I go the step further and mince, dice, chop, slice, mix and prepare, so I don't have to deal with it when I cook the next day.

我会多做一点，把菜切碎、切丁、剁开、切片、搭配在一起并准备好，这样我就不必在第二天要做饭时再处理它了。

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My parents have been away on business, so I cook by myself.

我父母去出差了，所以我自己做饭。

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I cook my dinner in the kitchen.

我在厨房做晚饭。

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"Then I was promoted to the cook kitchen, and from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.

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I cook a lot of pasta because my younger daughter swims

我经常做意大利面，因为我的小女儿游泳，

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A traditional recipe actually is based on a small set of primitives, and a good chef with, or good cook, I should say, with that set of primitives, can create an unbounded number of great dishes.

一个传统的菜谱实际上是,建立在一小堆的原材料，和一个好厨师，或者好厨子之上的，我要说，根据那堆原材料，可以创造出无数的美味佳肴来。

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For most of the year, I cook in an Upper West Side apartment, in Manhattan.

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So I cook the birds, I put them away in the pantry, and I go to bed.

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I've got two gorgeous sons and I cook a lot and we have an evening meal together and I'm not there drinking some goop.

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