I really enjoy your blog, but was upset by jesurgislac's comments. I like to read this blog because it is more civil than many others, and the focus is BAKING not social commentary. However, I did want to weigh in on the issue. I decided that with this school year I would bake cookies or snacks for my kids sack lunches, rather than buy - more healthy, cheaper, etc. I should mention that I work full time and am the mother of two, but really enjoy cooking and baking. Well, I made your NYT modified chocolate chip cookies a couple of weeks ago, and when I went to grab a couple of cookies for Wednesday's lunches, they were all gone! It turns out my 17 year old daughter had taken them to school to share. Now, I could have blown a fuse or marched her into the kitchen to make more, but I chose to ask her why she had done this. It turns out she has been having problems this year with peers, as many teens do, and wanted to take some of the cookies to class to share. It turns out it was a great success, with many kids talking about how their parents did not cook ANYTHING, even dinner, for them. If I had gone off the deep end, we would not have had this important discussion. So I want to thank you, your blog, your readers, and maybe we all need to remember that baking is about sharing. Thanks. Wonderful story, Anna. Thanks so much - baking IS about sharing. It's why so many of us love it. I hope your daughter now learns to bake cookies so she can continue to sweeten her social life! I actually started out baking boxed brownies in my dorm kitchen because the smell would bring my housemates (including BOYS of course) into the kitchen... PJH

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