Cooking with Judy: Making changes makes a recipe a gift

When I learned that a friend from Fullerton was battling cancer, my first impulse was to bake.
Isn’t that what you do when you feel powerless?
The fact that he is a vegan was a challenge. I had heard that somehow – crazy as it sounds – you can replace eggs with flax or chia seeds. Would this work on my signature cookie, my Aunt Irene’s Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot? I was determined to try.
Mandelbrot is the Jewish version of Italian biscotti. “Brot” means “