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What I Miss Most about My Pre-Pandemic Life

What I Miss Most about My Pre-Pandemic Life

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks2 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

I’ll Always Have Paris

I’ll Always Have Paris

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Food writing, France, Writing3 Minutes Read

Dreams of Flying, or, Armchair Traveling Through Books, LED Screens, and Memories

Dreams of Flying, or, Armchair Traveling Through Books, LED Screens, and Memories

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Films, Latin America, Writing3 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

Traveling Back in Time: Memories of Wet Markets – COVID-19 Isolation, Day 52

Traveling Back in Time: Memories of Wet Markets – COVID-19 Isolation, Day 52

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asian Cooking, Cookbooks, Indonesia, Thailand, 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

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 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 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: Coronavirua (COVID-19) – Day 5

In a State of Siege: Coronavirua (COVID-19) – Day 5

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Cookbooks, Cooking4 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

Plague!!! Lessons from History

Plague!!! Lessons from History

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