I’m a 29-year-old first-time mom from Hangzhou, and my baby just turned 10 months old. Before I became a mom, I was a total kitchen avoider. My motto was “order takeout whenever possible”. My kitchen sat unused for months, pots and pans covered in dust, and my fridge was filled with nothing but soda and ice cream. I always thought cooking was a tedious waste of time — why spend two hours cooking when takeout arrives in 30 minutes? That all changed when my baby was born. Holding that tiny, soft little person in my arms, I suddenly became hyper-aware of everything...