Groupon, I can hardly remember life without you.

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Without you, I would have never <strong>felt the fear and climbed that rock gym wall anyway.</strong>

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Without you, I would have never <strong>challenged myself in an urban setting</strong>.

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Without you, I would have never learned that biscotti means "twice baked".  (Although it really means thrice baked.)  Nor would I have ever been taught how to bake biscotti in the comfort of my own home by Phoenix's Best Biscotti Bakeress.

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Groupon, if you were a man, I would immediately and shamelessly solicit an invitation for a hot date.  (Although I'm kinda sorta not dating until after April 30th because I've taken on yet another <strong>extreme "project"</strong>.  If you stick around until May 1st, I'm worth the wait.  But you're not a man, you're a cyber-coupon, so why am I even waxing on about this?  It's embarrassing.)

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Groupon, enough of the man talk.  Thank you for introducing me to Regina.

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Regina is a real, live Italian American woman.

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Regina was a biscotti apprentice of her grandmother who is a real, live Italian woman.

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This translates into Regina knowing how to bake the heck out of a biscotti!  (Not once, not twice, but thrice!)

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And since she also happens to be a savvy businesswoman, she has transformed her skill and passion into Sweet Italiano -- a culinary adventure for the masses.

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Here is what you can expect when you invite Regina into your kitchen to work her magic.  (And if you live outside of my fair city, fret not!  Regina will bake bis

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