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The Curry Guy

The Curry Guy

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

Madhur Jaffrey’s “Vegetarian India”: My Review on the”Modern Salt” Site

Madhur Jaffrey’s “Vegetarian India”: My Review on the”Modern Salt” Site

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, England, India1 Minute Read

The Poetry of Curry, or, a Traveler’s Tale

The Poetry of Curry, or, a Traveler’s Tale

Posted on July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn India3 Minutes Read

The Wonder Spice: A Review of Turmeric, a Cookbook by Colleen Taylor Sen and Helen Saberi

The Wonder Spice: A Review of Turmeric, a Cookbook by Colleen Taylor Sen and Helen Saberi

Posted on March 11, 2014March 11, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Afghanistan, Asian Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, India, Photography4 Minutes Read

Julie Sahni -Talk About Great Indian Food!

Julie Sahni -Talk About Great Indian Food!

Posted on August 6, 2013August 7, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asian Cooking, Coconuts, Cookbooks, India, Photography, Rice1 Minute Read

Keep Calm and Carry On: Cows as Zen Masters

Keep Calm and Carry On: Cows as Zen Masters

Posted on June 2, 2013June 2, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beef, Cattle, India, Milk, Photography, Spinach, Vietnam2 Minutes Read

The Roger Smith Cookbook Conference

The Roger Smith Cookbook Conference

Posted on February 8, 2012February 9, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Food News, Food writing, India, Methods1 Minute Read

To India, via Paris’s Le Passage Brady

To India, via Paris’s Le Passage Brady

Posted on January 24, 2011January 24, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asian Cooking, Chefs, France, French Cooking, India, Spices3 Minutes Read

East is East and West is West: Pondicherry and French Curry

East is East and West is West: Pondicherry and French Curry

Posted on January 20, 2011January 20, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, France, French Cooking, India, Menus4 Minutes Read

Ats Jaar: Possible Origins of the Practice of Pickling in the Antebellum American South

Ats Jaar: Possible Origins of the Practice of Pickling in the Antebellum American South

Posted on September 27, 2010August 6, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Asia, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, India, Methods, Science of cooking, Southern Food6 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #74

Idylls of Cuisine, #74

Posted on August 8, 2010August 9, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, India, Photography, Rice1 Minute Read

The British Melting Pot

The British Melting Pot

Posted on March 13, 2010March 13, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Cooking, India1 Minute Read

Saints, Souls, and Haints: Soul Cakes

Saints, Souls, and Haints: Soul Cakes

Posted on October 29, 2009October 21, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Europe, Halloween, India2 Minutes Read

To Balance, Strength, Love, Faith, and Hope:* Jehangir Mehta’s Mantra

To Balance, Strength, Love, Faith, and Hope:* Jehangir Mehta’s Mantra

Posted on September 26, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asia, India1 Minute Read

“Curry & Rice” on Forty Plates: The British Raj Encore

“Curry & Rice” on Forty Plates: The British Raj Encore

Posted on August 28, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, India, Lit & Food2 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine #27

Idylls of Cuisine #27

Posted on August 23, 2009August 21, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asia, India, Photography, Spices1 Minute Read

A Chronology of Cooks, in the British Raj

A Chronology of Cooks, in the British Raj

Posted on August 19, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asia, India3 Minutes Read

Summer Fare, or, Steamroller Chicken

Summer Fare, or, Steamroller Chicken

Posted on August 17, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Chicken, Cookbooks, English Cooking, India3 Minutes Read

Eggplant: Passage from India

Eggplant: Passage from India

Posted on April 3, 2009April 14, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Eggplant, India, Video2 Minutes Read

MOVE OVER, MAJOR GREY

MOVE OVER, MAJOR GREY

Posted on February 25, 2009February 26, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn India, Recipes, Tomatoes3 Minutes Read

UPDATED: BREAKING: Indian Food Critic / Journalist Sabina Sehgal Saikia Dead in Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

UPDATED: BREAKING: Indian Food Critic / Journalist Sabina Sehgal Saikia Dead in Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

Posted on November 29, 2008November 29, 2008 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Food News, India2 Minutes Read

A PASSAGE TO INDIA, REVISITED … SORT OF (AND BOOKSTORES)

A PASSAGE TO INDIA, REVISITED … SORT OF (AND BOOKSTORES)

Posted on October 8, 2008October 8, 2008 by Cynthia BertelsenIn English Cooking, India1 Minute Read

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