author's visit to hell, led by Virgil,
the Roman poet, and details the various torments visited on the souls of sinners
through the nine levels of hell.
The feast:
Monday, August 2: Catherine--Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus,"
Elizabethan: 14 killings, 9 of them on stage, 6 severed
members, 1 rape (or 2 or 3, depending on how you count), 1 live burial, 1 case
of insanity and 1 of cannibalism--an average of 5.2 atrocities per act, or one
for every 97 lines. This tragedy was written around 1593, and like many of
Shakespeare's other works, borrowed heavily from classical works by Euripides,
Seneca, and Ovid.
The feast:
Tuesday, August 3: Caitlin--
Wednesday, August 4
Thursday, August 5:
Francesca--The Decameron, 14th cent. Italy: Written by Giovanni
Boccaccio (1313-1375), the work is set in the time of the great plague of the
14th cent. and consists of a number of novelle, or short stories, supposedly
told by fictional characters over the course of 10 days.
The feast:
Friday, August 6:
NON-PERIOD MEAL PLAN MENUS (First Week)
Sunday, July 25: Catherine--chef: Fox Force Five Favorite
Monday, July 26: William--chef: 4th of July Picnic
Hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, coleslaw, cookies
Tuesday, July 27:
Wednesday, July 28: Francesca--chef: Dinner with "Kneecaps"
Thursday, July 29:
Friday, July 30: Rosemounde--chef: House Wild Rose Tradition
Steaks, baked potatoes, salad, homemade ice cream
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