Beware the Ides! Also, Roman Honey Cakes!

Alas, today is the anniversary of  the death of Julius Caesar. You know, the Roman general and politician...brought an end to the Roman Republic....if you don't know look it up then take a history class because he's kind of important...

That movie makes looking for Pins much more difficult. I like George Clooney and all, but really? Ugh....

Anyways, Julius Caesar! Conqueror of Gauls, destroyer of Pompey Magnus, lover of Cleopatra. This is a man who did what he wanted. And got stabbed in the back in the Theatre of Pompey, which is ironic on many levels. Look it up.

(Haha, I really want this knife set)

So in honor of this great figure of history, I give to you my 2-3 readers a recipe for Roman honey cakes.

Well, actually a few different ones can be found here, but I'm going to use one from NOVA. 

The honey cake, or Libum, is kind of like an ancient version of a cheesecake with lots of honey. It was used as an offering to household gods, or the Lares, but I feel that making them in honor of Caesar is a pretty decent thing to do since I don't have a cow to sacrifice....

Ingrediants:

1 cup flour, sifted

8 oz ricotta cheese

1 egg, beaten

bay leaves

1/2 cup honey

1.) Beat the cheese until its soft, then add in the egg and flour. Form into a dough and divide into 4 equal portions.

2.) Put onto a greased baking sheet with a bay leaf under each.cook at 435 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.

3.) Warm up the honey in a microwave or sauce pan. Lay the cakes in it and let it sit for 30 minutes so they can absorb the honey. Serve and enjoy!

I'm hoping I'll be able to make this  sometime this week, but they upped my hours at work so we'll see.

So, will you be honoring Caesar today?  Would you like to see more history stuff (in a more in-depth manner, not just me telling you to learn on your own) on the blog? As always, leave a comment below and please subscribe and share if you likey~

If you want more info on the Ides of March, check out the nice summary National Geographic does. 

*PInterest has waaay too much George Clooney under a Ides of March search...also, "ET TU BRUTE" is from Shakespeare...not Caesar*