Over-the-top chocolate chip, oatmeal cookies. Suggestion from The New York Times, The Morning newsletter, December 20, 2025: Best cookie advice: Toast the sugar, swap extract for vanilla powder or paste, brown the butter, and use good chocolate that you chop yourself. The results justify the effort. — Noah Werthaiser, Ashland, Ore. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups, all-purpose … Continue reading Valentine’s Cookies
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The Five Love Languages
According to Gary Chapman, the five love languages are: words of affirmation (compliments) quality time receiving gifts acts of service physical touch This book, "The Five Love Languages," was published 30 years ago. I think it is a good mental model for thinking about relationships, and it probably helps to think of them as a spectrum. It's … Continue reading The Five Love Languages
