Plot summary
Hal forces Reese to attend a culinary class as a punishment, only for Reese to discover he is remarkable at it. In the class' final cooking contest, Reese tampers with the other contestants' entries. Hal and Lois subsequently forbid him to cook for a month, which greatly upsets him, leaving them satisfied that his punishment has finally affected him. Cynthia organizes a party to become friends with all her classmates. Malcolm, worried that no one would come, shows her that she has no friends and upsets her. However, later, everyone comes to the party. At the academy, cadet Eric tries to force Francis to do his half of a major project, but Francis constantly procrastinates.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Malcolm in the Middle season 2. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.