In this episode... Doug and Sarah celebrate the Scandinavian holiday of St. Lucia Day (December 13) with traditional saffron buns. O’Brien, Sam. “Detangling the Devilish Origins of Scandinavia’s St. Lucia Buns.” Atlas Obscura, 11 Dec. 2020. “Saffron Buns.” British Food: A History, 20 June 2025. “St. Lucia’s Day.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 3 Mar. 2025. Samuelsson, Marcus. “Saint Lucia Saffron Rolls.” Marcus Samuelsson, marcussamuelsson.com. Digby, Kenelm. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby O...
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In this episode... Doug and Sarah celebrate the Scandinavian holiday of St. Lucia Day (December 13) with traditional saffron buns. O’Brien, Sam. “Detangling the Devilish Origins of Scandinavia’s St. Lucia Buns.” Atlas Obscura, 11 Dec. 2020. “Saffron Buns.” British Food: A History, 20 June 2025. “St. Lucia’s Day.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 3 Mar. 2025. Samuelsson, Marcus. “Saint Lucia Saffron Rolls.” Marcus Samuelsson, marcussamuelsson.com. Digby, Kenelm. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby O...
In this episode... Today we celebrate the feast day of polymath saint Hildgard von Bingen with her recipe for Cookies of Joy, and a more palatable modern version. Cadden, Joan. “It Takes All Kinds: Sexuality and Gender Differences in Hildegard of Bingen's Book of Compound Medicine.” Traditio, vol. 40, 1984, pp. 149–174. Cambridge University Press Maddocks, Fiona. Hildegard of Bingen. Faber & Faber, 2013 Hildegard von Bingen. Hildegard von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation...
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In this episode... Doug and Sarah celebrate the Scandinavian holiday of St. Lucia Day (December 13) with traditional saffron buns. O’Brien, Sam. “Detangling the Devilish Origins of Scandinavia’s St. Lucia Buns.” Atlas Obscura, 11 Dec. 2020. “Saffron Buns.” British Food: A History, 20 June 2025. “St. Lucia’s Day.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 3 Mar. 2025. Samuelsson, Marcus. “Saint Lucia Saffron Rolls.” Marcus Samuelsson, marcussamuelsson.com. Digby, Kenelm. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby O...
