"Well, that's good. This recipe makes four, and I'll only eat one." She poured the strained mixture into the four cups with the caramel syrup and moved some of the pots to the sink, before filling up a pan with water and a folded dishtowel. "This will be about twenty minutes, Steve, so we'll have to do something while we wait."

Cleaning the house seemed good, but then, so did playing with Steve's dog.