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Anzac Day Greetings, with Biscuits/Cookies

Monday is Anzac Day, honoring Australia and New Zealand's veterans. I first learned of this back when I worked with Dan at NPR. Our Australian born engineer Manoli made us an tasty batch of the Anzac biscuits (what we Americans like to call cookies) that go along with the day. Since I'm headed to both countries soon on honeymoon, I'm

The Sporkful

We had a delightful conversation with Cassie, the Daisy Scout who (along with her mom fellow NPR Bryant Park Project alum Tricia McKinney) sold us a massive batch of Girl Scout Cookies for audio/video experimentation and debate. Our whole conversation didn't all fit in the episode, but we think this outtake about a lesser known Girl Scout Cookie is worth

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Dan and Mark talk Girl Scout Cookies with fellow NPR Bryant Park Project alum Tricia McKinney and her daughter Cassie, the supplier of The Sporkful's eight boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. /mark http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/i/x/130249530223/config/k-606246fde1bd8def/uuid/root/episode/k-0bbd61639304cc2b.m4v Photo: Flickr CC / aka_kath

The Sporkful

We're putting together two audio episodes and a video on Girl Scout Cookies. As we mentioned, we got our large batch of cookies from Cassie, daughter of our fellow NPR Bryant Park Project alum Tricia McKinney. We talked to both of them and you'll hear their take on cookies soon. But we also talked about March Madness with Cassie. Back

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In this week's call in smorgasbord, a listener in Oregon rants about restaurants that pick style over eatability, an Illinois eater stands up for vegetarians, and an Ohio man shares a tale of love lost, cookies baked, and ultimate redemption. See Wayne's evidence of non-eatability here, and find the recipe for Pat's Wacky Cookies here. http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/i/x/130143975299/config/k-606246fde1bd8def/uuid/root/episode/k-8d6c3f3e2d1d2aa2.m4v Photo: Flickr CC /

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In this week's show, listener Pat in Ohio regales us with a tale of unrequited love, cookies, and ultimate redemption. Make these cookies for someone you covet, and if your cookies are rejected, you'll know it wasn't meant to be. But if the cookies are accepted and enjoyed, it just might be the start of something special, or at least