{"id":374,"date":"2013-11-12T05:22:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T05:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/?p=374"},"modified":"2013-11-12T05:27:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T05:27:37","slug":"the-finest-cookie-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"The Finest Cookie Ever Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_375\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cookie1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-375\" alt=\"No other cookie (or baked goods for that matter) compares...\" src=\"http:\/\/hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cookie1.jpg\" width=\"680\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cookie1.jpg 680w, http:\/\/hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cookie1-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No other cookie (or baked goods for that matter) compares&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My apologies for being away for so long but about a month and a half ago, I discovered the rarest and finest chocolate chip cookie ever made. How could a mere cookie keep me from writing, you ask? Surely this must be some lame excuse you say?* (well,&#8230; perhaps&#8230;) But the cookie was a special one and in fact, most precious&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As chocolate chips cookies go, it wasn&#8217;t the biggest, nor was it crammed full of rich chunks of boutique chocolate. It was, in fact, quite small, with a modest amount of fairly typical, off the shelf, Nestle Toll House chips. Made not with some fine farine \u00e0 p\u00e2tisserie but most likely a supermarket gold medal flour or its CostCo equivalent.<\/p>\n<p>What was so special about this cookie went far beyond its appearance and ingredients. At the first bite, I was instantly transported to my childhood or, more accurately, to my entire childhood simultaneously. I was hit by a rush of memories and a flood of emotions. Then, after finishing the first bite, I was instantly catapulted to a brief glimpse of the future before being jerked roughly back to the present. Oh yes, and it tasted fantastic. The whole experience would be best described as intensely bittersweet.<\/p>\n<p>You see, this cookie was much more than just a cookie. I found it along with 3 other cookies in a freezer bag in my mother&#8217;s freezer. They were the last cookies that she would ever make. The very last of which I will ever eat again. I felt that it was the perfect parting gift from the remarkable and beautiful woman who gave me my life and so much more. A very special cookie indeed!<\/p>\n<p>*Note: I really couldn&#8217;t get down to writing anything more here until I wrote something about my mother&#8217;s passing. I know that the main focus here is guitar related however also meant for this blog to reflect me personally. So here then is my excuse. I shall hereafter be writing more often and soon. Thanks for your understanding!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My apologies for being away for so long but about a month and a half ago, I discovered the rarest and finest chocolate chip cookie ever made. How could a mere cookie keep me from writing, you ask? 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