I like...Cookies.

Okay, so like Betsy Willard, I am married to a man named Willard. Unlike Betsy Willard, I actually like to cook. And bake. Preferably with a gin and tonic by my side. (I know: girl+books+baking=homey cliches. Whatever. I like cookies.)

And speaking of--here's a recipe for these ones, invented to stave off boredom and tea-time hunger:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder (dutch process, if you can)

Cream butter and sugar. Stir in the egg. Toss in all the dry ingredients. Stir some more. Form cookies by the spoonful (your choice, tea or table). Roll in more sugar (i like the brown demerara sugar with the big crystals). Flatten with the bottom of a glass. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes.

Note that all measurements are rather approximate--we have not the measuring cups and spoons in our nifty pre-fab, pre-furnished short term apartment. Never believe those baking types when they tell you the measurements have to be absolutely precise...