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Women and the Building of America: Reflections

Women and the Building of America: Reflections

Posted on September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Cooking, Photography3 Minutes Read

Food, Photography of

Food, Photography of

Posted on February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Cooking, Editorials, Food Columns, Food writing, Paintings, Photography4 Minutes Read

Tomato Sauce with Butter: Thinking About Marcella Hazan, My Nonna in Spirit

Tomato Sauce with Butter: Thinking About Marcella Hazan, My Nonna in Spirit

Posted on October 1, 2013October 3, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Cookbooks, Cooking, Italian Cooking, Italy, Photography, Tomatoes3 Minutes Read

The Crêpe Makers of France

The Crêpe Makers of France

Posted on July 21, 2011July 28, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, Cooking equipment, France, French Cooking, Photography2 Minutes Read

The Weird, Different, and Just Plain Interesting Restaurants of Paris: A Photo Gallery

The Weird, Different, and Just Plain Interesting Restaurants of Paris: A Photo Gallery

Posted on July 18, 2011July 18, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Photography, Restaurants1 Minute Read

The Fish of France

The Fish of France

Posted on May 8, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Fish, France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Les Escargots: Come and Join the Dance

Les Escargots: Come and Join the Dance

Posted on April 29, 2011April 29, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Scenes from La France Profonde

Scenes from La France Profonde

Posted on April 15, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Apples, France, French Cooking, Photography, Uncategorized1 Minute 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

Lemons – Tiny Cathedrals of Gold

Lemons – Tiny Cathedrals of Gold

Posted on April 6, 2011April 6, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, Italian Cooking, Italy, Lemons, Lent, Lit & Food, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized1 Minute Read

Eating the Wild Air …

Eating the Wild Air …

Posted on April 4, 2011April 4, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, Eggs, France, French Cooking, Photography, Poetry2 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 February 12, 2011February 4, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Photography, Potatoes1 Minute Read

‘Tis the Season …

‘Tis the Season …

Posted on December 24, 2010December 26, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #90

Idylls of Cuisine, #90

Posted on November 28, 2010November 21, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #88

Idylls of Cuisine, #88

Posted on November 14, 2010November 14, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #87

Idylls of Cuisine, #87

Posted on November 7, 2010November 7, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beans, Cooking, Europe, France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #82

Idylls of Cuisine, #82

Posted on October 3, 2010October 3, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Europe, Photography, Poland1 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, #75

Idylls of Cuisine, #75

Posted on August 15, 2010August 13, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #74

Idylls of Cuisine, #74

Posted on August 8, 2010August 9, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, India, Photography, Rice1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #73

Idylls of Cuisine, #73

Posted on August 1, 2010July 31, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Corn, Southern Food1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #72

Idylls of Cuisine, #72

Posted on July 25, 2010July 20, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking equipment, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #71

Idylls of Cuisine, #71

Posted on July 18, 2010July 13, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, 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

Idylls of Cuisine, #68

Idylls of Cuisine, #68

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

Idylls of Cuisine, #67

Idylls of Cuisine, #67

Posted on June 20, 2010June 19, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #62

Idylls of Cuisine, #62

Posted on May 16, 2010May 16, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn China, Herbs, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #61

Idylls of Cuisine, #61

Posted on May 2, 2010May 1, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Europe, France, Photography1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #60

Idylls of Cuisine, #60

Posted on April 25, 2010April 24, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beef, Cooking, Italian Cooking, Pasta, Photography1 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
  • * 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)
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