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Smörgåsbord: Perfect for the 2020 Holiday Season

Smörgåsbord: Perfect for the 2020 Holiday Season

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cooking, Food writing, Norway, Scandinavian Cooking2 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

The Longest Night: Ramblings on the Darker Side of the Christmas Season

The Longest Night: Ramblings on the Darker Side of the Christmas Season

Posted on December 21, 2019December 31, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Christmas, Cookbooks, Cooking3 Minutes Read

Happy Christmas to All!

Happy Christmas to All!

Posted on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cakes, Christmas, England, English Cooking, Southern cooking1 Minute Read

Happy Christmas 2015!

Happy Christmas 2015!

Posted on December 25, 2015December 19, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cookbooks, Photography1 Minute Read

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Posted on December 20, 2012April 2, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, New Year's Day, Photography1 Minute Read

Remembering the Magic and Wishing for Peace on Earth

Remembering the Magic and Wishing for Peace on Earth

Posted on December 16, 2012December 16, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Editorials, Festivals, Photography2 Minutes Read

How to Tempt the Scrooges, or, Christmas, the Cooking Season

How to Tempt the Scrooges, or, Christmas, the Cooking Season

Posted on December 5, 2012April 2, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Christmas, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food writing, Holidays, Photography, Reference3 Minutes Read

SUGARPLUM VISIONS: Christmas Cookies

SUGARPLUM VISIONS: Christmas Cookies

Posted on December 20, 2011February 6, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Christmas, Cookies5 Minutes Read

A Few Marrons Glacés for the Season … A Gift for You

A Few Marrons Glacés for the Season … A Gift for You

Posted on December 16, 2011February 6, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cookbooks, France, French Cooking, Paintings, Photography, Reference6 Minutes Read

Give the Gift of Cooking French Food at Home: Some Cookbooks That Make a Seemingly Impossible Task Possible

Give the Gift of Cooking French Food at Home: Some Cookbooks That Make a Seemingly Impossible Task Possible

Posted on December 8, 2011February 6, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Book Reviews, Christmas, Cookbooks, Cooking, France, French Cooking3 Minutes Read

‘Tis the Season …

‘Tis the Season …

Posted on December 24, 2010December 26, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Photography1 Minute Read

Thinking of Others as You Bite into that Bûche de Noël

Thinking of Others as You Bite into that Bûche de Noël

Posted on December 20, 2010December 27, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cakes, Chocolate, Christmas, France, French Cooking1 Minute Read

Gifts of French Food: Blogs to Hold in Wonder

Gifts of French Food: Blogs to Hold in Wonder

Posted on December 18, 2010December 18, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Food writing, France, French Cooking2 Minutes Read

Un Petit Départ, Un Petit “Au Revoir”, or, Helping Père Noël and Saint Nicolas

Un Petit Départ, Un Petit “Au Revoir”, or, Helping Père Noël and Saint Nicolas

Posted on December 14, 2010December 14, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Food News1 Minute Read

Oreillettes, A Part of Provence’s Thirteen Desserts

Oreillettes, A Part of Provence’s Thirteen Desserts

Posted on December 13, 2010November 20, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cooking, Desserts, France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

The Provençal Thirteen: Fennel- and Cumin-Scented Sablés

The Provençal Thirteen: Fennel- and Cumin-Scented Sablés

Posted on December 10, 2010December 9, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Spices2 Minutes Read

Nougat Noir, or Black Nougat, Another of the Thirteen Desserts

Nougat Noir, or Black Nougat, Another of the Thirteen Desserts

Posted on December 9, 2010December 27, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Honey3 Minutes Read

Les Quatre Mendiants au Chocolat, A Candy Offshoot of Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Les Quatre Mendiants au Chocolat, A Candy Offshoot of Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Posted on December 8, 2010December 27, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Baking, Chocolate, Christmas, Cooking, France, French Cooking1 Minute Read

Begging the Question: Les Quatre Mendiants and Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Begging the Question: Les Quatre Mendiants and Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Posted on December 7, 2010December 27, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Monasteries, Nuts2 Minutes Read

Panis focacius, la Gibacié, and la Pompe à l’huîle, Kin Under the Crust, One of the Thirteen

Panis focacius, la Gibacié, and la Pompe à l’huîle, Kin Under the Crust, One of the Thirteen

Posted on December 6, 2010December 27, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bread, Christmas, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Olives3 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #91

Idylls of Cuisine, #91

Posted on December 4, 2010December 4, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bread, Christmas, Cooking, France, French Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

One of the Thirteen, the Tangerine

One of the Thirteen, the Tangerine

Posted on December 3, 2010December 8, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Citrus, France, French Cooking1 Minute Read

Citron* (Cédrat), Jewel-Like Morsel of Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Citron* (Cédrat), Jewel-Like Morsel of Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts

Posted on December 2, 2010December 8, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Citrus, France, French Cooking3 Minutes Read

No Partridges, Just Thirteen Desserts: French Christmas Culinary Traditions

No Partridges, Just Thirteen Desserts: French Christmas Culinary Traditions

Posted on November 30, 2010December 15, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, France, French Cooking, Paintings3 Minutes Read

Mulled Wine, a Timeless Taste of the Divine?

Mulled Wine, a Timeless Taste of the Divine?

Posted on December 23, 2009December 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Christmas, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Wine5 Minutes Read

Pandolce: From Liguria with Love, Thanks to Laura Schenone

Pandolce: From Liguria with Love, Thanks to Laura Schenone

Posted on December 22, 2009December 20, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Baking, Bread, Christmas, Cooking, Italian Cooking, Italy, Techniques1 Minute Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #42

Idylls of Cuisine, #42

Posted on December 20, 2009December 17, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Christmas, Cooking, England, English Cooking1 Minute Read

Buttering Up

Buttering Up

Posted on December 14, 2009December 14, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, American Cooking, Butter, Christmas, Cookies, Cooking, England, English Cooking, Morocco, Southern Food4 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #42

Idylls of Cuisine, #42

Posted on December 13, 2009December 9, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Art, Christmas, Cooking1 Minute Read

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