Elsbeth

I love my husband

and our six little ones too much

to feed them ultra-processed foods,

so I bake all our bread

and I make the flour from scratch.

This is something

any mother can do easily enough.

To start, I combine einkorn berries

with my sourdough starter.

I use this ancient grain

because it's packed with antioxidants.

And milling it by hand

gives it a more rustic crumb.

You'll notice

that I've already prepared

my crispy potato dish.

To make it more interesting,

I've cut them into thin slices

to create these charming potato roses.

And now, it's on to preparing

the artichokes for searing.

These are fresh from my garden,

because life on the prairie can exist anywhere.

Even in Brooklyn.

For tonight's meal,

I'll be stepping out of my comfort zone

and I will be serving seitan steak,

because my husband's boss and his wife

will be joining us, and...

...they're vegan.

And instead of place cards,

I will be monogramming our guests' initials

onto the napkins.

Just a little something to help my husband Grant land

that all-important promotion.

The kids' snacks are ready.

Goldfish.

And...

Mommy's fermented coconut yogurt.

My girls' favorite.

Are you ever worried that

young women might feel inadequate

if they can't do everything that you do?

I mean, there's got to be a young woman viewing this

thinking, "I don't know if I have 12 hours

to make fermented yogurt."

Oh, well, I don't expect women

to do everything that I do.

I chose to be a traditional wife.

And you never question your decision to leave

the start-up which you founded that went public without you?

No.

I love my life here

at our little town house on the prairie.

And it brings me so much joy

knowing that there are-are young women

who still believe in prioritizing their husbands

and children, are they're still emerging.

So...

now that the goldfish are done,

it's time to get my pineapple upside-down cake

into the oven.

I had a farmer from the Big Island

handpick the pineapples.

Oh, they're divine.

Have you tasted them yet?

Well, somebody's really put a smile on your face.

Oh, it's nothing.

It's not nothing if you get that excited

- when you're supposed to be filming. - No, no, no,

I was supposed to go on a date with this guy tomorrow night.

He was just confirming the address.

Not the film critic?

We, uh, actually

have had some pretty great phone conversations,

which is crazy, because guys mostly just text.

Wear a nice dress and heels, and not whatever those are.

Oh, and make him a cocktail

before you head out to dinner.

Oh, I wasn't planning on inviting him in.

My place... it's a wreck.

Well, what if the poor guy has to use the restroom?

Ah, the bathroom, that's the worst of it.

The tiles are chipped, the grout is black,

and not by design.

Mm, well, this may explain

why you're still alone.

Kids.

Work on your coloring for now, okay?

Mommy will help you with the Donner Pass dioramas

in a moment.

Sorry.

Today's history project was rather involved.

Last night's dinner went okay?

Yes. Grant's boss

loved my seitan,

and the pineapple upside-down cake turned out perfectly.

I'm sure Grant will cinch that promotion any day now.

And as soon as he does, he's gonna be talking about

having another baby.

Before we get started, I just wanted to show you something.

Oh, well, it's about time

I got to see some footage.

Well, this may explain why you're still alone.

Were you aware that you fed your husband's vegan boss

lard last night?

You need to delete that.

- Juliet... - Delete it now.

All of it.

That would be dishonest.

Dishonest?

You saw the absurd lengths that I went to.

Flying in pineapples from Hawai'i,

locating the crunchiest

vegan market for the seitan,

handpicking the artichokes,

getting all six of my children in their Sunday best.

I mean, it was insane.

And everyone knows that vegans

make all of these ridiculous demands

just to be difficult.

Are you recording me?

If any of what I just said gets out,

I will be ruined.

They will call me a hypocrite or much, much worse.

Grant will lose his job.

His career.

No, I gave up my multimillion-dollar start-up

for this life.

I'm a filmmaker. It's my duty.

No. You work for us.

Grant is paying for this,

and he will never let this footage see the light of day.

I agree.

But I think that I can get some other investors interested now.

Other investors?

This is an authentic representation

of what it takes to live as a tradwife.

I-It proves what I've been feeling this whole time.

You tout this whole tradwife thing

so that you can convince yourself

you made the right decision.

You have been waiting for this, haven't you?

You could have mentioned the lard before I baked the damn cake,

and instead you're springing it on me?

It shows you're human.

And now I am able to attract an investor

that can actually give this film some real reach.

Okay.

Just give me a day to warn Grant

before you show this to anyone.

It is the least you can do.

- Juliet? - I apologize for dropping by

unannounced like this, but...

- I have a confession to make. - Okay.

I didn't tell Grant

about what happened

because it occurred to me

that you might want to film the conversation.

You want me to be there?

Well, you said you wanted the film to have...

...reach, right?

What's more riveting than a marital blowup?

No, that would-that would be really good for the film,

but if you were planning on talking to him tonight,

I-I can't do it.

Right. Oh. Right, right.

You-you have your date.

With the film critic. Which reminds me.

I, um... oh, I have something for you.

It's a cleaning pod.

For your bathroom grout.

I am hoping that this will convince you

to invite the man in.

That's very nice of you, uh, especially considering...

You're about to ruin my life?

Look.

You're right.

A part of me isn't convinced

that I made the right decision.

- Wish I would have got that on camera. - All you have to do

is just drop this pod

into a cup of bleach,

scrub,

and your grout will sparkle.

Okay. I guess I can give that a try.

No. If you want to make an impression on your beau-to-be,

you have to clean the bathroom

- before he arrives. - You want me to do that right now?

- I'm right in the middle of editing. - Oh, Audra.

This guy could be the one.

You know, I know that it sounds really silly,

but this one small act

could be the thing

that turns your love life around.

Oh, your bathroom's so small.

- So it'll be quick. - Okay.

Okay.

Are you sure that this is safe to use with bleach?

Can't you smell the tea tree oil?