Half-Round Country Loaf
It is there when you come downstairs. This is how the kitchen works.
Served in Book 1, Chapters 1, 3, 5 — the bread that appears on the bar before it is asked for.
Read the recipeFrom the inn
Recipes from the Kitchen
What gets served at The Crossroads Inn. Bread that keeps. Pottage that waits. Wine for guests you don't know yet. Gorrick wrote these down because someone had to.
Tea, the Dark Kind
This is what is in the mug.
Served in Book 1, Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5 — the mug Oldevar is always holding; what he offers instead of explanation.
Read the recipeFried Eggs in Butter
Two eggs. If you break the yolk, you start over. You don't try to save it.
Served in Book 1, Chapter 2 — Briar's first morning running the Inn; she finds the kitchen by the smell of something burning.
Read the recipeLong-Cooked Herb Broth
The pot has been on since before you woke. That is the answer.
Served in Book 1, Chapter 3 — the broth that is already on the table; Briar does not ask how long it has been going.
Read the recipeGorrick's Pastries
The filling is the reason. The crust is the promise that it arrives intact.
Served in Book 1, Chapter 4 — Gorrick makes these for the goblin merchants before Briar intervenes; Pip takes three.
Read the recipePottage
The pot is on for the morning. It asks to be stirred, not because you have a schedule.
Served in Book 1, Prologue & Chapter 1 — Oldevar's first meal for Briar.
Read the recipeThe Bread
Anyone can stew. Bread tells you what kind of hands you have.
Read the recipeMulled Wine
The spices forgive the wine. Use the wine you would not drink alone.
Read the recipeEvery recipe in the kitchen is adapted from a real cookbook or historical cookery text. Sources are listed in the Citations download, footer of every page.