Write a short story about someone cooking dinner.

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“Arachne's Obsession” by Cara H

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Arachne’s Obsession“Mummy, what do you suppose Gerry Clifford would give me for Christmas if he could be here with me?” eighteen-year-old Arachne Desrochers inquired as she sat at the dining room table watching her mother prepare dinner.“Why, whatever you wanted, of course, Dear,” Elaine Desrochers replied as she readied the roast for the pan. Elaine told herself that there was no harm in indulging her daughter’s fantasies about her crush, although her hairdresser, Mister Siegfried Metaxas, said that he found it strange that a girl of Arachn...

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“Dinner for Two” by Mel Kheios

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The sizzling pop of meat cooking is a siren call crooning at Hanzo the moment he steps through the door, and the heady scent of beef and spices and something else ― rice? ― cracks the cold shell of apathy around him to envelope him in a cloud of mouthwatering warmth."I'm home," he calls, curiosity piqued."Welcome home!" He melts a little inside at the deep, cheerful response from the kitchen; only one person with a key to his apartment has that delicious Southern drawl, and as always, it brings a smile to his face while he toes out of his bo...

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“Knock” by Harmony Sapp

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I sit in the kitchen. Two hours. All I have left is for two hours. It got it from the mail ten hours ago. Man, I wished I had checked to mail sooner. Did I have to sleep until noon? Did I? God, I'm so mad at myself. The letter said Jake, we regret to inform you but as of 12:00 Am on February 25, 2018, you have 24 hours to live until your death date February 26, 2018. Ever since the war that united every country together, we had some serious population control. Every other week they se...

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“The Essentials ” by Dana Schellings

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My mother used to say that quality cookware, a fully stocked pantry, and a cook who wasn’t afraid to get messy were the three essential elements for a perfect kitchen. She rebelled against the idea that the perfect kitchen was a pristine kitchen, the type you’d see on a magazine cover with their sleek granite countertops, shiny hardwood floors, and copper cookware dangling above a white ivory island with a natural butcher’s block top. Fully equipped and fully functional, capable of creating the most lavish feasts, yet these kitchens only cre...

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“A dinner to remember” by Cody Ell

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I cracked my knuckles as I looked around the kitchen. It was 7:30pm.“Alright,” I said to myself. “I've only half an hour, better hurry.”Of course, anyone who cooks knows there’s always a couple of things you need to really be able to get into the mood. They’re a little different from person to person, but I prefer a small snack to nibble on (like olives if I’m making pasta), and some music you can dance to.It took me a minute or two, but my speaker got turned on, my phone connected, and soon a good beat was going. That’s the stuff.I swayed m...

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“Julia Childs Does Not Live Here” by Unknown User

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Julia Childs Does Not Live Here My husband likes to cook, and he's good at it. Bill can prepare four-course meals out of five, basic ingredients. I don't like to cook. I forget to add salt, pepper, and anything else that might give my cookery a smidgen of taste. I am the sous-chef to his masterclass performance. In gastronomic terms, I wash the dishes. When I lost my job, it became very difficult for me to justify not cooking. What with being home all day, it was only fair that I take control of the family’s culinary requirements. I lost 15 ...

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“War Dance” by Sally Mitchell

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Molten oranges and scorched reds were beginning their tango inside a cooking pot left on the stove. Never quite touching, but flirting with one another. A twirl around a lover, the promise of a kiss, but then a twist away, inching ever closer to the curtains. Building strength and growing, evolving. potatoes hissing and popping their outrage, but the flames wouldn’t deflect. Some kind of ancient tribal war dance, all knee slapping and ugga-bugging right there inside Cole Walters tiny Dagenham kitchen. He liked that description. Perhaps he’d ...

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“Little Ditties” by Daisy Collins

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Fusilli! Pasata! Onions, courgettes, peppers! I slap the ingredients down on my counter, bopping along to the nonsensical song in my head. Olive oil! Garlic! Three whole cloves of garlic! I crack the cloves off the bulb, watching the flaky casing fall down around my feet, shuffling in their striped socks. You whack it in a pot and stir it all a lot! Ha, I even made a rhyme! I fill up the kettle and click it on, throwing pasta into a saucepan and salting it. Dragging a heavy wooden chopping board in front of me, I get to work on the onio...

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“Home” by Parth Patel

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As he pulled up the curtain after a lazy sunday nap, the sun was kissing goodbye to the perfect orange sky and its horizon was blushing and throwing the shades of pink, Aayan stretched his limbs to shake away his inertia and mesmerise the beauty of this love affair. After all, Aayan seldom gets to enjoy evening time of the day at his house, seeing the world from the 10th floor, all the high rise buildings of the New York city covered in the orange sheets of the sun rays and many reflecting it back on to the world.One such reflection was fall...

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“Before Dinner” by Lacey Stroud

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Starting dinner on my first Mother’s Day, is bittersweet, it is my first Mother’s Day as a mom and that is a blessing, however, it is tainted with the reality that it is our families first Mother’s Day without Mom. So, I invited, my father, my brother and their families, over to celebrate Mom with her favorite dinner, Chicken Parmesan. My mom was the homemakers of homemakers, all she ever wanted was to make a safe and happy home for her family and raise good and strong human beings. My brothers and I personally think she did a tremendous job...

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“Noble” by Stacy Pederson

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A pad of butter bubbled on the griddle. Ground turkey browned in a cast iron pot. On another burner, water boiled. My husband tapped me on the back, handing me a wooden spoon. A hum of voices echoed from the TV in the living room as our spoiled mastiff, Noble lay watching his favorite show on Animal Planet. The kids were arriving home soon with the sitter, and the guests would follow. Every detail had to be perfect. I delicately toasted the buns then let them sit so they were crunchy and warm but not hot. I reduced the tomato sauce...

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“Tasty Tudor Times” by Emilie Conroy

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Cook adventurous! Cook timeless! Cook Tudor!I was one of those academics that took every opportunity to bring my special historical era into modern times. After all, it was just a question of adjusting one time in the ages of mankind to my own and have fun exploring the results. The one thing we were still doing in 2020 that humanity had been embracing for all history was eating.My colleagues wondered how I planned to throw a Tudor age bash in the close comfort of my apartment. I knew it could be done, because I’d done it before fo...

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“TV Dinner” by Westley Vaillancourt

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Your laughter breaks my heart. You’re curled up on the left side of the couch, criss-cross-apple-sauce on the plaid cushions, waiting for me to join you for an episode of Saturday Night Live. We’ve watched and rewatched the tapes dozens of times over the years, but to you, they’ve never gotten any less funny. I set two plates on the counter. You found them in a thrift store when you were six, toddling over to show me with a big old grin on your chubby, happy little face. Mommy Mommy Mommy look! It’s Snoopy! Today, I might as well be co...

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“The Rebel, The curry and The Salt” by Nitika Sood

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Sara paused before the sweetmeat stall, inhaling the wonderful scent of the brilliant honey confectionery. She was late, she realized as she glanced at the enormous clock that hung on a pillar in the center of the bazaar. Of course, she was always dilatory when it came to matters of making her way home again. But she had an entire meal to prepare now and everybody would be home in an hour. She stood there for a moment, debating whether the admonishment she was sure to receive was worth perpetuating her freedom for a few more minutes. She see...

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“She Put Her Foot Into It” by Stephanie Jeannot

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Anybody who has experience making meals in the kitchen knows that it requires a lot of effort to make; especially if you are cooking for your family. And so, part of the process of getting prepared to cook is to put your whole mind and heart into it. I would like to set the record straight; my mother is the best cook on the planet. Even though my mom worked hard all day, she was always ready to put her foot into the food that she was making. I complimented her on one of her meals once and told her that she put her foot in it and she said, “I...

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Write a short story about someone cooking dinner.

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✍️ 56 stories

“Arachne's Obsession” by Cara H

“Dinner for Two” by Mel Kheios

“Knock” by Harmony Sapp

“The Essentials ” by Dana Schellings

“A dinner to remember” by Cody Ell

“Julia Childs Does Not Live Here” by Unknown User

“War Dance” by Sally Mitchell

“Little Ditties” by Daisy Collins

“Home” by Parth Patel

“Before Dinner” by Lacey Stroud

“Noble” by Stacy Pederson

“Tasty Tudor Times” by Emilie Conroy

“TV Dinner” by Westley Vaillancourt

“The Rebel, The curry and The Salt” by Nitika Sood

“She Put Her Foot Into It” by Stephanie Jeannot

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