RECIPE: “10min prep, 20min cook”

5:00: i should cook dinner
5:30: actually start
5:45: find ingredients
6:15: take forever to chop/prep
6:45: re-read recipe 8x
7:00: add to instapot
7:25: oops it didnt seal
7:45: done cooking
8:00: release steam
8:30: FINALLY EAT AFTER 2.5 HOURS

omg 3 HOURS, I can’t math

BONUS:
- realize you’re missing ingredients you thought you had (forgot to buy more)
- don’t have enough of something
- can’t find where you put it

CHOOSE ONE:
- panic trip to store
- add something a substitute and hope for the best
- don’t add it at all

https://twitter.com/miguel_9892/status/1266821089977667590?s=21 https://twitter.com/miguel_9892/status/1266821089977667590

ADHD COOKING PROBS #2:

FORGET TO:
- pre-heat oven
- defrost meat
- boil water
- start pasta/rice
- set timers
- take out of oven after ignoring timer
- “where is the 1 tsp spoon/strainer/can opener”
- manage multiple ongoing cooking processes (only focus on one thing at a time)

I LOVE cooking but it’s such a painful process for me because my #ADHD brain has such a hard time with:
- advance planning/preparation
- remembering instructions
- multiple complex ongoing tasks
- time management

it doesn’t help that i crave novelty (and therefore rarely make the same recipes)

plus, i almost never read the entire recipe in advance, which means i don’t actually realize how complex it is (until i’m in the midst of making it)

if it wasn’t for frozen pizzas and hamburger helper i would probably starve ngl

the annoying part is @JoshuaPrice88 and i are actually both good at cooking

it’s just such a pain to actually cook (+ clean) that we don’t do it often