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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

Plague!!! Lessons from History

Plague!!! Lessons from History

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Middle Ages2 Minutes Read

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme … and Lavender

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme … and Lavender

Posted on December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Arab cooking, Cookbooks, England, Europe, Middle Ages, Middle East, Monasteries, Spain5 Minutes Read

The Ancient Story Behind Veterans’/Armistice Day, or, The Significance of St. Martin of Tours

The Ancient Story Behind Veterans’/Armistice Day, or, The Significance of St. Martin of Tours

Posted on November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cooking, English Cooking, French Cooking, Middle Ages, Photography, United States3 Minutes Read

Begging the Question: Les Quatre Mendiants and Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Begging the Question: Les Quatre Mendiants and Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Posted on December 7, 2010December 27, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Monasteries, Nuts2 Minutes Read

Sugar, Saffron, Spices — The Arab Influence on Spanish Cuisine, a Brief Meditation

Sugar, Saffron, Spices — The Arab Influence on Spanish Cuisine, a Brief Meditation

Posted on June 2, 2010February 10, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Arab cooking, Beef, Cookbooks, Latin America, Middle Ages, Morocco, Spain, Spanish cooking5 Minutes Read

Of Herbs and Other Country Messes

Of Herbs and Other Country Messes

Posted on May 11, 2010May 12, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Books, Cookbooks, England, Europe, Greece, Middle Ages, Paintings3 Minutes Read

The Black Fast, a Mortification of the Appetite

The Black Fast, a Mortification of the Appetite

Posted on February 10, 2010February 11, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bread, England, English Cooking, France, French Cooking, Lent, Middle Ages, Monasteries, Soup3 Minutes Read

Food in Medieval England: Diet and Nutrition

Food in Medieval England: Diet and Nutrition

Posted on September 19, 2009September 8, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Archaeology, England, English Cooking, Local foods, Middle Ages1 Minute Read

Weihenstephan, the Oldest Brewery in the World (?)

Weihenstephan, the Oldest Brewery in the World (?)

Posted on August 26, 2009August 26, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Europe, Fermentation, Food News, Germany, Monasteries2 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Into the Setting Sun

The Random Herbalist: Into the Setting Sun

Posted on August 5, 2009August 7, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: The Church as Farmer

The Random Herbalist: The Church as Farmer

Posted on August 4, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Herbs, Middle Ages, Monasteries2 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Charlemagne, St. Gall, and the History of Medicine

The Random Herbalist: Charlemagne, St. Gall, and the History of Medicine

Posted on August 3, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Middle Ages, Monasteries1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine #24

Idylls of Cuisine #24

Posted on August 2, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Monasteries, Photography1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: Libraries and Monastic Gardens

The Random Herbalist: Libraries and Monastic Gardens

Posted on August 1, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Libraries, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: Monks and Plant Migration

The Random Herbalist: Monks and Plant Migration

Posted on July 31, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Middle Ages, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: The Roman Influence on Monastic Gardens

The Random Herbalist: The Roman Influence on Monastic Gardens

Posted on July 30, 2009July 27, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: St. Gall, A Model Garden Plan?

The Random Herbalist: St. Gall, A Model Garden Plan?

Posted on July 29, 2009July 29, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries3 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: The Hortus Eremitje

The Random Herbalist: The Hortus Eremitje

Posted on July 28, 2009July 28, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries2 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Books About Monastic and Medieval Gardens

The Random Herbalist: Books About Monastic and Medieval Gardens

Posted on July 27, 2009December 20, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries3 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine #23

Idylls of Cuisine #23

Posted on July 26, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Monasteries, Photography1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: Gregor Mendel

The Random Herbalist: Gregor Mendel

Posted on July 25, 2009July 25, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Monasteries, Peas, Recipes1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: The Monastic Physic Garden

The Random Herbalist: The Monastic Physic Garden

Posted on July 24, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn English Cooking, Gardens, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: An Introduction to Early Monastic Gardens

The Random Herbalist: An Introduction to Early Monastic Gardens

Posted on July 23, 2009July 22, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn English Cooking, Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries2 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Dill

The Random Herbalist: Dill

Posted on July 21, 2009July 25, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Herbs, Middle Ages, Norway, Scandinavian Cooking2 Minutes 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

Cooking Equipment, Mostly Old, Beautiful, and Functional

Cooking Equipment, Mostly Old, Beautiful, and Functional

Posted on June 12, 2009June 11, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Castles, Cooking equipment, Photography1 Minute Read

At the Tables of the Monks: The Infirmary Cook

At the Tables of the Monks: The Infirmary Cook

Posted on June 1, 2009November 29, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn English Cooking, Middle Ages2 Minutes Read

At the Tables of the Monks: The Refectorian

At the Tables of the Monks: The Refectorian

Posted on May 26, 2009November 29, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn English Cooking, Middle Ages2 Minutes Read

Monastery Kitchens

Monastery Kitchens

Posted on May 23, 2009October 19, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Archaeology, English Cooking, Middle Ages1 Minute Read

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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
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  • * British Food Bloggers
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  • * British, Scottish, Welsh Food & Cooking
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  • * 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)
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