One-Cook Kitchen

Here’s a quick marker of my progress in the kitchen. Left work early to get teen to physical therapy appointment. Drove home with 30 minutes to spare before my online writing class. Had a few minutes’ worth of homework to do and submit before logging on. I gave verbal instructions for an easy dinner for…

I found a recipe online for simmering cranberries with orange and apple slices, cinnamon, star anise, and evergreen. I don’t have a reliable sense of smell, but the coziness of the concoction has me considering adding this to my Advent activities anyway. The mere thought of such a thing marks significant progress in my attitude…

My roommate and I decided earlier in the afternoon what we’d prepare for dinner: she’d google a recipe for pork chops and I’d make a recipe to use up the carrots that had been overlooked in the refrigerator crisper. We were cooking late and so I set my laptop on top of my microwave and…