Nora's cook

Previously

…Mother laughed again, a warm, loving sound this time. “Deal, sweetie. Deal.” As she stood up to survey the cardboard-strewn battlefield, a small, undeniable thought flickered through her mind. Nora’s cardboard rice, while not a culinary triumph, was certainly the most memorable dish she had ever been presented with. And for the first time in a long time, the exasperation she felt was tinged with a genuine, albeit slightly weary, affection for her wonderfully, hilariously literal daughter. She just hoped her stomach wouldn't rumble too loudly at the thought of actual rice after this cardboard adventure.