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Category: Middle Ages

Lessons from Medieval England: The Relationship Between the Sick Room and the Kitchen March 15, 2020November 21, 2024
Plague!!! Lessons from History February 29, 2020February 29, 2020
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme … and Lavender December 12, 2016April 20, 2023
Medieval England: Medicine as Food, Food as Medicine January 21, 2016November 21, 2024
The Ancient Story Behind Veterans’/Armistice Day, or, The Significance of St. Martin of Tours November 11, 2013April 20, 2023
Reflections on a Green-Grape Tart September 28, 2012November 22, 2024
Begging the Question: Les Quatre Mendiants and Provence’s Thirteen Christmas Desserts December 7, 2010November 26, 2024
Peregrinations and Pilgrimages: Medieval Benedictine Hospitality October 11, 2010November 28, 2024
Hildegard von Bingen, First Female Food Writer in the West? September 23, 2010November 28, 2024
Sugar, Saffron, Spices — The Arab Influence on Spanish Cuisine, a Brief Meditation June 2, 2010November 26, 2024
Of Herbs and Other Country Messes May 11, 2010November 29, 2024
The Black Fast, a Mortification of the Appetite February 10, 2010December 1, 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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