Title:Contributing WriterEducation:B.A. in History, Mary Baldwin University, M.A. and Ph.D. in American Studies, College of William & MaryLocation:Charlottesville, VirginiaExpertise:African American culinary history, farming, gardening, canningLeni Sorensen is a food historian specializing in the lives and recipes of Colonial-Era enslaved Black cooks in America. Leni was the African American research historian at Monticello for six years, worked at Colonial Williamsburg and has been teaching cooking classes since the 1970s. Leni has authored two volumes ofThrough the Seasons, collections of 19th-century recipes updated with modern ingredients and techniques. Leni has been featured on the PBS showA Taste of Historyand the Netflix showHigh on the Hog. Before her academic career, she was a member of the Womenfolk, a folk quintet that hit the Billboard Hot 100 with their 1964 cover of “Little Boxes.” Leni currently teaches canning classes and hosts dinner parties highlighting historical recipes at Indigo House, her farmstead in the Blue Ridge Mountains.EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
Title:Contributing WriterEducation:B.A. in History, Mary Baldwin University, M.A. and Ph.D. in American Studies, College of William & MaryLocation:Charlottesville, VirginiaExpertise:African American culinary history, farming, gardening, canning
Title:Contributing Writer
Education:B.A. in History, Mary Baldwin University, M.A. and Ph.D. in American Studies, College of William & Mary
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia
Expertise:African American culinary history, farming, gardening, canning
Leni Sorensen is a food historian specializing in the lives and recipes of Colonial-Era enslaved Black cooks in America. Leni was the African American research historian at Monticello for six years, worked at Colonial Williamsburg and has been teaching cooking classes since the 1970s. Leni has authored two volumes ofThrough the Seasons, collections of 19th-century recipes updated with modern ingredients and techniques. Leni has been featured on the PBS showA Taste of Historyand the Netflix showHigh on the Hog. Before her academic career, she was a member of the Womenfolk, a folk quintet that hit the Billboard Hot 100 with their 1964 cover of “Little Boxes.” Leni currently teaches canning classes and hosts dinner parties highlighting historical recipes at Indigo House, her farmstead in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
