shitty wizard plush

felt it gumming up my hair.
the sun was sinking into the Atlantic
the last time that I turned my back on you.
I tried to summon up a little prayer as I went under
it was the best that I could do.

The secret to enjoying cooking is to spend time prepping food beforehand so you don't need to panic when you need something mid recipe and cleaning as you go so there's nothing looming over you to clean afterwards. That's it. Read the entire recipe and break it up into parts.

"But I'm bad at planning!" Okay but you can see that you need a potato cubed and cut that up first before you turn on any burner.

"But I can't clean things while I cook!" Okay but you have time while water is boiling. Soap and rinse your cutting board to dry.

The things you need to do to be successful are all small tasks, not big ones. Cooking can be orderly! The main other thing I want to point out is that cooking times are a lie because they never take into account prep time. Don't feel bad if you are slower than the listed time.

I always empty the dishwasher (or finish loading it so I have a clean sink) before I start cooking! If I'm using a recipe, I go through it and see what the End Use for each ingredient is, and what prep they need, so I can do all the prep up front (well-written recipes will do this for you).

Honestly, if anyone ever needs a recipe re-written to be more accessible (shorter directions, prep up front, tips for specific things like cutting or cooking styles, etc) DM me! I'm not an expert chef, but I am an expert in process analysis and simplifying things!

you hold my head in your hands.
you say my name.
how is it that though you say it some twenty thousand times
it's never quite the same
and you tell me that Hercules died burning consumed by an
article of his own clothing