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A Cookbook Addiction

A Cookbook Addiction

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, France, Writing3 Minutes 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

Muscling in on Mussels

Muscling in on Mussels

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

SLIVERS OF BACON, SWEET ONIONS, AND FRESH CHEESE: TARTE FLAMBÉE, FLAMMEKUECHE, OR ALSATIAN PIZZA BREAD

SLIVERS OF BACON, SWEET ONIONS, AND FRESH CHEESE: TARTE FLAMBÉE, FLAMMEKUECHE, OR ALSATIAN PIZZA BREAD

Posted on January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bacon, Cooking, France, French Cooking5 Minutes Read

Paris, Mon Amour

Paris, Mon Amour

Posted on November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Photography2 Minutes Read

Vivre en l’Outre-Mer, or, The Trials of Living in French Congo ca. 1923: Part III

Vivre en l’Outre-Mer, or, The Trials of Living in French Congo ca. 1923: Part III

Posted on June 6, 2015April 6, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Chefs, Cooking, French Cooking2 Minutes Read

Vivre en l’Outre-Mer, or, The Trials of Living in French Congo ca. 1923: Part I

Vivre en l’Outre-Mer, or, The Trials of Living in French Congo ca. 1923: Part I

Posted on January 26, 2015February 5, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, France, French Cooking2 Minutes Read

December 12: The Virgin of Guadalupe

December 12: The Virgin of Guadalupe

Posted on December 12, 2014December 6, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Mexico3 Minutes Read

Cutting Boards and French Comfort Food

Cutting Boards and French Comfort Food

Posted on August 21, 2014November 29, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Food writing, France, French Cooking, Local foods, Photography, Potatoes5 Minutes Read

The Gift of French Cuisine

The Gift of French Cuisine

Posted on December 15, 2013January 3, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Photography3 Minutes Read

Les Rêves de Julia (Julia’s Dreams): Meditations and Memories

Les Rêves de Julia (Julia’s Dreams): Meditations and Memories

Posted on December 7, 2013January 3, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Art, Beef, Chefs, Cookbooks, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Photography2 Minutes Read

Eating Dessert at the White House + A Word about Dallas, November 22, 1963*

Eating Dessert at the White House + A Word about Dallas, November 22, 1963*

Posted on November 21, 2013November 22, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Baking, Chefs, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Food Columns, France, French Cooking, Lemons, Local foods, Photography, United States, White House6 Minutes Read

Pears – an Exploration of Ancient Food Preservation

Pears – an Exploration of Ancient Food Preservation

Posted on November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, China, France, French Cooking, Local foods, Paintings, Pears, Photography3 Minutes Read

Remembering Julia Child, “Our Lady of the Ladle”*: A Reprint and More

Remembering Julia Child, “Our Lady of the Ladle”*: A Reprint and More

Posted on August 12, 2013August 12, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, France, French Cooking3 Minutes Read

The Little Fish with Big Taste: The Much-Maligned Anchovy and its Cousins

The Little Fish with Big Taste: The Much-Maligned Anchovy and its Cousins

Posted on June 24, 2013June 24, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Fish, France, French Cooking, Photography3 Minutes Read

Julia Child’s “The French Chef, ” by Dana Polan

Julia Child’s “The French Chef, ” by Dana Polan

Posted on July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food News, France, French Cooking, Uncategorized4 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

Un vrai canard: Duck and French Culinary Traditions

Un vrai canard: Duck and French Culinary Traditions

Posted on March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, Duck, France, French Cooking1 Minute Read

Memoirs of a Breton Peasant: Sifting Through the Nostalgia

Memoirs of a Breton Peasant: Sifting Through the Nostalgia

Posted on November 21, 2011December 20, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, France, French Cooking, Reference5 Minutes Read

Worshipping Different Gods … The French (Food) Reformation

Worshipping Different Gods … The French (Food) Reformation

Posted on November 2, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, French Cooking, Local foods, Locavores, Photography2 Minutes Read

For French Cooks Who …

For French Cooks Who …

Posted on October 31, 2011October 30, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Chefs, Cooking, Cooking equipment, France, French Cooking1 Minute Read

L’Armagnac Vieux of the Tour d’Argent (and More)

L’Armagnac Vieux of the Tour d’Argent (and More)

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

Chocolate Chaud / Hot Chocolate

Chocolate Chaud / Hot Chocolate

Posted on October 13, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Chocolate, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

The Perils of Paris, or, How to Use a French Washing Machine and Live to Tell the Tale

The Perils of Paris, or, How to Use a French Washing Machine and Live to Tell the Tale

Posted on October 11, 2011June 23, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Photography2 Minutes Read

In the Parisian Kitchen

In the Parisian Kitchen

Posted on September 30, 2011September 29, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Lavender, France’s Balm for the Soul

Lavender, France’s Balm for the Soul

Posted on September 26, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Herbs, Photography, Poetry1 Minute Read

Belleville, Paris, France: II

Belleville, Paris, France: II

Posted on September 22, 2011September 22, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Algeria, France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Belleville, Paris, France: I

Belleville, Paris, France: I

Posted on September 19, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Agriculture, France, French Cooking, Local foods, Photography1 Minute Read

The Joy of France: Open-Air Markets II

The Joy of France: Open-Air Markets II

Posted on September 15, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, France, French Cooking, Gardens, Local foods, Photography1 Minute Read

The Joy of France: Open-Air Markets I

The Joy of France: Open-Air Markets I

Posted on September 12, 2011December 13, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, France, French Cooking, Gardens, Local foods, 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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