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Collected Item: “Learning to Cook”

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Learning to Cook

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Text Story

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Before Covid-19, I only knew the basics of cooking, and for the most part, I stayed away from the kitchen. However, once the lockdowns began, I started to force myself to cook more. I tried to learn new recipes (which my sister usually taught me) and gradually I began to improve my abilities. One of my favorite foods to make now (which I learned in the summer of 2020) was Chicken Tikka Masala.

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#learningtocook, #kitchen, #chickentikka

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Claire Lavarreda

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2020-06
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