Pepper giggled. "It is pretty silly. Probably some leftover from when women did all the cooking in the house during the 50s."

She went to retrieve shallow bowls for them to eat out of. "I like it when you cook. And I like cooking with you, when I'm awake for it. It's fun, and there's no chance of burning down the kitchen like when Tony's cooking."

It made the dojo, which was already a second home, all the more comfortable. That fondness was more than evident in her expression.