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Who are you most inspired by?

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This morning my husband sent me an article from New York Times Cooking entitled, “The mistake everyone makes with pancakes.”

I’m fascinated by this since I’ve always made pancakes out of the box, usually with mixes that say “Just Add Water!” as if that’s the biggest break anyone could ever experience. To me, pancakes are a platform for butter and high-end maple syrup I didn’t start buying until all the kids were out of the house. But, oops, we have a new syrup under-ager. Oh well. Back to Mrs. Butterworth’s.

It would be ridiculous to say that I’m inspired by my husband sending me cooking tips after forty-two years of marriage, but I might be.

There is hope in the mundane.

The world might be a mess but, if we wanted to, we could really level up our pancake game. The door is there. We just have to kick it open.

I’m inspired. Indeed.