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Category: American Cooking

Gervase Markham, Author of the First Documented English Cookbook in America? September 3, 2015November 21, 2024
Christmas in the White House: President Benjamin Harrison’s Carlsbad Wafers and His 1890 Christmas Dinner December 22, 2014December 17, 2014
A Reality Checklist about Romanticizing Kitchens Past October 23, 2014November 21, 2024
Lettice Bryan’s Forgotten Cookbook, The Kentucky Housewife, and Squirrel Soup Two Ways: A Touch of Americana October 13, 2014October 13, 2014
Ladies Antebellum; or, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Harriott Pinckney Horry, and Sarah Rutledge of Charleston, South Carolina and their Amazing Cookery Books March 18, 2014November 22, 2024
The Dark History of the Holy City: What Lies Behind the Pineapples of Charleston, South Carolina December 1, 2013November 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
The Ancient Story Behind Veterans’/Armistice Day, or, The Significance of St. Martin of Tours November 11, 2013April 20, 2023
My First Cookbook and What it Taught Me … and Maybe You, Too October 17, 2013November 22, 2024
Martha’s Mushrumps and Mary’s Catsup, or, Mushrooms in Early American Cookbooks October 5, 2013November 22, 2024
The Legend of the Blackberries on Michaelmas Day September 30, 2013April 20, 2023

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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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