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Category: African Cooking

Cabbage and Black-Eyed Peas, Oh My! A New Year’s Tradition in the South December 31, 2021November 20, 2024
9 Years of Writing about History … A Celebration! July 27, 2017April 20, 2023
They Called it Callaloo October 2, 2016November 21, 2024
A Juneteenth Commentary: Edna Lewis and the Myths Behind Southern Cooking June 19, 2016November 21, 2024
African Cuisines: Cookbooks for Exploration and Discovery of Superb Flavors June 9, 2016November 21, 2024
What is “American” Food? June 7, 2016November 20, 2024
Peanuts and the Cooking of West Africa April 13, 2016November 21, 2024
Cassava, One Rugged World-Traveling Ingredient April 4, 2016November 21, 2024
Grits on the Menu: A Short Treatise on a Global Favorite March 7, 2016November 21, 2024
The Dangers of Nostalgia at the Stove: A Critique of Modern Food Writing February 16, 2016November 21, 2024
Thinking About Rice in America: The Black Rice Theory – Mysteries, Myths, and Misconceptions January 18, 2016November 21, 2024
A Mess of Pottage and a Bite of Bitter Greens: A Brief Look at the Invisible Ethnicity of the English January 12, 2016November 21, 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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