

The issue isn’t that Daniel was wrong to be suspicious we know he was right.

Then Silver makes Daniel think he called Amanda a psychopathic liar to Eva - leading Daniel to make a spectacle of himself by shoving Silver over in front of everyone and looking like even more of a fool when Eva says that Silver spoke highly of Amanda.īack at home, Amanda is understandably pissed at how Daniel embarrassed her in front of the board. Daniel admits that he didn’t tell Amanda he was still involved in this war, but it only escalates from there: When Silver bids $30,000 for the treasured bonsai trees Daniel is donating, he taunts Daniel with the idea that he’ll probably just use them for mulch. But it turns out he’s right to be concerned: Silver manages to effortlessly manipulate them both, playing nice to Amanda and slyly letting it slip that Daniel sent Chozen to “rough up” his new potential sensei hires. (The founder, Eva, is probably one of the only people in the Valley who doesn’t know about Daniel and Silver’s baggage.)Īmanda, of course, thinks Daniel’s being paranoid when he starts to panic about whatever Silver might be planning. But then Terry Silver happens to be the donor hosting the event, so all plans to stay chill go out the window. Daniel has set aside the karate drama for a moment he knows it’s an important night for Amanda. The inciting incident is an auction for the charity Dreams for Teens, where Amanda is hoping to impress the founder so she can get a spot on the board. That changes in “Downward Spiral,” when karate finally comes between Amanda and her husband and, for the first time, puts her marriage in jeopardy. But while she has plenty of reasons to be skeptical about the role karate plays in the Valley - both her kids’ and her husband’s lives have been threatened in the past year - she’s never really suffered a personal loss because of it. No pumpkin spice necessary.Amanda LaRusso has always been an essential part of Cobra Kai: the calm, sarcastic voice of reason in a community inexplicably obsessed with children’s karate tournaments.

Take one to go on your first brisk walk of the season, or enjoy with friends at a cozy, candlelit dinner. Next time, she might even drizzle white chocolate after baking, “so that I can stick more of that candied ginger on top,” she says. Warren likes to add pumpkin seeds for a bit of crunch or white chocolate chips for extra indulgence. Oatmeal cookies are some of the most versatile out there, lending themselves to all kinds of inclusions. They’ll soak up the egg and other wet ingredients-kind of like overnight oats-leaving you with the most flavor. The chef says when it comes to oatmeal cookies, it’s best to allow the oats to rest for a while. The chilling of the dough will add more than just texture. Warren’s recipe yields a weightier, chewier cookie, using baking soda and brown sugar, which has a greater molasses content. If you’ve ever taken a bite out of a homemade cookie and found that it was too cakey, it’s likely due to the inclusion of baking powder and white sugar.
