Mom bakes chocolate chip cookies, makes butter, flour and chocolate from scratch: 'Before feminism, stay-at-home moms processed cacao pods in their home kitchens'

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This woman, who has caused a minor viral controversy, has all the hallmarks of what we have come to expect from our tradwife cooking content in 2026. She is dressed in some kind of homely milkmaid dress situation (only Nara can get away with making everything from scratch in camp designer ballgowns), and has the obligatory features of at least one of her kids joining the cooking, and her husband trying the finished product at the end. Also, almost every ingredient is processed right there on her rustic wooden countertop, including chocolate chips fresh from the cacao pod.

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The video was held up as an example of an “endangered species” of women willing to stay home, bake, and represent those staunch family values that get views. It is fair to say that many viewers were more than a little skeptical of this perspective.

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Some of these influencer tradwife types tend to act as if the world punishes them for their noble choices, but the rate of engagement that they get suggests otherwise. The reality is, somebody who is trying to raise multiple kids and keep a house in order probably isn't prioritizing milling their own flour for a sweet treat. That's the kind of novelty that a social media algorithm cares about, not a working husband.

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