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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

The Herbs in Spain Grow Mainly on the Plain

The Herbs in Spain Grow Mainly on the Plain

Posted on May 21, 2010May 22, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Spain3 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #62

Idylls of Cuisine, #62

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

Of Herbs and Other Country Messes

Of Herbs and Other Country Messes

Posted on May 11, 2010May 12, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Books, Cookbooks, England, Europe, Greece, Middle Ages, Paintings3 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #61

Idylls of Cuisine, #61

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

Lavender Fields Forever

Lavender Fields Forever

Posted on April 30, 2010April 30, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cattle, Cookbooks, Cooking, Gardens, Herbs3 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Into the Setting Sun

The Random Herbalist: Into the Setting Sun

Posted on August 5, 2009August 7, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: The Church as Farmer

The Random Herbalist: The Church as Farmer

Posted on August 4, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Herbs, Middle Ages, Monasteries2 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Charlemagne, St. Gall, and the History of Medicine

The Random Herbalist: Charlemagne, St. Gall, and the History of Medicine

Posted on August 3, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Middle Ages, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: Monks and Plant Migration

The Random Herbalist: Monks and Plant Migration

Posted on July 31, 2009July 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Middle Ages, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: The Roman Influence on Monastic Gardens

The Random Herbalist: The Roman Influence on Monastic Gardens

Posted on July 30, 2009July 27, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: St. Gall, A Model Garden Plan?

The Random Herbalist: St. Gall, A Model Garden Plan?

Posted on July 29, 2009July 29, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries3 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: The Hortus Eremitje

The Random Herbalist: The Hortus Eremitje

Posted on July 28, 2009July 28, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries2 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Books About Monastic and Medieval Gardens

The Random Herbalist: Books About Monastic and Medieval Gardens

Posted on July 27, 2009December 20, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries3 Minutes Read

The Random Herbalist: Dill

The Random Herbalist: Dill

Posted on July 21, 2009July 25, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Herbs, Middle Ages, Norway, Scandinavian Cooking2 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine #15

Idylls of Cuisine #15

Posted on May 24, 2009May 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, Gardens, Herbs, 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)
  • The English Diaspora

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