I like a lot of things about cooking, and now baking too. Making food is a tangible reward, where your efforts immediately pay off. I think having at least one activity like that is important for a graduate student, where your work payoffs are not immediate. Plus, as I have discussed on this blog, making food is a great method of self-care. You need food to survive. Why not frame it as a moment of caring for yourself? But I think my favorite thing about cooking (and baking) is the element of sharing. Cooking a meal for others, for me, is a real gift and chance to enjoy some time together. The idea of sharing extends into recipes as well. Some of my favorite dishes are things I’ve learned from friends and family members. Even when I find recipes from random blogs, it still feels like being in a concentric circle of food and knowledge sharing. At the end of July, I made a recipe deeply steeped in sharing. I’ve been looking for a good home...