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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

Memories and Memory and Memoir

Memories and Memory and Memoir

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food writing, Writing3 Minutes Read

The Rice in Spain, Not So Easy to Explain

The Rice in Spain, Not So Easy to Explain

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Cookbooks, Rice, Spain, Spanish cooking6 Minutes Read

“Railroad Cake”, an Historic Recipe from Haile Homestead, and Sarah Rutledge Takes a Back Seat

“Railroad Cake”, an Historic Recipe from Haile Homestead, and Sarah Rutledge Takes a Back Seat

Posted on June 20, 2019June 26, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, American Cooking, Cakes, Cookbooks, Cooking, Southern Food3 Minutes Read

Going to the Desert

Going to the Desert

Posted on March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Deserts, Gardens, Local foods, Photography1 Minute Read

The Threads of Time, or, Who is that Woman in the Painting?

The Threads of Time, or, Who is that Woman in the Painting?

Posted on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn England, English Cooking, Gardens, Paintings, Photography2 Minutes Read

Weather, Weather, Weather

Weather, Weather, Weather

Posted on September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Archaeology, Colonization, Cookbooks3 Minutes Read

Fussy Eaters, or, The Plants in My Garden

Fussy Eaters, or, The Plants in My Garden

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Florida, Gardens, Photography2 Minutes Read

The Food of Florida: A Grand and Ongoing Experiment

The Food of Florida: A Grand and Ongoing Experiment

Posted on April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Fish, Florida, Florida, Local foods, Photography, Southern cooking3 Minutes Read

The Seminoles, Eli Lilly, and the Ancient Saw Palmetto of Florida

The Seminoles, Eli Lilly, and the Ancient Saw Palmetto of Florida

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Cookbooks, Gardens, Photography, Southern cooking3 Minutes Read

No Country for Old Historians? Thinking about the Future of the Past

No Country for Old Historians? Thinking about the Future of the Past

Posted on August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking6 Minutes Read

Day 7: Squirrel – Celebrate American Food History

Day 7: Squirrel – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 26, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Local foods, Southern Food4 Minutes Read

Day 6: Beef – Celebrate American Food History

Day 6: Beef – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 25, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Beef, Cattle, Cookbooks, Cooking, Southern Food4 Minutes Read

Day 2: Oysters – Celebrate American Food History

Day 2: Oysters – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 21, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, Hunger, Oysters2 Minutes Read

Pemmican, and Other Sundry Treats from Jas. Townsend

Pemmican, and Other Sundry Treats from Jas. Townsend

Posted on July 13, 2016July 17, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Local foods2 Minutes Read

Peanuts and the Cooking of West Africa

Peanuts and the Cooking of West Africa

Posted on April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Cookbooks, Local foods, Peanuts, Peanuts, Photography, Tomatoes6 Minutes Read

The Lone Tree: A View of My Father

The Lone Tree: A View of My Father

Posted on October 1, 2015October 10, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Cookbooks, Photography2 Minutes Read

Food, the Dog Days of Summer, and a Few Other Shocking Facts

Food, the Dog Days of Summer, and a Few Other Shocking Facts

Posted on August 16, 2015August 16, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, China, Cookbooks, Cooking, France, Photography4 Minutes Read

Real Mayonnaise, Real Food? Or Just Sanctimonious Snobbery?

Real Mayonnaise, Real Food? Or Just Sanctimonious Snobbery?

Posted on October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Critic's Corner, Local foods, Locavores, Nutrition6 Minutes Read

Lettice Bryan’s Forgotten Cookbook, The Kentucky Housewife, and Squirrel Soup Two Ways: A Touch of Americana

Lettice Bryan’s Forgotten Cookbook, The Kentucky Housewife, and Squirrel Soup Two Ways: A Touch of Americana

Posted on October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Local foods, Photography, Soup6 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

Africa, I Remember Your Beauty

Africa, I Remember Your Beauty

Posted on August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Agriculture, Burkina Faso, Cattle, Cookbooks, Morocco, Photography1 Minute Read

Swamp Cabbage and Sunshine: Craziest-Ever Hearts of Palm Salad Sums Up Florida’s Food History

Swamp Cabbage and Sunshine: Craziest-Ever Hearts of Palm Salad Sums Up Florida’s Food History

Posted on June 26, 2014June 26, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Florida, Local foods, Photography6 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

What’s A Turnip Got to Do with Halloween? Or Rutabagas, Beets, and Gourds, for That Matter?

What’s A Turnip Got to Do with Halloween? Or Rutabagas, Beets, and Gourds, for That Matter?

Posted on October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, England, Halloween, Ireland, Local foods, Photography, Pumpkin, Rutabaga, Uncategorized, Video1 Minute Read

Cookbooks Tell the Story of Our Lives: Remembering Penelope Casas and The Foods and Wines of Spain

Cookbooks Tell the Story of Our Lives: Remembering Penelope Casas and The Foods and Wines of Spain

Posted on August 20, 2013April 8, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Arab cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Local foods, Photography, Spain2 Minutes Read

Journeys versus Destinations: Adventures in Indonesia

Journeys versus Destinations: Adventures in Indonesia

Posted on July 20, 2013July 22, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Asia, Gardens, Indonesia, Local foods, Photography1 Minute Read

Journeys versus Destinations: Initial Comments on a Sojourn in Indonesia

Journeys versus Destinations: Initial Comments on a Sojourn in Indonesia

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asia, Fish, Indonesia, Local foods, Photography2 Minutes Read

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