Attempts to cook with a stubbornly ADHD brain
Cooking with chronic pain
Cooking with chronic pain has been a real challenge for me. Standing too long, pushing through on “good days,” and then paying for it later—it all adds up. Over time I’ve found little tricks and shortcuts that make it easier, and I’m sharing them here in case they help you too.
What I ate this week #3
This week's eating adventures: groceries that didn't fix anything and a tasty little chicken number
Putting things on toast
Toast is the ultimate ADHD-friendly food: quick, comforting, and endlessly adaptable. Here are some of my favourite toast toppings—from simple butter to avo, feta, kimchi, and beyond.
These groceries are going to fix everything
Buying groceries always feels like it’s going to change my life… but mostly, it’s floppy carrots and regret.
Batch cooking, textures and boredom
“Batch cooking sounds like the dream — cook once, eat for days. But with ADHD, textures blur, boredom hits, and sometimes the food never even makes it out of the fridge. Here’s what’s worked for me, what hasn’t, and the halfway fixes that actually help.”
What I ate this week #1
This week’s edition of What I Ate This Week: my most ADHD meal, a caffeine catastrophe, a one-pot pasta win, and a hot pot that feels like the ultimate ADHD dinner.
Fixation eating and the"Sudden Ick"
A couscous love affair turned cold — exploring the ADHD “sudden ick” and the cycle of food fixation and disinterest.
The never-ending breakfast grind: mornings are hard with ADHD
Ever feel like breakfast is a boss battle you can’t win? You're not alone.
Permission to throw out food
Giving yourself permission to throw out food might feel wrong, but it can make cooking with ADHD easier, reduce waste, and boost kitchen inspiration.
My favourite resources
There’s a lot of ADHD info out there — here’s what I’ve actually found helpful. A mix of food, fidgets, podcasts and more.
Sh*t in a pan: A love story
ADHD Cooking Hacks: One-Pan Meals That Are Sometimes Great, Sometimes Disastrous
Don’t cook dinner at dinner time, and other ways to get it done
Struggling to cook after work? Some ADHD-friendly tips to reduce stress and decision fatigue at dinnertime.