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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

From Velouté to Casserole: A Question of Green Beans, Amandine, and Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Velouté to Casserole: A Question of Green Beans, Amandine, and Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup

Posted on November 27, 2015December 4, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Beans, Cooking, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Recipes, Soup4 Minutes Read

From Mother Russia with Love: Meaty Mushrooms and Relentless Lent

From Mother Russia with Love: Meaty Mushrooms and Relentless Lent

Posted on March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beef, Cookbooks, Cooking, Lent, Mushrooms, Russia3 Minutes Read

Mushrooms at Female & Fungi

Mushrooms at Female & Fungi

Posted on December 24, 2013January 3, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Cooking, Critic's Corner, Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

Picturing the Last Weekend of Fall

Picturing the Last Weekend of Fall

Posted on October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Halloween, Mushrooms, Photography, Soup, Virginia1 Minute Read

A New “Baby” in the House! Mushroom: A Global History, That Is

A New “Baby” in the House! Mushroom: A Global History, That Is

Posted on October 16, 2013October 16, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Books, Mushrooms, Paintings, Photography, Reference1 Minute Read

Mushrooms on My Mind, Naturally

Mushrooms on My Mind, Naturally

Posted on August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asia, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food News, Food writing, France, Indonesia, Mushrooms, Photography, Reference2 Minutes Read

Mushroom: A Global History – New book coming out

Mushroom: A Global History – New book coming out

Posted on April 28, 2013April 28, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Books, Cookbooks, Cooking, France, Local foods, Mushrooms, Photography, Reference1 Minute Read

Cris de Paris: The Street Criers of Paris in Bygone Days

Cris de Paris: The Street Criers of Paris in Bygone Days

Posted on November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Photography2 Minutes Read

Scenes from La France Profonde

Scenes from La France Profonde

Posted on April 1, 2011April 1, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Cattle, France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

Scenes from La France Profonde

Scenes from La France Profonde

Posted on January 23, 2011January 22, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Chicken, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

The [Culinary] Heroes of France

The [Culinary] Heroes of France

Posted on November 10, 2010November 10, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Chefs, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Recipes1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #80

Idylls of Cuisine, #80

Posted on September 19, 2010August 23, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Paintings, Reference1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #79

Idylls of Cuisine, #79

Posted on September 12, 2010November 9, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #78

Idylls of Cuisine, #78

Posted on September 5, 2010August 23, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #77

Idylls of Cuisine, #77

Posted on August 29, 2010August 23, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Mushrooms1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cusine, #76

Idylls of Cusine, #76

Posted on August 22, 2010August 20, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #70

Idylls of Cuisine, #70

Posted on July 11, 2010July 6, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine #69

Idylls of Cuisine #69

Posted on July 4, 2010July 2, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

Anatomy Lesson: Rustic Mushroom Tart

Anatomy Lesson: Rustic Mushroom Tart

Posted on June 27, 2010June 30, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Baking, Cookbooks, France, French Cooking, Mushrooms, Pies--Savory4 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #68

Idylls of Cuisine, #68

Posted on June 27, 2010June 24, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Mushrooms, Photography1 Minute Read

From Mother Russia with Love: Meaty Mushrooms and Relentless Lent

From Mother Russia with Love: Meaty Mushrooms and Relentless Lent

Posted on March 25, 2010March 25, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beef, Cookbooks, Cooking, Lent, Mushrooms, Russia3 Minutes Read

A Russian Cook

A Russian Cook

Posted on December 18, 2009December 18, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Food writing, Mushrooms4 Minutes Read

THE FUNGUS AMONG US

THE FUNGUS AMONG US

Posted on October 3, 2008January 26, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn French Cooking, Italian Cooking, Mushrooms, Recipes6 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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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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