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"I have discovered that I am a terrible multitasker. I guess I&amp;#039;ve known that for a long time, since I started a job as a copy editor about a decade ago and realized what a relief it was to be able to sit and stare at one thing for 20 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour. It has, however, taken me this long to realize that my failures as a multitasker go hand-in-hand with my failures as a mother. When I have the luxury to focus entirely on my kids, we all hum smoothly along. When I must do something else while supervising the kids, I get impatient, unreasonable and just plain mad.   Dinner is one of those things that has to get done. It&amp;#039;s a difficult time of day; everyone is hungry and tired. The kids fight and run around and crash into walls. This dinner was a casualty of my inability to multitask: the broccoli was overcooked, the pork strips too thick, the sauce almost nonexistent.  So here&amp;#039;s what I did, with a caveat: You&amp;#039;d do better to follow one of the links below. I started by warming some canola oil with minced garlic and red pepper flakes. Then I cut broccoli florets small and cooked them in the oil. I wanted to make sure the broccoli got soft, so I added a couple of tablespoons of water and covered the skillet. Then I cut leftover cooked pork tenderloin into strips and sliced a scallion. I mixed 2 teaspoons cornstarch with 2 teaspoons water and 2 teaspoons soy sauce (not enough). Stirred the pork, scallion and the cornstarch mixture into the pan and heated through. Drizzled sesame oil over the top and served with rice.  Some more reliable recipes:  Versatile Stir-Fry Shrimp Stir-Fry Lemon-Pork Stir-Fry \u2014 Kim Walker "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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