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Memories of Chaos: Reflecting on Dictatorship

Memories of Chaos: Reflecting on Dictatorship

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Haiti3 Minutes Read

Truth versus Belief

Truth versus Belief

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Critic's Corner, United States, Writing2 Minutes Read

Memory, My Old Friend

Memory, My Old Friend

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, Photography, Thailand3 Minutes Read

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

What I Miss Most about My Pre-Pandemic Life

What I Miss Most about My Pre-Pandemic Life

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks2 Minutes Read

Holiday Shopping Made Easy – BOOKS!

Holiday Shopping Made Easy – BOOKS!

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Christmas, Cookbooks, Holidays1 Minute Read

Thanksgiving, in the Time of COVID-19

Thanksgiving, in the Time of COVID-19

Posted on November 18, 2020December 17, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cranberries, Recipes, Thanksgiving, United States3 Minutes Read

A Kitchen in Exile

A Kitchen in Exile

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Books, Mexican Cooking, Mexico, Pies--Sweet, Pumpkin4 Minutes Read

Yes, it’s Early, But …

Yes, it’s Early, But …

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Food writing1 Minute Read

Grief and Love Go Hand in Hand: Reflecting on Elizabeth Berg’s “I’ll Be Seeing You”

Grief and Love Go Hand in Hand: Reflecting on Elizabeth Berg’s “I’ll Be Seeing You”

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Books3 Minutes Read

Mexico’s Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)

Mexico’s Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)

Posted on October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Food writing, Halloween, Mexico9 Minutes Read

A Cookbook Addiction

A Cookbook Addiction

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

A Trip to the Bathroom, Being a Reflection on the Passing and the Passion (and the red-walled toilette) of M. F. K. Fisher

A Trip to the Bathroom, Being a Reflection on the Passing and the Passion (and the red-walled toilette) of M. F. K. Fisher

Posted on October 21, 2020October 23, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Critic's Corner, Food writing, Writing7 Minutes Read

Writing Memoir, or, Taking the Winding Road to All Those Forgotten Places

Writing Memoir, or, Taking the Winding Road to All Those Forgotten Places

Posted on October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Critic's Corner, Writing3 Minutes Read

I’ll Always Have Paris

I’ll Always Have Paris

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Food writing, France, Writing3 Minutes Read

Do You Smell Anything Cooking?

Do You Smell Anything Cooking?

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, United States2 Minutes Read

Setting Things Straight about Non-Traditional Publishing: A Very Short How-To Primer on Self-Publishing

Setting Things Straight about Non-Traditional Publishing: A Very Short How-To Primer on Self-Publishing

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Writing4 Minutes Read

A Plethora of Food/Culinary Memoirs for Your Reading Pleasure

A Plethora of Food/Culinary Memoirs for Your Reading Pleasure

Posted on September 12, 2020December 3, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Books, Cookbooks, Reference, Writing15 Minutes Read

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life now available

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life now available

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food writing, Photography, Scandinavian Cooking, United States, Wisconsin1 Minute Read

Doña Olga, Una Cocinera Mágica: Memories of a Paraguayan Cook

Doña Olga, Una Cocinera Mágica: Memories of a Paraguayan Cook

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks4 Minutes Read

Changing Seasons in the Kitchen: Dealing with Summer Heat

Changing Seasons in the Kitchen: Dealing with Summer Heat

Posted on August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, Writing2 Minutes Read

The Shadow of France Hovers Over Mexican Cooking

The Shadow of France Hovers Over Mexican Cooking

Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks3 Minutes Read

“Meatballs & Lefse”: A Tiny Preview of Upcoming Book

“Meatballs & Lefse”: A Tiny Preview of Upcoming Book

Posted on August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking1 Minute Read

Dreams of Flying, or, Armchair Traveling Through Books, LED Screens, and Memories

Dreams of Flying, or, Armchair Traveling Through Books, LED Screens, and Memories

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Films, Latin America, Writing3 Minutes Read

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life

Meatballs & Lefse: Memories and Recipes from a Scandinavian-American Farming Life

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Cookbooks, Lit & Food, Photography, United States, Wisconsin, Writing1 Minute Read

We are All Interconnected, We are the “Family of Man”*: Thoughts on the COVID-19 Response

We are All Interconnected, We are the “Family of Man”*: Thoughts on the COVID-19 Response

Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Photography1 Minute Read

Arizona Highways Heritage Cookbook: Riding through History via the Mouth and the Stomach

Arizona Highways Heritage Cookbook: Riding through History via the Mouth and the Stomach

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Arizona, Cattle, Cookbooks, Gardens, Local foods, Southwest American, Spanish cooking4 Minutes Read

Dreaming of the Sonoran Desert: Metaphors for Escape in the Time of COVID-19), Part 1

Dreaming of the Sonoran Desert: Metaphors for Escape in the Time of COVID-19), Part 1

Posted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Arizona, Cookbooks, Mexico, Writing3 Minutes Read

When Cooking is No Longer Fun: The Mental Load of Daily Cooking

When Cooking is No Longer Fun: The Mental Load of Daily Cooking

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Eggs, Florida, Food writing, Photography, United States, Writing5 Minutes Read

Serving Up Food and Fear: Shirley Jackson’s Kitchen Symbolizes the Oppression of Women

Serving Up Food and Fear: Shirley Jackson’s Kitchen Symbolizes the Oppression of Women

Posted on June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

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