Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone struggle with cooking?
I’ve been trying to lose a bit of weight and thought that cooking fresh meals instead of having microwave/ready made meals would be better for me - but when it comes to cooking I really struggle to follow instructions and when I do and come to eat the food it’s not very nice.
For example, I was recently using one of those “Maggi cook in a bag” and it asks for 100ml of water for a meal that they say serves 4 but as it was just me eating the meal I would (after being told/snapped at by my mum) need to quarter it - i didn’t realise this and it has since meant having to cool more food.
The best way to describe it is that my brain likes to read and re-read the instructions but when it comes to doing them, I completely forget/don’t realise I’m doing it wrong - I do have dyslexia too so maybe it could be just that?
I’m still yet to be diagnosed but wondered if this was something other people experienced.
Yes, but my struggles aren't quite the same as you describe. I don't have dyslexia, but I really don't like coordinating multiple things at once. I find the stress of time pressures in cooking also unenjoyable. I can cook and I can cook well, but I find it costs too much in stress to cook a lot. Since the food will be eaten so quickly I find it hard to justify all the effort! But I DO love food, especially high quality food.
I've found some short cuts now that help - like cooking double and freezing the leftovers (like others have suggested) or having them the next day/day after. I'm glad that my partner is okay with cooking, so sometimes they do it all, but usually we cook together.
I love one-pot meals, and leftovers are a gift!
Yes, I let my wife do the Sunday roast, then I stick all the leftovers, including gravy, into a pie on Monday. For me, at least, the pie is often better!