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Cooking on Vibes: The AuDHD Ginger Chicken Saga
I started the night with good intentions. Just a simple ginger chicken. No chaos. No experiments. Just a functioning adult making dinner.
But five minutes in, my AuDHD brain whispered, “How hard can it be, right?".
I had chicken thighs and fresh ginger. No garlic, no scallions, but whatever. I had confidence and a recipe. It was detailed, encouraging, and perfect.
And then I… immediately ignored half of it.
At some point, I accidentally poured the oil into the sauce instead of the pan, stared at it for five solid seconds, and said, “Well… that’s a choice.”
I was two seconds away from crying into my cutting board. But okay, sure, let's wing it.
Somehow, chaos transformed into a masterpiece. I found an old box of chicken rice pilaf from the back of the pantry (vintage, probably worth something by now). I didn’t have scallions, so I threw on parsley. Not because it made sense, but because it was green and my brain needed closure.
And miracle of miracles, it was good. Like, “Did I just accidentally cook something impressive?” good. The sauce was glossy, the rice soaked it up perfectly, and I was standing there like a Food Network contestant who blacked out mid-episode but still won.
That’s what AuDHD is like. You stare at a recipe, decide to follow it, then lose patience, improvise, make a few detours, and somehow find your way back to your delicious ginger chicken.
My kitchen may have looked like a science experiment halfway through, but the result? A culinary redemption arc.
10 out of 10, would cook on vibes again.
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