"What does this mean about my identity as a woman that I'm in the kitchen a lot? And then what happens when I don't actually want to be here, and it still has to get done?" "Why do I spend so much time doing it?" she asked. If you feel this way, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Lindsay Gardner says she also "just started questioning that whole thing" only a few years ago. It's powerful, and sometimes it's really suffocating. Whether stirring a pot or pulling a cake from the oven, the image of the woman at the stove is ubiquitous. It often feels like the word "cook," both as a noun and verb, is a female thing. In "Quick & Dirty," Salon Food's Mary Elizabeth Williams serves up simplified recipes and shortcuts for exhausted cooks just like you - because quick and dirty should still be delicious.
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