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Fruit-stuffed Pancakes To Go

August 31, 2015 by America's Table

Serves: makes 9 pancakes in a cup Prep time: 45 minutes, including 25 minutes of baking time

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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

August 28, 2015 by America's Table

A good cookie after a long school day can make the world seem like a kinder place, and, let’s face it, the first day of school is BIG. There’s so much to talk about, so many new things to mull over, challenges laid down for the future; if the first day of school is big, then the first day of after-school is equally important for parents to get their kids’ first impressions. My standard line after school line was, “Tell […]

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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

August 28, 2015 by America's Table

Adapted from Donna Hay’s The New Classics. Serves: makes 12 cookies Prep time: one hour For the cookie: For the peanut butter filling:

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Four Plum Almond Galette

August 27, 2015 by America's Table

You never know where friendship will be found. Over twenty years ago I met a retired high school English teacher at a guest ranch in Montana. The ranch is a place where you meet lots of people, enjoy their company for a week, and never see them again. It was different with Benita. We talked a lot about books, and children, and life, and though our politics are diametrically opposed, we still see each other regularly and stay in touch, […]