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Category: Local foods

Real Mayonnaise, Real Food? Or Just Sanctimonious Snobbery? October 19, 2014October 19, 2014
Lettice Bryan’s Forgotten Cookbook, The Kentucky Housewife, and Squirrel Soup Two Ways: A Touch of Americana October 13, 2014October 13, 2014
Cutting Boards and French Comfort Food August 21, 2014November 21, 2024
The Gaza Kitchen: A Portrait of Cooking and Culinary Exile August 7, 2014November 21, 2024
Just What IS a Cookbook? Definitions, Frontispieces, Title Pages, and an Aphorism or Two January 27, 2014November 22, 2024
Eating Dessert at the White House + A Word about Dallas, November 22, 1963* November 21, 2013April 20, 2023
Pears – an Exploration of Ancient Food Preservation November 15, 2013April 20, 2023
What’s A Turnip Got to Do with Halloween? Or Rutabagas, Beets, and Gourds, for That Matter? October 31, 2013April 20, 2023
Cookbooks Tell the Story of Our Lives: Remembering Penelope Casas and The Foods and Wines of Spain August 20, 2013November 22, 2024
Journeys versus Destinations: Adventures in Indonesia July 20, 2013November 22, 2024
Journeys versus Destinations: Initial Comments on a Sojourn in Indonesia July 16, 2013April 20, 2023
In My Grandfather’s Garden, or, a Long Apothegm on Apricots June 12, 2013November 23, 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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