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Lessons from Medieval England: The Relationship Between the Sick Room and the Kitchen

Lessons from Medieval England: The Relationship Between the Sick Room and the Kitchen

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Middle Ages, Nutrition7 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

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

Beef y-Stywyd, from “Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery Books”

Beef y-Stywyd, from “Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery Books”

Posted on May 24, 2019October 15, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, English Cooking, Reference1 Minute Read

What’s That You Say??? Medieval Culinary Terminology Unmasked*

What’s That You Say??? Medieval Culinary Terminology Unmasked*

Posted on May 23, 2019May 24, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beef, Bibliographies, Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Reference4 Minutes Read

Keep on Feasting! For Lovers of “Game of Thrones”

Keep on Feasting! For Lovers of “Game of Thrones”

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Cookbooks, Drawings, English Cooking, Europe, French Cooking, Reference3 Minutes Read

Culinary Manuscripts, or, Deciphering the Code

Culinary Manuscripts, or, Deciphering the Code

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, English Cooking, Europe, French Cooking, Reference1 Minute Read

Who was Gervase Markham? A Forgotten English Food Writer Comes Alive in a New Book

Who was Gervase Markham? A Forgotten English Food Writer Comes Alive in a New Book

Posted on April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Reference5 Minutes Read

Before There was Martha S., There was Martha B.*

Before There was Martha S., There was Martha B.*

Posted on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Cookbooks, Drawings, England, English Cooking, Food writing, France, French Cooking, Methods7 Minutes 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 4th of July: Mythology and American History

The 4th of July: Mythology and American History

Posted on July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, United States1 Minute Read

Skeletons, Disease, and the Dinner Table

Skeletons, Disease, and the Dinner Table

Posted on April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Archaeology, Books, England, English Cooking3 Minutes 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

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 Curry Guy

The Curry Guy

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

Happy Christmas to All!

Happy Christmas to All!

Posted on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cakes, Christmas, England, English Cooking, Southern cooking1 Minute 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

Breath and Air and the Mysteries of Spring

Breath and Air and the Mysteries of Spring

Posted on April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, English Cooking, Photography, Poetry3 Minutes Read

Elinor Cooks the Christmas Goose

Elinor Cooks the Christmas Goose

Posted on December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, English Cooking5 Minutes Read

They Called it Callaloo

They Called it Callaloo

Posted on October 2, 2016October 3, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Greens, Okra, Pork4 Minutes Read

Cooks, Kitchens, and Places: Josephine’s Tale

Cooks, Kitchens, and Places: Josephine’s Tale

Posted on August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Europe, Germany, Ireland, Photography2 Minutes Read

Day 5: Tomatoes – Celebrate American Food History

Day 5: Tomatoes – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 24, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Tomatoes, Virginia2 Minutes Read

Day 4: Corn – Celebrate American Food History

Day 4: Corn – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 23, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Corn, England, English Cooking4 Minutes Read

Day 3: Chicken – Celebrate American Food History

Day 3: Chicken – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 22, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Chicken, Cooking, England, English Cooking1 Minute Read

Day 1: Tuckahoe – Celebrate American Food History

Day 1: Tuckahoe – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 20, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Drawings, England, English Cooking2 Minutes Read

A Tarte to prouoke courage either in man or Woman.

A Tarte to prouoke courage either in man or Woman.

Posted on June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Sweet Potatoes1 Minute Read

Pride and Pudding: An Ode to British Cooking

Pride and Pudding: An Ode to British Cooking

Posted on May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Food writing, Recipes1 Minute Read

Grits on the Menu: A Short Treatise on a Global Favorite

Grits on the Menu: A Short Treatise on a Global Favorite

Posted on March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, American Cooking, Colonization, Cookbooks, Cooking, Corn, English Cooking6 Minutes Read

Thinking About Rice in America: The Black Rice Theory – Mysteries, Myths, and Misconceptions

Thinking About Rice in America: The Black Rice Theory – Mysteries, Myths, and Misconceptions

Posted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, American Cooking, Asia, Colonization, Cookbooks, Cooking, Critic's Corner, England, English Cooking, Photography, Rice, Southern Food4 Minutes Read

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