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Revisited: How To Be A Friend with chef and entrepreneur Christina Tosi

2024/10/8
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A Bit of Optimism

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Friends can help us get through life’s toughest moments. But a true friend remembers to smile about the good times. 

That’s why I wanted to revisit my conversation with the founder and CEO of Milk Bar, host of Netflix’s Bake Squad, and author of several cookbooks including *Dessert Can Save the World, *my dear friend Christina Tosi.

Christina is the type of friend I can trust with anything, someone I can cry with. Together we reflect on the art of asking for help and why sometimes all we need from a true friend is 8 minutes of their time.

This...is A Bit of Optimism.

For more on Christina and her work, check out: 

Milk Bar)

her cookbook, Dessert Can Save the World)

and christinatosi.com)

For more on the power of an 8-minute phone call, check out this New York Times article).

 


By the way, I wanted to share Christina's recipe for making an Ice Cream Loaf). It's magic. 

You will need:

2 cups (1 pint) of softened ice cream

1 cup of self-rising flour

1 egg

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix the melty ice cream, self-rising flour, and egg. Do not overmix.
  • Pour the batter into loaf pan.
  • Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick clean.

 

Enjoy.