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Joy to the World: A Look at the 9th Edition of “Joy of Cooking”

Joy to the World: A Look at the 9th Edition of “Joy of Cooking”

Posted on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Book Reviews, Books, Cookbooks, Photography, Reference6 Minutes Read

The Perfect Book for National Mushroom Day!

The Perfect Book for National Mushroom Day!

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Mushrooms, Photography, Reference, Writing1 Minute Read

Cooking Like a Catalan, No Matter Where You Are

Cooking Like a Catalan, No Matter Where You Are

Posted on September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Photography, Spanish cooking3 Minutes Read

For Me, All Roads Lead to Spain

For Me, All Roads Lead to Spain

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Photography, Reference, Spain, Spanish cooking5 Minutes Read

11 Years of Writing About Food and Culinary History – A Blog Anniversary!!!

11 Years of Writing About Food and Culinary History – A Blog Anniversary!!!

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Cookbooks, Cooking, Photography, Reference5 Minutes Read

Oh, it’s a Sailor’s Life for Me! Lobscouse and Dandyfunk

Oh, it’s a Sailor’s Life for Me! Lobscouse and Dandyfunk

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, English Cooking, Norway, Photography, Reference5 Minutes Read

Being Ernest: On ” Writing One True Sentence”

Being Ernest: On ” Writing One True Sentence”

Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Cookbooks, Editorials, Food writing, Methods, Photography1 Minute Read

In Ernest Hemingway’s Key West Kitchen

In Ernest Hemingway’s Key West Kitchen

Posted on June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Cuban food, Florida, Photography2 Minutes Read

“To Fry Tomatoes”: Sarah Rutledge Mixes Up a Few New World Foods

“To Fry Tomatoes”: Sarah Rutledge Mixes Up a Few New World Foods

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, England, Photography, Spain, Spanish cooking, Tomatoes1 Minute Read

Mulacolong, from Sarah Rutledge’s The Carolina Housewife:

Mulacolong, from Sarah Rutledge’s The Carolina Housewife:

Posted on June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Chicken, Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Photography, Poultry, Reference, Southern Food4 Minutes Read

A Day on the Border: Nogales, Mexico

A Day on the Border: Nogales, Mexico

Posted on March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Mexico, Photography4 Minutes Read

Going to the Desert

Going to the Desert

Posted on March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Deserts, Gardens, Local foods, Photography1 Minute Read

Speaking of France …

Speaking of France …

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Europe, France, French Cooking, Photography2 Minutes Read

Pollos de Carretero con Salsa de Pobres ( Chicken a la Carters, with Black Pepper Sauce)

Pollos de Carretero con Salsa de Pobres ( Chicken a la Carters, with Black Pepper Sauce)

Posted on October 19, 2018October 29, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Archaeology, Art, Books, Cookbooks, Drawings, Photography, Reference1 Minute Read

Capouns In Councys, from The Forme of Cury (1390)

Capouns In Councys, from The Forme of Cury (1390)

Posted on October 4, 2018October 19, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn England, English Cooking, Food writing, Photography1 Minute Read

The Threads of Time, or, Who is that Woman in the Painting?

The Threads of Time, or, Who is that Woman in the Painting?

Posted on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn England, English Cooking, Gardens, Paintings, Photography2 Minutes Read

Lessons from “The Great British Bake Off”

Lessons from “The Great British Bake Off”

Posted on April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, English Cooking, Photography, Writing2 Minutes Read

Come to Dinner: A Meditation on Judy Chicago’s Art

Come to Dinner: A Meditation on Judy Chicago’s Art

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Photography2 Minutes Read

Musings on the Road West

Musings on the Road West

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Photography, United States1 Minute Read

A Pinch of Alchemy: Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat

A Pinch of Alchemy: Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Photography4 Minutes Read

Biscuits or Scones: British Origins of an American Favorite!

Biscuits or Scones: British Origins of an American Favorite!

Posted on January 27, 2018July 28, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Bread, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Photography, Southern cooking2 Minutes Read

THE GOURMAND AWARDS

THE GOURMAND AWARDS

Posted on January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Cookbooks, Cooking, Europe, Florida, Food writing, Photography, Reference1 Minute Read

The Curry Guy

The Curry Guy

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Colonization, Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, India, Photography2 Minutes Read

Surviving the Whiplashes of History and American Gun-Culture Violence

Surviving the Whiplashes of History and American Gun-Culture Violence

Posted on October 2, 2017October 11, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Editorials, Photography, Writing2 Minutes Read

William Bartram and the Nature of Florida

William Bartram and the Nature of Florida

Posted on September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Florida, Photography, Writing2 Minutes Read

Traces of Old Florida

Traces of Old Florida

Posted on September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Florida, Photography1 Minute Read

Cooking with Hurricane Irma, Part III: A Tale of Guacamole

Cooking with Hurricane Irma, Part III: A Tale of Guacamole

Posted on September 10, 2017September 10, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Avocado, Cookbooks, Food writing, Mexican Cooking, Mexico, Photography2 Minutes Read

9 Years of Writing about History … A Celebration!

9 Years of Writing about History … A Celebration!

Posted on July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn African Cooking, American Cooking, Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Florida, France, French Cooking, Photography, Southern cooking, Southern Food, Spain, Spanish cooking5 Minutes Read

Tales of Alligator Flesh and Tails

Tales of Alligator Flesh and Tails

Posted on July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Alligator, Cookbooks, Florida, Photography, Southern cooking, Southern Food4 Minutes Read

Seeking Food at the Crossroads of History

Seeking Food at the Crossroads of History

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, Europe, France, French Cooking, Mexico, Photography2 Minutes Read

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Local Author Series – 11/24/19

My 1st Book – Mushroom: A Global History

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You’ll find Mushroom: A Global History widely available on many book sellers’ sites.

The book deals with the culinary history of mushrooms. It is NOT a book about mycology, nor does it pretend to be.

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British Food and Food History Links

  • * 15th-Century Cookery Books (Full Text)
  • * 39 Dishes from the First Christmas Menu, Published in 1660
  • * Britannia – Cooking
  • * British Cookbook Primer
  • * British Cookbooks, a Gift to America
  • * British Food
  • * British Food Bloggers
  • * British Food in America
  • * British Food: A History
  • * British History Online
  • * British, Scottish, Welsh Food & Cooking
  • * Chutney Recipes from Food Network UK
  • * Cookbooks – 18th Century Cookbooks (England, Scotland, America)
  • * Culinary History Online
  • * Culinary Jottings for Madras, by Col. Kenney-Henry
  • * Dictionary of Middle-English Cookery Terms
  • * DNA and the British Isles
  • * Elizabethan Era Resources
  • * English Cookbooks
  • * English Fairy Tales – Bibliography (quite stupendous, with links to full-text)
  • * Great British Chefs
  • * Heston Blumenthal's Web Site
  • * Historic Food by Ivan Day
  • * Ivan Day's Historic British Food
  • * Libraries – BOOKS FOR COOKS AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY
  • * Libraries – Fons Grewe Collection at University of Barcelona
  • * Map of British DNA Patterns
  • * Measuring Worth
  • * Medieval English Cookery Books
  • * Miss Foodwise
  • * Oxford University Press List of Links related to Britain's History
  • * Restaurants – Dishoom
  • * Stuart Peachey Food & Cookery Historical Booklets
  • * The British Library
  • * The Foods of England
  • * The Forme of Cury (Earliest English Cookbook)
  • * The National Archives UK
  • * Thomas Gloning’s Corpus of Culinary & Dietetic Texts of Europe from the Middle Ages to 1800
  • * Vision of Britain (maps through history)
  • * Volume (Liquid) Converter to Metric
  • Cooking Terms (US/UK/NZ/AU/CA)
  • The English Diaspora

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