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A Note from Marcy, December 2020

Hello Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the December 2020 issue of Betterbaking.com! It’s hard to believe we made it through the year, if not the continuing storm, aka 2020. Just a few months ago the world as we knew it shifted and at times actually shut down. Our lives became about health, family, and appreciating […]

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A Note from Marcy, December 2024

A Note from Marcy, December 2024

Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Welcome to the December 2024 Issue of Betterbaking.com! From the gathering time of October, to feelings of gratitude in November, we tumble into the final month of the year, December. And just what is December’s theme? I would say sugar and spice of course but it’s also stillness, along with […]

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A Note from Marcy, December 2025

A Note from Marcy, December 2025

Dear Fellow Bakers and friends, Happy December 2025 and welcome to the newest issue of BB! I always review my past newsletters to see what recipes I’ve previously shared as well as check out my editorial addresses to see where I was in mood, season and circumstances when I wrote them. For close to three […]

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A Note from Marcy, January 2019

Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the regular January 2019 issues of Betterbaking.com. I hope you’ve all had a wonderful holiday and are easing into January with a sense of serenity, optimism and an appetite for a brand new year of baking adventures. I thought about all the things I could say in this […]

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A Note from Marcy, July 2021

A Note from Marcy, July 2021

Dear Bakers and Friends. Welcome to the July 2021 Issue of Betterbaking.com! Happy Canada Day to fellow Canadians, happy July 4th to my American readers, happy Ginger Cookie Day (look it up) and happy July to my fellow bakers wherever you are on the globe. Summertime in these parts calls for easy baking which means […]

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A Note from Marcy, March 2023

A Note from Marcy, March 2023

Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Welcome to the March 2023 issue of Betterbaking.com! A few months ago an editor of mine asked me to pitch some stories that were ‘evergreen’. I’d never heard this term before with regards to food features but I quickly discovered it referred to stories that as you would presume can […]

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A Note from Marcy, November 2021

A Note from Marcy, November 2021

Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Happy month of November, aka the month of gratitude, that is, if you’re eyeing American Thanksgiving up ahead or simply all about the upcoming Black Friday deals and grateful for bargains (spoiler alert – beware of supply chain issues this year) I confess, I used to be a November shade-thrower. […]

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A Note from Marcy, November 2024

A Note from Marcy, November 2024

November 2024 A note from Marcy Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to a fresh new edition of baking with Betterbaking.com! It’s November, that short and mercurial month. On occasion of this first November morning, Halloween is already an echo of autumn on-its-way-out and we’re standing at the hallowed gates just outside the baker’s winter […]

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A Note from Marcy, October 2020

Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Hello and welcome to the October 2020 issue of Betterbaking.com. A hearty thanks to all of you who bought my cookbooks in digital format during my first ever e-cookbook sale! Please be patient as you await the log-in information for your BB bonus subscriptions that allow you all access to […]

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A Note from Marcy, September 2020

Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the September 2020, aka 5781, the dawn of the Jewish New Year. It’s hard to believe we’ve arrived at Labour Day and the beginning of a new season. It seems a decade ago or perhaps just yesterday we were at the outset of the pandemic. In March, now […]

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