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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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I found this recipe on a blog awhile back and I find it is ideal on a no spoons/low spoons day and doesn't require an oven or microwave. Also you can customise it to your dietary requirements. It's my go to recipe when I've forgotten to eat lunch or need to eat something somewhat nutritious 😊

Ingredients
1 x Tortilla wrap
Peanut butter/Nut butter/chocolate spread
1 banana
Honey /maple syrup/agave syrup to sweeten (optional)

Spread your wrap with the spread of your choice. Take a peeled banana and with a fork mash it slightly in the centre of the wrap. Drizzle with your choice of syrup to sweeten if desired. Then wrap it up like a burrito (I found an image of wrapping a burrito that demonstrates how to wrap it up) and eat 😊