Flour power
Carmen decided she wanted to learn how to make Jake's favorite banana bread today. 'How hard can it be?' she said, pulling ingredients from our pantry with the confidence of someo…
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Masa disaster protocol
Jake announced this morning that he wanted to learn how to make tamales. Not the easy kind from a box, actual tamales with masa from scratch. I should have been suspicious when he…
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Rise and fall
Alex texted yesterday asking if I wanted to try this bread-making kit she'd impulse-bought but was too intimidated to tackle alone. Sure, I said. How hard could it be? Rise and fa…
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Taco bar engineering
Alex volunteered to help set up a taco bar for Sarah's promotion celebration tonight, which sounded great in theory. In practice, it means my kitchen looks like a Mexican restaura…
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Master organizer
Decided this morning would be perfect for tackling our pantry situation. You know how it is - everything shoved wherever it fits, no system, constant avalanche of pasta boxes ever…
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Domestic goddess in training
Decided today was the perfect day to try making Jake's favorite chocolate cake from scratch. How hard could it be, right? I've successfully managed anatomy exams and training plan…
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