The Bake Off challenge begins. When my husband and I were first married, I used to do all the cooking. But now he actually cooks more of our evening meals than I do. And he always garnishes the plates with fancy doodads, just like a chef.

I’m holding a copy of my Sweet Dough recipe. It’s the one that I used in my Home Economics class in 1968. My braided bread turned out so good that I was inspired to keep baking.