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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

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

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

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

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

With Roots In Norway: Fish and Farming in Western Wisconsin, a COVID-19 Reflection

With Roots In Norway: Fish and Farming in Western Wisconsin, a COVID-19 Reflection

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, United States, Writing2 Minutes Read

Cooking in Africa: Memories and Reflections During COVID-19 Isolation

Cooking in Africa: Memories and Reflections During COVID-19 Isolation

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Cookbooks19 Minutes Read

Escaping to Morocco, via the Magic Carpet of Memory: COVID-19 Isolation, Day 62 (I Think)

Escaping to Morocco, via the Magic Carpet of Memory: COVID-19 Isolation, Day 62 (I Think)

Posted on May 4, 2020May 8, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Cookbooks, Morocco3 Minutes Read

Traveling Back in Time: Memories of Wet Markets – COVID-19 Isolation, Day 52

Traveling Back in Time: Memories of Wet Markets – COVID-19 Isolation, Day 52

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asian Cooking, Cookbooks, Indonesia, Thailand, Writing2 Minutes Read

Anywhere But Here: Flying Away, In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 33

Anywhere But Here: Flying Away, In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 33

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing2 Minutes Read

Dreaming and Wishing, Being In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 30

Dreaming and Wishing, Being In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 30

Posted on April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing3 Minutes Read

Starvation and Hunger, in a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 27 & 28

Starvation and Hunger, in a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 27 & 28

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Easter, Florida, United States, Writing5 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 25 & 26

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 25 & 26

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing6 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 23 & 24

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 23 & 24

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States7 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 21 & 22

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 21 & 22

Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing5 Minutes Read

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