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How to Follow Your Dreams (And Bake Awesome Cookies)

I was born with a sweet tooth no dentist could ever cure. When planning dinner parties, I always thought about dessert first. Even my fantasies were all about pastry. Oh sure, eating the darned stuff was satisfying, but what I really craved couldnt be found in a bite of a brownie or a mouthful of mousse. Alas, nice fashion sales executives didnt think like that. During my workday, I oohed and ahhed over Prada, Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana, just like the rest of my colleagues. I did this for 20 years. But my heart belonged to Valrhona, Lindt and Scharffen Berger. I wasnt getting a thrill from selling dresses anymore to stores like Neiman Marcus I wanted to sell CAKE to stores like Neiman Marcus!