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Smörgåsbord: Perfect for the 2020 Holiday Season

Smörgåsbord: Perfect for the 2020 Holiday Season

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cooking, Food writing, Norway, Scandinavian Cooking2 Minutes Read

Happy Hogmanay!

Happy Hogmanay!

Posted on December 31, 2015January 1, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Hogmanay, Holidays, Menus, Scotland1 Minute Read

High Society Dinners: Dining in Tsarist Russia, a Model of Culinary History Methodology and Translation

High Society Dinners: Dining in Tsarist Russia, a Model of Culinary History Methodology and Translation

Posted on September 2, 2014September 3, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Cooking, French Cooking4 Minutes 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

Lent, According to American Cookery, the Magazine, That is

Lent, According to American Cookery, the Magazine, That is

Posted on February 26, 2010February 26, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, American Cooking, Cooking, Lent, Menus, Reference, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes3 Minutes Read

Civil War Christmases

Civil War Christmases

Posted on December 10, 2009January 14, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Christmas, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Menus, United States, Virginia5 Minutes Read

Christmas Dinner at Mount Vernon, 1790

Christmas Dinner at Mount Vernon, 1790

Posted on December 9, 2009January 14, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Christmas, Cooking, Menus, United States, Virginia2 Minutes Read

The Feat of Feasting

The Feat of Feasting

Posted on November 16, 2009November 16, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Italian Cooking, Local foods, Locavores, Menus, Thanksgiving4 Minutes Read

The Chicken or the Egg? 1. The Egg and Art*

The Chicken or the Egg? 1. The Egg and Art*

Posted on October 12, 2009October 12, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Cookbooks, Eggs, Menus, Spain3 Minutes Read

Boarding House Food in Lagos, Nigeria

Boarding House Food in Lagos, Nigeria

Posted on September 24, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Nigeria1 Minute Read

Bean Burners and Hash Rasslers: More Logging Camp Food

Bean Burners and Hash Rasslers: More Logging Camp Food

Posted on September 15, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Menus1 Minute Read

Diana Kennedy’s Menu for Charles, Prince of Wales

Diana Kennedy’s Menu for Charles, Prince of Wales

Posted on July 20, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Menus, Mexico, Pumpkin, Recipes, Soup, White House2 Minutes Read

At the Tables of the Monks: In the Beginning (Part II)

At the Tables of the Monks: In the Beginning (Part II)

Posted on May 19, 2009May 20, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Italian Cooking, Italy, Middle Ages3 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
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  • * Culinary Jottings for Madras, by Col. Kenney-Henry
  • * Dictionary of Middle-English Cookery Terms
  • * DNA and the British Isles
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  • * English Fairy Tales – Bibliography (quite stupendous, with links to full-text)
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