"The banana bread's ready!" she yelled from the kitchen.
She pointed to the chopping board.
He picked some up and put it in his mouth.
"I made some substitutions to the recipe..." she cautioned.
She watched his expression.
"I know what you're thinking," she said.
"What?" he asked.
"You're thinking 'That was a banana I could have had on my cereal tomorrow morning'."
"Nope," he said. "I was just wondering what substitutions you made-"
As she opened her mouth to answer, he interrupted.
"- so that you can remember not to make them again."
She smacked his shoulder, and he fed the rest of his slice to the dog.
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