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Pastry
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I sipped my hot, sweet, milky tea, feeling myself settle, center. I couldn't possibly stay in a state of high emotion, and there was a lot to get through in the next few days or weeks. Right this minute, I could enjoy this table in a bakery in a small English village. The place was clearing out, and the chelsea bun beckoned. It was a coil of pastry laced with currants and a hint of lemon zest, quite sweet. I gave it the attention it deserved, since a person couldn't be pigging out on pastries an
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― The Art of Inheriting Secrets
― The Art of Inheriting Secrets
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I live for your bibingka. I thought I was doomed when I found out that I had celiac disease and couldn't have gluten anymore. My life was pastries. But this Joey, gooey, coconutty rice flour cake saved me. All the sweetness and satisfaction I crave from a pastry, but without the gluten. I'll love you forever for introducing me to it.
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― The Boy With the Bookstore
― The Boy With the Bookstore
