Marissa Rothkopf-Bakes: The Secret Life of Cookies
Marissa Rothkopf, Virginia Heffernan, Rachel Vindman, Ayelet WaldmanA weekly newsletter with new sweet and savory recipes every week, where I talk about politics and culture (and bake) with people you know, plus a vault full of nearly 200 recipes. MY COOKBOOK: The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies (Page Street, 2025).
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Author, The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies Cookbook. Writer, Contrarian, NYTimes, Newsweek, etc. Host: The Secret Life of Cookies podcast. https://linktr.ee/marissarothkopf
Politics for English majors.
Host of the Keep Moving Forward podcast and proud member of The Siren network. Wife and Mama. Living proof you don't need to have your life completely sorted out and perfect in order to make a difference, you simply need to keep moving forward.
Writer of novels, nonfiction, TV and film. But mostly? Quilter.
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