Made gluten-free banana muffins (another of Rose's staples) today. Rose helps me when we bake things like this: she mashes the bananas, she puts the muffin papers into the muffin pan, she dumps the ingredients from the measuring cup into the bowl, and she stirs everything together.

Also made teriyaki chicken, which was surprisingly easy: it's just broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce. So you take chicken thighs (boneless but with the skin on, because what's the point of broiling chicken if you're not going to eat the skin — this means that you have to buy the thighs with the bone in, and bone it yourself, which is not very hard), season with salt and pepper, and broil them until they're cooked and the skin is nice and brown and crispy. Meanwhile, you make the sauce: soy sauce, sugar, a little garlic and ginger, some mirin and some cornstarch. Bring to a boil and simmer until somewhat reduced and syrupy. When the chicken is cooked, let it rest for a few minutes, then cut into 1/2 inch slices (this is why you want it to be boneless, plus the boneless thighs will cook a bit more quickly and evenly), put it on a plate, and pour some of the sauce on top. Keep the rest of the sauce on the table for the rice, veggies, or anything else you want to pour it on.

Oh, Julia, Dan, Miriam and Ariana came over for dinner again. The adults all liked the chicken, and Rose sort of liked it: she tasted it and said she liked it (which is pretty unusual), but then she didn't want any more. She also took a bite of broccoli.