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Grandmother's Hands

Grandmother's Hands

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Apr 01, 2024
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I’ve been listening to a lot of stories about grandmothers recently. It always sounded a bit glib at first when would-be food writers pitched their book ideas about their grandmothers’ recipes at my How to Cook a Book retreats, but now I know better. Those grannies may have m…

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