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Luisa Weiss's avatar

I could read your writing every day until the day I die and never, ever get sick of it.

(Don't make those cookies.)

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Ha ha ha, Luisa! I love you so much. Okay. I *did* make them? Just now? And they're not as good as almond. I mean, duh. But they're good!

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MYS's avatar

I'm glad to know someone else uses "JFC" also.

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Catherine Newman's avatar

ha ha ha!

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Catherine Mcnally's avatar

I love this newsletter because Catherine does everything "newmanly possible*" to make my life more joyful. And as always, (always being the eight weeks or so I've been a subscriber) I am going to do exactly what Catherine suggests. (I've made the mashed potatoes, bought the playdoh pizza set, and got two sets of paint chips for the RoyGBiv game). I do regret though, I threw out my 15 year old bottle of molasses 10 years ago.

*very proud of that one.

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Very good, Cathy. *Very* good. xxoo

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Oona Hanson's avatar

No matter what happens in my day, I will have a smile on my face any time I remember your countertop nativity scene! ;)

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Ha ha ha! Thank you for appreciating that, dear Oona.

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Miss B's avatar

I am going to be the controversial voice and say YES, make the cookies! (Spoken by the person who LOATHES almond flavoring/marzipan/&c. and thinks it tastes like pink gas station bathroom hand soap smells.)

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Ha ha ha! Stay tuned for my note on this topic.

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Beth's avatar

I barely remember it because I had toddlers then, but I made this when you first posted it! And never made it since! Which definitely tracks. So I'm going to make it again, and as I remember, it was perfect with some (a lot of) whipped cream on top.

ETA: I checked the date and I was 100000 months pregnant with my second baby then. No wonder I have no memory! Thank you.

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Ha ha ha! It's that 100 thousandth month that really gets you.

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KMar's avatar

I agree, no to the cookies. Regular amaretti instead.

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DJ Spastic's avatar

Agree

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Krista's avatar

We have been making this recipe for many years (since the old blog!) and my kids and I adore it. Also, chai cake sounds amazing and now I want to make it.

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Catherine Newman's avatar

xo

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Court's avatar

What Luisa said! About your writing and those cookies :)

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Too late, ha ha ha!

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Sarah Hatfield's avatar

My grandmother served gingerbread with either warm applesauce or Fannie Farmer's lemon sauce. Maybe the lemon sauce is too challenging? But it's my favorite.

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Sarah Hatfield's avatar

At least, I think this is the original! I'll have to check my mom's cookbook to make 100% sure!

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Oh that sounds lovely!

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Jen's avatar

Yes! I tried to shortcut this recently by serving gingerbread with some lemon curd and it was just too much of a muchness. That lemon sauce deserves its day in the sun, too!

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Jennifer's avatar

Yes, same!

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Amy Jackson's avatar

Ooooohhhh. Make the cookies!! I feel like I’m gonna need to make them, too. Gingerbread anything is my love language.

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Okay, I made them! Stay tuned for the note. . .

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jamie's avatar

Oh my gosh- make the thumbprint cookies linked in the recipe that the author made last year. Also- I love you. I do need so much comfort. Thank you for all that your writing brings. A million thank yous

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Oh, thank you, dear Jamie!

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Jena Schwartz's avatar

Gah. Yum!

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Kathryn's avatar

Make the cookies! Call them gingerbread crinkles instead of amaretti :)

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Catherine Newman's avatar

Good idea!

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Michelle's avatar

I don't think you should make the cookies... this cake looks like no other gingerbread recipe is ever needed again... I can't wait to bake it!

Thank you Catherine!

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Lauri's avatar

This looks delicious, as do the cookies, and if I weren't so lazy (wait - did I mention that before?!), I might actually make them. Do you think I could sub coconut sugar for the white sugar? Anyway. Maybe one day.

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Catherine Newman's avatar

I do think you could!

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