My young friend Audrey was over today. She’s 15, and she is the official summer intern of Simply Recipes. For the most part, Audrey’s job has been to cook existing recipes on the site that for some reason or another I’ve decided need work, or need a new photo (e.g. from this to this). This arrangement has been a lot of fun for both of us as you can imagine. Cooking, eating, singing show tunes, and generally acting silly? Yes, in her words, “it’s the best summer job ever.” (Oddly, Audrey appears to take direction better from me than from her own mother; I sympathize, my mom can’t tell me anything. This hasn’t escaped Suzanne, Audrey’s mom. Audrey credits it to the fact that I’m paying her.)

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