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Velveeta and Wonder Bread: Cooking at the Pompeii of America

Velveeta and Wonder Bread: Cooking at the Pompeii of America

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by Cynthia BertelsenIn United States5 Minutes Read

Truth versus Belief

Truth versus Belief

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Critic's Corner, United States, Writing2 Minutes Read

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

Do You Smell Anything Cooking?

Do You Smell Anything Cooking?

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, United States2 Minutes Read

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life now available

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life now available

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food writing, Photography, Scandinavian Cooking, United States, Wisconsin1 Minute Read

Changing Seasons in the Kitchen: Dealing with Summer Heat

Changing Seasons in the Kitchen: Dealing with Summer Heat

Posted on August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, Writing2 Minutes Read

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Cookbooks, Lit & Food, Photography, United States, Wisconsin, Writing1 Minute Read

When Cooking is No Longer Fun: The Mental Load of Daily Cooking

When Cooking is No Longer Fun: The Mental Load of Daily Cooking

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Eggs, Florida, Food writing, Photography, United States, Writing5 Minutes Read

Serving Up Food and Fear: Shirley Jackson’s Kitchen Symbolizes the Oppression of Women

Serving Up Food and Fear: Shirley Jackson’s Kitchen Symbolizes the Oppression of Women

Posted on June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

With Roots In Norway: Fish and Farming in Western Wisconsin, a COVID-19 Reflection

With Roots In Norway: Fish and Farming in Western Wisconsin, a COVID-19 Reflection

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, United States, Writing2 Minutes Read

Yes, I’m Still Here: Hanging on, Day 44 of COVID-19 Isolation

Yes, I’m Still Here: Hanging on, Day 44 of COVID-19 Isolation

Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Florida, United States, Writing2 Minutes Read

Anywhere But Here: Flying Away, In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 33

Anywhere But Here: Flying Away, In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 33

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing2 Minutes Read

Dreaming and Wishing, Being In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 30

Dreaming and Wishing, Being In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 30

Posted on April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing3 Minutes Read

Starvation and Hunger, in a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 27 & 28

Starvation and Hunger, in a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 27 & 28

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Easter, Florida, United States, Writing5 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 25 & 26

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 25 & 26

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing6 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 23 & 24

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 23 & 24

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States7 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 21 & 22

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 21 & 22

Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing5 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 19 & 20

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 19 & 20

Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 17 & 18

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 17 & 18

Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 16

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 16

Posted on April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Florida, United States, Writing3 Minutes Read

Struggling with the New Normal. Honest. In a State of Siege, Not at All Easy

Struggling with the New Normal. Honest. In a State of Siege, Not at All Easy

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States1 Minute Read

“How Can I Help?” A Face-masks Solution?

“How Can I Help?” A Face-masks Solution?

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States1 Minute Read

The Cook’s Dilemma: How to Cook During a State of Siege, via Your Pantry

The Cook’s Dilemma: How to Cook During a State of Siege, via Your Pantry

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Food writing, Methods, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 10

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 10

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bacon, Eggs, Florida, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 9

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 9

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Florida, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 8

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 8

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 7

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 7

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn United States, Writing3 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 6

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 6

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Cookbooks, Photography, United States, Writing3 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 1 & 2

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 1 & 2

Posted on March 17, 2020March 20, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

Introducing Sarah Rutledge, a Cookbook Author You’re Going to Get to Know Very Well!

Introducing Sarah Rutledge, a Cookbook Author You’re Going to Get to Know Very Well!

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Southern cooking, Southern Food, Writing7 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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