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    Just call me Martha

    Yesterday, I baked all day. From 9-5. I took a break for a chat with a friend at lunch, but then I actually forgot to eat. The cookies on the left are Pumpkin Pie Drops with Browned Butter Drizzle. Yes, they’re yummy. I made seven different kinds of cookies, about 20 or so dozen, I’d…

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    The Decline of Cooking

    Image by lorda via Flickr Michael Pollan has a wonderful article in this week’s New York Times Magazine about the coincidental decline of cooking and rise of cooking shows. I have written about the pleasures of cooking a few times before. I really enjoy doing it and I love the results as well. Although I…

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    On cooking

    I have always enjoyed cooking. Though I’m not a great cook, I get a lot of pleasure out of taking a list of measurements and ingredients and turning it into something that others can savor. When I interviewed for my first real job, they asked me what I did to relieve stress. I said, I…

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