While she tends to the vegetables, following his loose guidance to figure out the appropriate sizes of the chunks so that it would all cook together evenly, she watches to get a good sense of how the dish as a whole was supposed to come together. She nods along, taking instruction well.

She's scooping some of what she's finished into a dish of its own to be added to the pan when he makes the suggestion to make it a walk together. "I think that would be a nice little routine," she agrees. "For now, staying where you're warm and out of the weather is a good idea while you get everything else squared away. If you need any help in finishing it all up, you'll obviously know where to find me."