For several years after Stephen was born, I couldn’t cook or bake anything that required a blender or mixer because he was scared to death of those two kitchen appliances. He appears to have gotten over it by now which opens up a whole range of recipes I previously couldn’t have considered. And despite my dislike of cooking in general (mostly because it’s time and labor intensive), the boys do seem to appreciate the taste of home cooked food so I’ve decided to get cooking.

Today, I used my new powerful Dualit hand mixer to make these chocolate chip cookies. Not bad but I remembered another thing I don’t like about cooking. After I’m finished cooking and tasting, I can barely bring myself to eat any more of the finished product.

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