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Years and years ago, I picked up Vive le Vegan, a cookbook by Dreena Burton. The pages are stained and annotated with my comments now. I've probably made every recipe at least once. The dessert section is wonderful, filled with several different cookie recipes, and I can say they are all delicious. I stumbled upon the listing for it on Amazon recently and was surprised to see it is now out of print which was disappointing to discover since it contains my absolute favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe of all time. I've baked up a quick batch for some badly needed...

Working in a sewing room keeps your eyes and hands constantly occupied. I don't watch TV shows or movies because the distraction might mean an incorrect measurement or crooked sewing lines. For me, that means podcasts. Lots and lots of podcasts. Did you know there are over 30 million episodes on Apple Podcasts?  Some other podcast factoids I discovered:  49% of podcast listening is done at home. 22% while driving. People subscribe to an average of six podcast shows. Podcast listening via smartphones has increased 154% since 2014. In other words, the growing popularity of podcasts is, in large part, because of...