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Remembering the Magic and Wishing for Peace on Earth

Remembering the Magic and Wishing for Peace on Earth

Posted on December 16, 2012December 16, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Editorials, Festivals, Photography2 Minutes Read

The Meat of the Matter: A Question of Sacred Reverence

The Meat of the Matter: A Question of Sacred Reverence

Posted on October 26, 2012October 26, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Agriculture, Beef, Cattle, Cooking, Festivals, Hunger, Lent, Local foods, Photography3 Minutes Read

La fête de l’huître, in Riec-sur-Belon, Brittany

La fête de l’huître, in Riec-sur-Belon, Brittany

Posted on August 25, 2011August 25, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, Festivals, France, French Cooking, Oysters1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine #18

Idylls of Cuisine #18

Posted on June 21, 2009June 19, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Castles, English Cooking, Festivals, Photography1 Minute Read

St. Joseph’s Day

St. Joseph’s Day

Posted on March 19, 2009March 18, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Festivals, Italian Cooking, Italy1 Minute Read

Irish Food History

Irish Food History

Posted on March 17, 2009March 16, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Festivals, Ireland, Irish Cooking2 Minutes Read

Carnevale Goeth: A Dip into Austerity and Cucina di Magro

Carnevale Goeth: A Dip into Austerity and Cucina di Magro

Posted on February 24, 2009February 24, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Eggplant, Festivals, Italian Cooking, Pasta, Recipes3 Minutes Read

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My 3rd Book – A Story of Witchcraft, Healing, & Love

My 2nd Book – Winner of Best in the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards and Praised by Publishers Weekly as “a remarkable book.”

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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Couscous with kefta in tomato sauce.
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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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