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Thanksgiving, in the Time of COVID-19

Thanksgiving, in the Time of COVID-19

Posted on November 18, 2020December 17, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cranberries, Recipes, Thanksgiving, United States3 Minutes Read

A Kitchen in Exile

A Kitchen in Exile

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Books, Mexican Cooking, Mexico, Pies--Sweet, Pumpkin4 Minutes Read

“Wisdom Soaked in Palm Oil: Journeying Through the Food and Flavors of Africa” My Newest Book Now Available!!

“Wisdom Soaked in Palm Oil: Journeying Through the Food and Flavors of Africa” My Newest Book Now Available!!

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Cookbooks, Ingredients, Recipes1 Minute Read

“Railroad Cake”, an Historic Recipe from Haile Homestead, and Sarah Rutledge Takes a Back Seat

“Railroad Cake”, an Historic Recipe from Haile Homestead, and Sarah Rutledge Takes a Back Seat

Posted on June 20, 2019June 26, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, American Cooking, Cakes, Cookbooks, Cooking, Southern Food3 Minutes Read

Pignagoscé sur chapons (Pignagoscé on Capons), Plus Some Words on Paleography

Pignagoscé sur chapons (Pignagoscé on Capons), Plus Some Words on Paleography

Posted on April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Chicken, Cookbooks, Drawings, France, French Cooking, Recipes, Reference7 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

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

Florida Oranges, and Other White House Desserts

Florida Oranges, and Other White House Desserts

Posted on August 28, 2017August 29, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Chefs, Cookbooks, Cooking, Desserts, Florida, French Cooking, White House4 Minutes Read

Relishing the Cranberry: A Real American Original

Relishing the Cranberry: A Real American Original

Posted on November 9, 2016November 9, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cranberries, Recipes3 Minutes Read

Muscling in on Mussels

Muscling in on Mussels

Posted on October 27, 2016October 26, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn French Cooking, Mussels, Recipes5 Minutes Read

The Harvest Months

The Harvest Months

Posted on October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Pumpkin, Recipes, Thanksgiving4 Minutes 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

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: A Fish in Every Pie

From Mother Russia with Love: A Fish in Every Pie

Posted on March 23, 2015February 28, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Fish, Menus, Pies--Savory, Russia3 Minutes Read

From Mother Russia with Love: Kulich and Paskha and Easter

From Mother Russia with Love: Kulich and Paskha and Easter

Posted on March 16, 2015February 28, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bread, Easter, Russia4 Minutes Read

Lettice Bryan’s Forgotten Cookbook, The Kentucky Housewife, and Squirrel Soup Two Ways: A Touch of Americana

Lettice Bryan’s Forgotten Cookbook, The Kentucky Housewife, and Squirrel Soup Two Ways: A Touch of Americana

Posted on October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Local foods, Photography, Soup6 Minutes 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

In My Grandfather’s Garden, or, a Long Apothegm on Apricots

In My Grandfather’s Garden, or, a Long Apothegm on Apricots

Posted on June 12, 2013June 12, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Apricots, Asia, China, France, French Cooking, Local foods, Photography, Pies--Sweet4 Minutes Read

Cheese + Flour + Yeast + Salt + Eggs = The Ancient Mystery of Bread

Cheese + Flour + Yeast + Salt + Eggs = The Ancient Mystery of Bread

Posted on March 22, 2013March 25, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Baking, Bread, Cheese, Cooking, Eggs, Photography, Russia5 Minutes Read

Foods for a Funeral and a Farewell

Foods for a Funeral and a Farewell

Posted on March 8, 2013March 8, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cakes, Cookbooks, Cookies, Cooking, Desserts, Norway, Photography, Pies--Sweet, Reference, Southern Food3 Minutes Read

The Little Red Hen had a Point: The Tao of Baking Bread

The Little Red Hen had a Point: The Tao of Baking Bread

Posted on November 18, 2012April 2, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Baking, Bread, Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Ode to the Great Pumpkin [Pie]: Speak, Memory*

Ode to the Great Pumpkin [Pie]: Speak, Memory*

Posted on October 18, 2012November 25, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, England, Food writing, Photography, Pies--Sweet, Pumpkin3 Minutes Read

Macarons – Food of Dreams and Fairy Tales

Macarons – Food of Dreams and Fairy Tales

Posted on July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Cookies, Cooking, Desserts, French Cooking, Uncategorized3 Minutes Read

Let Me Count the Ways: St. Valentine’s Day 101 (Yes, There’s a French Connection)

Let Me Count the Ways: St. Valentine’s Day 101 (Yes, There’s a French Connection)

Posted on February 14, 2012February 14, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cakes, Coconuts, Recipes, Southern Food6 Minutes Read

SUGARPLUM VISIONS: Christmas Cookies

SUGARPLUM VISIONS: Christmas Cookies

Posted on December 20, 2011February 6, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Christmas, Cookies5 Minutes Read

Who was Ginette Mathiot? And Why Should You Care?

Who was Ginette Mathiot? And Why Should You Care?

Posted on November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Butter, Cookbooks, Cookies, France, French Cooking5 Minutes Read

Scenes from La France Profonde

Scenes from La France Profonde

Posted on April 8, 2011April 8, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Desserts, France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Water, the Essence of All

Water, the Essence of All

Posted on March 21, 2011March 20, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bread, Eggs, Photography, Soup1 Minute Read

Scenes from La France Profonde

Scenes from La France Profonde

Posted on March 18, 2011March 17, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cakes, France, French Cooking, Photography, Pies--Sweet, Restaurants1 Minute Read

Cooking with Saint-Pierre (John Dory)

Cooking with Saint-Pierre (John Dory)

Posted on February 23, 2011February 23, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Fish, France, French Cooking, Morocco, Recipes5 Minutes 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
  • * 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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