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I’m an Adult But I Can’t Cook, Can You?

A Cook in the Making — My 2022 Cooking Challenge: “I Can’t Believe I Cooked It!” (#1 Delicious Chicken)

Mary Chang Story Writer
Mary Chang Story Writer
7 min readFeb 5, 2022
Photo by Katie Smith on Unsplash

Whenever I cook for my husband and ask him how it tastes, he shrugs and says, “not bad.” Translation? “Not good.” When my son eats my cooking, he tells me, “It’s not the greatest, Mom — but it’s not horrible!”

I don’t get offended — not really. I laugh away the comments because good cooking is not one of my finer skills, but I love food.

Update: Here’s the conclusion article to the 2022 Cooking Challenge with links to all recipes! (published in Better Humans)

Update: Here’s How to Learn to Cook with a 3-Step Writing Challenge published in Better Humans.

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Mary Chang Story Writer
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