My local coffee shop's Instagram looks exactly like the pet groomer's three blocks over. At this point I'm just liking photos of latte art that might actually be a poodle.

Seriously, her elderly mom fixed a fridge by herself?

Have you ever considered that giving up on pie crust might be part of a bigger habit where we drop things after they don't match a perfect picture in our heads? I see it all the time, not just in baking, where we hold up old memories as the only standard and feel defeated when our reality doesn't measure up. It's okay to let go of copying grandma exactly and just focus on what works for you now, even if it's a little different. Starting with a simple, forgiving recipe could help you enjoy baking again without that pressure to recreate the past.

Disagree on this one. The small things are what get you in trouble later. Missing a bolt spec can stop a whole crew.

Ouch, burned soup taught me low heat works.