Write a short story about someone cooking dinner.

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“Eggs” by Henri Rennie

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The housekeeper let out a deep breath. The early rush for breakfast was over. Thankfully. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop had left for work. Alex and Mel had left to catch their bus to school. Now there was only young Nicky for Monica to deal with, and Nicky was really no trouble at all. As housekeeping jobs go, this was a pretty good gig. Monica knew that. Her routine was to arrive early, prepare breakfast, spend the day doing chores, prepare the evening meal ready for the oven or the microwave depending ...

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“A Very Rewarding Experience ” by Naomi Lee

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Breakfast. Work. Pick up kids. Dinner. Help with homework or projects. Sleep. Repeat.Everyday was mostly the same...So it wasn't surprising that Lisa didn't feel like doing chores and cooking dinner sometimes. Yet, being the person responsible for feeding her family, she couldn't just leave it.Today was one of those days when she felt like she didn't want to cook. Her career as a self-employed estate agent was demanding enough already. Then she had to cook when she got home after picking up the kids. Being health-conscious, she and her husba...

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“Cooking With Care” by Makenzie Kolar

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I bunch the blanket into a misshapen ball and hug it to my body. Then wrap my legs over and under the mess. Finally, I grab my pillows and place them under and over my head to create a sandwich with my brain being the meat. This is my comfort position. Anytime I'm sad or angry or thinking too much, I go to my bedroom and form the position. It has never failed to make me feel better. At least, it never fails to make me feel better before. Who does that? Who gropes a girl all freaking night, in front of her family no less, then dumps her...

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“Eggplant Parm” by Boris Salvatore

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Jim would be home in an hour. Margaret stood at the granite island, and began cutting an eggplant down the side into little disks. Eggplant parmesan was the first meal she had ever cooked for him, when they were both twenty-two. Her mother made comments about her technique the entire time, popping in and out of the kitchen from the living room. She never offered to help. “This is your meal, not mine,” she said. “I’ve done my time.” Her dad said any guy would be lucky to have a girl like her. Margaret was tempted to say something about how te...

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“Boy with ginger hair” by Lekhoni Acharya

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Just like every evening, I came back home, tired from long sessions at the court. After a long changing into my white satin nightgown. I started to prepare the oven and the meat that was to go inside it. I opened the bottle of wine from my stock. And after gulping one glass at one-go, my thoughts drifted to work again. "It seems like the next few months would be the same, as ERC Industries are breaking down. Well, he paid for his sins. I still wonder how he could do that to his own sister?" I sighed! I was going to reach for the bottle, to p...

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“Tomato Soup” by Pitula Hariry

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"Ray, would you like to turn off the TV? Dinner is ready." The sound of people cheering loudly from TV slowly faded. A boy walked into the kitchen and calmly sits on his stool waiting for his food. The silhouette of his mother preparing dinner for him can be seen through the flowery thin curtain. "What's the menu tonight?" "Your favorite." "Again?" He sighed the moment he knew what food will be served to the table soon. "Can't we have something oily? I have sudden crave for hamburger tonight, mom." "Maybe not today, ...

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“Inherited Immigration” by Juliet Del Rio

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Assessing my possibilities, I cracked my neck - first to the right and then to the left. I had brought with me a bag of mixed chicken pieces, the anchor to the meal. In the fridge I’d found a bag of carrots and a half opened jar of olives. From the freezer I’d pulled a cube of sofrito, and from the pantry I was able to scrounge together a few potatoes, a bag of rice, a can of tomato sauce, plantains and an onion. The basics for survival. These weren’t the staples I was accustomed to for slapping together an American dinner, but this wasn’t m...

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“Dinner party. Happy new home.” by Claudia Gollini

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So on last Saturday in April, in an attempt to preempt all this dinner angst, I wrote down a lineup of everything I wanted to cook that week on the first page of my blank book. Then we drew up a shopping list based on that lineup and hit the supermarket. It wasn't sexy and it wasn't necessarily original, but our plan-in-advance system worked.Hosting a dinner party can be scary. It can feel like there’s pressure to be perfect, to set up some elaborate “tablescape” or make food so extravagant, complicated, or Instagrammable that it verges on t...

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“No Carrots” by Kat McDermott

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There is tomato juice everywhere, and Leo can’t help but let out his frustration and chuck the tomato at the sink, the knife too. The scent of the sticky red juice wafts into his nose as he wipes the sweat from his forehead, fuming, and steps back, farther, until he backs into the wall and can’t stand to stare at the empty scene of the mess he’s made. Potatoes from the market, once cleaned, have rolled onto the floor. The cabbage is wilting at the edges, he couldn’t pick out the right one. He slides down the wall. The mushrooms still need to...

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“Evening Meals” by Joseph Worrell

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Myra dropped another piece of seasoned meat into the vat of boiling oil. The grease sizzled and cracked as it began to cook the chicken wing. She had discovered that deep frying the chicken was much more desirable to achieve optimum flavor and crispiness.The evening meal, in Myra's eyes, was the greatest task she had to undertake each evening. Whenever she would locate a new recipe on the Food Network or from a simple Google search on her phone, she was always eager to put the recipe into manufacturing. Nothing would give her greater satisfa...

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“Time for a break.” by Anna Ferris

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Grrrr… My stomach called the kitchen and I shifted in my work chair. I blinked at the screen. My phone buzzed on my desk, breaking my concentration. It was Maria asking if I can send her the homework again. I moved from the five page paper in front of my desktop to the side and annoyingly pulled up Safari. One sent file and five minutes wasted, I was back to my paper. I looked at the clock; 1:30 a.m. I sighed and rubbed my eyes. I have to get this done. It’s worth half my final grade. Come on Addie. Focus. After my next sen...

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Write a short story about someone cooking dinner.

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✍️ 56 stories

“Eggs” by Henri Rennie

“A Very Rewarding Experience ” by Naomi Lee

“Cooking With Care” by Makenzie Kolar

“Eggplant Parm” by Boris Salvatore

“Boy with ginger hair” by Lekhoni Acharya

“Tomato Soup” by Pitula Hariry

“Inherited Immigration” by Juliet Del Rio

“Dinner party. Happy new home.” by Claudia Gollini

“No Carrots” by Kat McDermott

“Evening Meals” by Joseph Worrell

“Time for a break.” by Anna Ferris

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