Cynthia D. Bertelsen describes herself as "a writer who loves to cook--and a cook who loves to write."
An avid traveler, she spent over 15 years living and working in Mexico, Paraguay Haiti, Honduras, Morocco, and Burkina Faso. These days, Cynthia is a cookbook reviewer, the food columnist for the
New River Valley Magazine, and writes a blog,
Gherkins & Tomatoes, where she utilizes her background as historian, nutritionist, and librarian. She owns nearly 3,500 cookbooks.
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