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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

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

I’ll Always Have Paris

I’ll Always Have Paris

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Food writing, France, Writing3 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

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

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

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

Struggling with the New Normal. Honest. In a State of Siege, Not at All Easy

Struggling with the New Normal. Honest. In a State of Siege, Not at All Easy

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States1 Minute Read

The Cook’s Dilemma: How to Cook During a State of Siege, via Your Pantry

The Cook’s Dilemma: How to Cook During a State of Siege, via Your Pantry

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, Food writing, Methods, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 8

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 8

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Florida, United States, Writing4 Minutes Read

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 3 & 4

In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Days 3 & 4

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Chicken, Cookbooks, Cooking, Italian Cooking4 Minutes Read

The Mouthwatering and Mind-bending Experience of Cooking from Yotam Ottolenghi’s “Jerusalem”

The Mouthwatering and Mind-bending Experience of Cooking from Yotam Ottolenghi’s “Jerusalem”

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Books, Cookbooks, Cooking, Middle Eastern Cooking4 Minutes Read

Wisdom Soaked in Palm Oil: Food & Flavors of Africa, a New Book Forthcoming

Wisdom Soaked in Palm Oil: Food & Flavors of Africa, a New Book Forthcoming

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Books, Photography1 Minute Read

The Rice in Spain, Not So Easy to Explain

The Rice in Spain, Not So Easy to Explain

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Cookbooks, Rice, Spain, Spanish cooking6 Minutes Read

“A Hastiness of Cooks”: A How-to Handbook for Lovers of Historic Cooking and Cookbooks

“A Hastiness of Cooks”: A How-to Handbook for Lovers of Historic Cooking and Cookbooks

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Archaeology, Art, Cookbooks2 Minutes Read

Lessons from “The Great British Bake Off”

Lessons from “The Great British Bake Off”

Posted on April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Cooking, English Cooking, Photography, Writing2 Minutes Read

A Pinch of Alchemy: Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat

A Pinch of Alchemy: Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cookbooks, Photography4 Minutes Read

Seeking Food at the Crossroads of History

Seeking Food at the Crossroads of History

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cooking, Europe, France, French Cooking, Mexico, Photography2 Minutes Read

Cooking with Wolves (Or, Keeping the Wolf Away from the Door)

Cooking with Wolves (Or, Keeping the Wolf Away from the Door)

Posted on November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks5 Minutes Read

Relishing the Cranberry: A Real American Original

Relishing the Cranberry: A Real American Original

Posted on November 9, 2016November 9, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Cranberries, Recipes3 Minutes Read

Muscling in on Mussels

Muscling in on Mussels

Posted on October 27, 2016October 26, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn French Cooking, Mussels, Recipes5 Minutes Read

The Harvest Months

The Harvest Months

Posted on October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Pumpkin, Recipes, Thanksgiving4 Minutes Read

Women and the Building of America: Reflections

Women and the Building of America: Reflections

Posted on September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Cooking, Photography3 Minutes Read

Day 2: Oysters – Celebrate American Food History

Day 2: Oysters – Celebrate American Food History

Posted on July 21, 2016July 27, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, England, Hunger, Oysters2 Minutes Read

Time to Cook

Time to Cook

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Cookbooks, Cooking, Photography1 Minute Read

Science: The Missing Ingredient in the So-Called Art of Cooking

Science: The Missing Ingredient in the So-Called Art of Cooking

Posted on May 17, 2015May 17, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Chefs, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food News, Food writing, Photography3 Minutes Read

From Mother Russia with Love: A Fish in Every Pie

From Mother Russia with Love: A Fish in Every Pie

Posted on March 23, 2015February 28, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Fish, Menus, Pies--Savory, Russia3 Minutes Read

Christmas in the White House: President Benjamin Harrison’s Carlsbad Wafers and His 1890 Christmas Dinner

Christmas in the White House: President Benjamin Harrison’s Carlsbad Wafers and His 1890 Christmas Dinner

Posted on December 22, 2014December 17, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Menus, United States, White House2 Minutes Read

December 12: The Virgin of Guadalupe

December 12: The Virgin of Guadalupe

Posted on December 12, 2014December 6, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn France, French Cooking, Mexico3 Minutes Read

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