I am Domestic Man!

[elfs]

It was only a moderately productive day. After getting Kouryou-chan up and dressed, I made her breakfast (oatmeal, the thick-cut kind) and lunch (cucumber, cream cheese, and sushi rice sandwiches), then got her to school. I did laundry and paperwork while watching the next four episodes of Kannaduki No Miko (Priestess of the Moon... man, what a pain to eke that out of the Kanji, even with my beloved SKIP dictionary!), then went out to do a little shopping. I picked up Kouryou-chan from school after I was done. I didn't buy anything.

We baked cookies this afternoon-- chocolate chip, and I didn't burn them this time! Dinner is in the oven while we listen to Schoolhouse Rock. She's determined to memorize that "Count by Fives" song. I don't mind.

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[mg4h.livejournal.com]

The way I insure non-burnt cookies is threefold.
1. Good kitchen timer and I don't forget to set it in between batches (oh, I hate when that happens).
2. Two cookie sheets.
3. Dough in fridge in between batches, trays in freezer.

Each tray starts in the freezer empty. I then take it out, take out the dough, and scoop out the dough. The dough is cold, the pan is cold. Otherwise, the second set of cookies starts at a higher temperature and that's why it burns.

The first batch usually is the test case, simply because the dough varies depending on ambient temperature, humidity, and how steady I was measuring the ingredients that day. After I get the right amount of time, every other tray should be the same.

I even usually manage to sneak in about 4-5 minutes of reading per tray ;)