whatever good there is to get
get it & feel good
Ntozake Shange
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Dearest Minhyuk,
It has been a particularly rough week, so the good I got is snickerdoodles. I obviously thought of you… I used the good (expensive) butter, and cinnamon so strikingly fragrant that my entire house smelled incredible. My cookies were perfect: golden and soft with a slight crisp on the edge.
You’d never know that the first batch of snickerdoodles I attempted to make in middle school was a complete failure. The dough was like damp sand. My mother was no help because she actually used the recipes in the cookbook that came with our microwave. Trust me, it’s frightening.
I’m grateful to my grandma and her siblings for being patient culinary instructors as I grew up. My kitchen is a therapeutic place where, by nourishing myself, I can honor my ancestors and the communities they fed.
I love you, see you soon ♥