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July 4th and Oatmeal Ice Cream Sandwiches

The flash burned a ghostly image onto my retina, and the gray fingers clawed into the edges of my brain. I blinked and blinked again. After a few minutes I could see, but the negative was in there real good. It was a few hours before I stopped seeing the explosion when I closed my eyes.

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Pie Porn

After making my first really successful crust at Kate McDermott’s Art of the Pie class, I knew I’d need some practice quickly to reinforce what I’d learned. I sent a message to friends: bring me a pie pan and a few bucks and I’ll make you a pie. I got no shortage of takers.

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Maya's Lemon Wafers

Emma had copied Maya's Lemon Wafers recipe from Cookies and Brownies, and her family graciously offered to serve as guinea pigs for her testing. She's a meticulous and precise baker (just why I love working with her!), and she had this to say about this recipe:

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Lemon Ginger Wafers

In the Cookie Classics section of Cookies and Brownies, there are two lemon wafer recipes. Lemon wafers have always evoked springtime for me - bright, sunny flavors, a clean spicy scent, and delicate like a little tuft of cake. These lemon ginger wafers are no exception - the freshly shaved ginger and the tangy lemon zest dance about your mouth and marry with sugar for crisp buttery edges.

That is, once you get them baked.

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