AI did not teach me to cook. It removed the friction
How I use AI to adapt recipes, build weekly shopping lists, and remove enough planning friction to cook for my family three times a week.
If the context is clear, the prompt can be simple
I thought better prompts were the answer. The real problem was that my AI assistant could not see enough of the system.
When VS Code belongs in the Distrobox
A broken Codex extension sent me through VS Code, Distrobox, and Flatpak before I realised the editor belonged inside the container.
I thought I needed to build a content application
I expected to build a TypeScript content factory. One AI interview later, I had a file-based system and a real Rooibos Italia post without writing an application.
I only wanted to sync a few recipes
I spent three days avoiding a $5 app before realising my existing homelab could sync Obsidian between Bazzite and iPhone.