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{Cookbook Review}:Dorie’s Thanksgiving Bars from Dorie’s Cookies

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Thank goodness for Dorie Greenspan. What else is there to say? When you’re feeling down and out, in swoops Dorie with a batch of cookies to make everything seem a little brighter. Her new cookbook, Dorie’s Cookies, comes at a perfect time when I’m looking. It’s the book equivalent of a big warm hug. By […]...

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{Cookbook Review} Dorie Greenspan: Everyone’s French Fairy Godmother

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There aren’t many more accolades to heap upon Dorie that haven’t been already given. At BlogHer Food, the universal sentiments floating around seemed to be, “I can’t believe Dorie is actually here!” and, “Isn’t she the sweetest person in the world?”...

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Perfection, Once Again

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It looks like I came back from New York just in time for Daring Bakers! I need to do a report on my favorite dessert spots in the Big Apple, but of course how could I not participate in this month’s baking extravaganza, especially when it involves Dorie and a cake dear to my heart! […]...

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Meeting Dorie

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Where was I last Saturday night? Not out eating or clubbing or partying, but something much more exciting – meeting Dorie Greenspan at Sur La Table! Dorie was on the last stop of her cross-country tour to promote her Baking book; once she let me know she would be in town, I could hardly wait […]...

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My Favorite Cookie Ever

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edited on 9/19/06: I had to add this in – two days ago I received a very kind e-mail from Ms. Greenspan herself!!! See end of post. Saying I have one favorite cookie seems like a bold and potentially disingenuous claim; after all, variety is the hallmark and joy of the cookie world, and why […]...

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