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As much as I like to bargain, I’m never comfortable when the negotiation doesn’t start with a price tag.
Los Angeles food writer Helene Siegel is the author of 40 cookbooks, including the “Totally Cookbook” series and “Pure Chocolate.” She runs the Pastry Session blog. During COVID-19, she shared Sunday morning baking lessons over Zoom with her granddaughter, eight-year-old Piper of Austin, Texas.

As much as I like to bargain, I’m never comfortable when the negotiation doesn’t start with a price tag.


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