Only one minor disaster. Most of these are old recipes, and call for a lot of baking soda. The last batch we made sat out for a good 30-40 minutes before I popped it in the oven. I noticed that the loaf pans seemed fuller than when I’d filled them. Ten minutes later, and from his place on the treadmill, Mr. Big Food said I’d better better put some foil under them and I replied “Done it already.”

Twenty minutes later I’d shut all doors to rooms that could be shut, had run to the shop for a window fan with an “exhaust” feature (too buggy to open exterior doors), and had cranked both A/C units down to 70 degrees. My eyes were stinging there for a few minutes but all is well.

The problem, as I see it, is that the zucchini are just now coming on strong.