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Author: Cynthia D. Bertelsen

Writer, photographer, reader, historian, librarian, amateur chef, nature lover, gardener.
Africa, I Remember Your Beauty August 8, 2014April 20, 2023
The Gaza Kitchen: A Portrait of Cooking and Culinary Exile August 7, 2014November 21, 2024
The Cucumber and the Cook: The Humor Behind it All August 1, 2014August 1, 2014
Six Years of Gherkins & Tomatoes: Celebrating the Past and Looking to the Future July 30, 2014July 30, 2014
Four Chicken Legs and Two Eggs: Rationing, Cooking, and Eating During Wartime July 21, 2014November 21, 2024
Why I Write, with Apologies to George Orwell July 7, 2014October 5, 2017
Ladies of the Pen and the Cookpot: M. F. K. FISHER June 22, 2014
Eating Green: Becoming Vegetarian is Nothing New, or, A Short (and Somewhat Personal) History of the Evolution of the Modern Vegetarian Cookbook in America May 29, 2014April 20, 2023
A Piece of Sagres, a Piece of History: The First “Spanish” Cookbooks May 20, 2014November 21, 2024
Signs of Summer for the Cook May 14, 2014April 20, 2023
A Death, and an Exploration of the Four Humours May 8, 2014November 22, 2024
The Importance of Recipes, or, You DO Follow Recipes, Don’t You? April 7, 2014November 22, 2024

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Books By Cynthia D. Bertelsen

A book of reflective essays, including a section on life during COVID-19. Winner of a bronze medal in the Autobiography/Memoir category from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, 2024. Finalist in the Prose/Anthology category, Royal Palm Literary Awards, Florida Writers Association, 2024.
Semi-Finalist, Florida Writers Association, 2023, Anthology category. Bronze Medalist, Florida Authors and Publishers Association 2023.

Semi-Finalist, Florida Writers Association Anthology 2023. Bronze Medalist Florida Authors and Publishers Association 2023.

Winner, Gourmand Best in the USA and the World 2023; Silver medal winner, Florida Author and Publishers Association, 2023

Best in the World Winner 2022, Food Writing Category, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

REVIEWS:

Kirkus Reviews

Midwest Book Review

Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2021; Silver Medal Winner 2022, Florida Authors and Publishers Association

Winner of Best in the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Culinary History and Praised by Publishers Weekly as “a remarkable book.”

My Book about Africa, Now Available!

A Story of Witchcraft, Healing, & Love

My First Book – Mushroom: A Global History

My book, now available! On Kindle, too!

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