Marissa Rothkopf-Bakes: The Secret Life of Cookies
Marissa Rothkopf, Ayelet Waldman, Virginia Heffernan, Kate McDermott, Rachel Vindman, Mark HertlingA 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
Writer of novels, nonfiction, TV and film. But mostly? Quilter.
Politics for English majors.
James Beard nominated author of Art of the Pie and write about hearth & home, baking, cooking, walking, my garden, dogs, a simple life in the Pacific Northwest...and pie. \ud83d\ude09
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.
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) (@MarkHertling) was commander of U.S. Army Europe from 2011 to 2012. He also commanded 1st Armored Division in Germany and Multinational Division-North during the surge in Iraq from 2007 to 2009.
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