Getting obsessed with Dorie Greenspan. In particular, her cookies. So far have made Vanilla Bean Sablés, World Peace Cookies, Swedish Dream Cookies, and Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies (fake oreos). All were successes to varying degrees. I find her recipes so specific (when she uses weights!) and easy to follow. Everything pretty much happens just as she says it will, which is novel, I must say. I do have to occasionally adjust my oven temp or baking time, but that's my oven, not Dorie.
I found my way to her cookies through her carrot cake, which is the go-to birthday cake for my husband.
Anyway - just a shout out to Dorie, I guess. I don't have bakers in my life to geek out with, lol.