Tag: recipes
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Holiday Baking: A Gingerbread Legacy
I know there’s more to the holidays than baking, but baking is simply one of those things my family does this time of year. It’s a ritual, a practice, an experience playing out over time that builds layers of memory and meaning. Even if I weren’t baking for holiday gatherings or for gifts, I’d still…
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On Baking Bread and Not Knowing What I’m Doing
Sometimes I don’t really know what I’m doing. It’s not always a bad thing. For instance, I’ve had a hankering to bake rye bread lately – real rye bread that smells like yeast and rises on the kitchen counter. I knew nothing about any of it, but I decided a few months ago that a…
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Callie J. Smith writes about women who, like her, are finding themselves. Her essays and her cozy contemporary and fantasy fiction explore everyday things like hope, creativity, and grief.
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