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The Pumpkin-Spiced Crucible

Pumpkin-spiced cupcakes with a Kahlúa cream cheese frosting. Inspired by Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.

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The Pumpkin-Spiced Crucible
NonfictionTara Orchardbrownies, guilty brownies, mint, mint chocolate, chocolate, fudgy, fudgy chocolate, chocolate mint, mint chocolate brownies, mint chocolate cheesecake, cheesecake brownies, cheesecake, mint cheesecake brownies, swirled brownies, swirled, swirled cheesecake brownie, swirled mint cheesecake brownies, the things they carried, o'brien, tim o'brien, obrien, the things the carried o'brien, the things they carried tim o'brien, tim, semi-sweet, semi-sweet chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate, mint cheesecake, mint extract, semi-autobiographical, autobiographical, biography, vietnam, war, vietnam war, carried, things carried, essays, personal essays, collection, short story collectionComment

The Brownies They Carried

Fudge-y brownies with a mint cheesecake swirl. Inspired by Tim O’Brien’s The Things The Carried.

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The Brownies They Carried
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Mini Pies For Night

Mini blueberry pies, inspired by Elie Wiesel’s Night.

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Mini Pies For Night
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Hidden Heart Season

White cupcakes with vanilla frosting and surprise rainbow hearts. Inspired by Austrie Martinez’s Toad Season. (Author Interview Inside)

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Hidden Heart Season
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The Idiot Girls' Lemon Drop Candy

Lemon drop hard candy for “Suckers” like us. Inspired by Laurie Notaro’s memoir, The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club.

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The Idiot Girls' Lemon Drop Candy
NonfictionTara Orchardtapioca, pudding, vanilla, tapioca pudding, fish, fish eye, fish eye stew, fish stew, eye stew, milk, children, child, child abuse, child abuse statistics, statistics, a child, a child called it, it, "it", a child called "it", dave, pelzer, dave pelzer, memoir, bake books sweet, child abuse survivor, survivor, fighter, strength, neglect, torture, nonfictionComment

A Pudding Called "Tapioca"

Slow-cooker “Fish Eye Stew” (also known as tapioca pudding). Inspired by Dave Pelzer’s memoir, A Child Called “It.”

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A Pudding Called "Tapioca"
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introduction to vegan babka rolls

A vegan babka roll with a chocolate filling, inspired by E. Kosloski’s memoir, Introduction To Emptiness. (Author Interview Inside)

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