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Making Madeleines (and Memories) from Scratch

Making Madeleines (and Memories) from Scratch

This summer, I had the great pleasure of watching my 9-year-old daughter eat her first madeleine in Paris. It was tiny and fresh, and the look on her face as she tasted it led me to believe it might just be a “Proustian moment” for her. So for Christmas this year, I bought her a […]

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Banana-Peanut-Chocolate-Coconut Super Cookie!

Banana-Peanut-Chocolate-Coconut Super Cookie!

So I saw this recipe on Facebook for a superhealthy cookie with mashed bananas as the base and I made them (substituting the raisins—blech!—with dried sour cherries—yum!). But they were…not that great. However, I really liked the concept, and I was determined to make them to the whole family’s liking. So I fiddled around and came up with this version that has been deemed Very Good by everyone. Let me know what you think.

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