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- Listen, I really don't like to cook.

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My entire repertoire of cooking
comes down to spaghetti,

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peanut butter sandwiches,
and reheated meals

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that I get from Trader Joe's.

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But during the pandemic,
things have changed.

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It's been so much harder for us to go out

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to restaurants to eat, and
I've just been getting bored

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of the same old dishes every day.

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So, I've been in search of tools

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that will help improve my cooking.

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Here's what I've found.

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This cookbook has been a lifesaver

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to me during this pandemic.

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It's by Jamie Oliver and
it's called "5 Ingredients."

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Part of the reason that I
really don't like cooking

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is because so many recipes call

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for so many obscure ingredients.

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But, with this cookbook,
all you have to do

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is find five ingredients,
and often these ingredients

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are things that you already have

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in your fridge, in your pantry.

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I've tried many of the
recipes in this book,

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and my top three are a super green pasta,

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it is so delicious and is made of kale,

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the one pan fabulous fish, where you cook

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the fish and the rice in the same pan,

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and ginger shaking beef, which

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is basically Jamie Oliver's take on

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the kind of delicious beef that

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you might get at a Chinese restaurant.

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And if you need additional inspiration,

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Jamie Oliver has a Hulu series

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where he cooks all of
the recipes in the book,

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which can be really motivating
when you're struggling

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to get into the kitchen to cook dinner.

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I think everyone can agree
that one of the worst parts

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of cooking is the pile of
dishes that you get in the sink.

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And it's particularly awful having

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to scrub your pots and pans,

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which is why I really
like non-stick cookware.

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The problem with most
non-stick cookware, though,

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is that it's coated with nasty chemicals.

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And, I've been searching for

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a natural, non-toxic alternative.

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And here's where I found Caraway.

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The Caraway pans have a ceramic coating

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that is non-stick and works just as well

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as any other non-stick cookware

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that you might find on the market.

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What I really love about the brand

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is that every aspect is
beautifully designed.

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The pots and pans look beautiful,

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so that you can leave them on
your stove and you don't mind.

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But if you do wanna store them away,

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the company sells a storage system

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so that you can neatly
store the pots and the pans

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in all of the cupboards, and it

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just looks really tidy
in your kitchen cabinet.

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As you know, everyone and their grandma

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has been baking banana
bread during this pandemic,

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and I didn't wanna miss out.

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I searched around for
various banana bread recipes,

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and I found one that I really love.

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It is from "The New York
Times" cooking section,

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and it is available for free online.

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And here's the funny story,

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I was bragging to my co-worker, KC,

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about how I had found the
best banana bread recipe.

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And he said, "No, that's not possible,"

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because he had found the
best banana bread recipe.

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It turned out to be the same one.

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So, there you go, Fast Company writers

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and editors have all tested
this recipe and we all love it.

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And what's really cool is that the recipe

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also offers options in case you

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wanna create different
versions of banana bread.

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My daughter really likes this banana bread

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with big chunks of chocolate chips in it,

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and my husband likes it
with bits of coconut.

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So, you can really customize this recipe

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to whatever your personal taste is.

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All of these things have made for

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a much more delicious
meals during this pandemic.

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But, over time, I've also
seen my cooking improving,

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and that's one little bright spot

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that has come out of this dark time.

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(birds chirping)