Nina Bauer

Nina Bauer

Food historian

Nina Bauer is a historian who finds the cultural history of food to be the most fascinating subject of all, whether it is studying the oyster as a cultural aphrodisiac or writing about the history of Danish cheese making. She has a Master of Arts in History and Museology from University of Copenhagen where she specialized in the history of wartime cooking and cookbooks during the Second World War.

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Nina's favorite cookbooks

God mad - Let at lave

God mad - Let at lave

The title is in Danish and means "Good Food - Easy to Cook". A gift when I first started cooking by myself. It's a wonderful beginner's cookbook with easy recipes organized after the main ingredient and it also contains basic cooking information the new and unsure cook needs.

Cooking in Spain

Cooking in Spain

Janet Mendel

This book is a great way of bringing af bit of Spain into the kitchen and my family's go-to recipe for Gazpacho.

Frøken Jensens kogebog

Frøken Jensens kogebog

The title means "Miss Jensen's Cookbook". This book was first published in 1901 and has been a part of the Danish cookbook scene ever since. Every once in a while it is republished with modifications made to the recipe selection.