cooking is literally one of the best things you can do for your Brain... and more specifically cooking with care and creativity. like, using a multitude of senses all at once: your taste your smell your tactile sense... not even speaking of the dimension of Problem Solving & the joy you get from finding a perfect balance of tastes or figuring out how to level up your dish... cooking gives you the perfect opportunity to practice awareness, knowing what’s going on around you and how you can affect that. when you are making food you are literally simultaneously creating the world around you, practicing care and awareness... like literally creating a Thing that everyone needs for survival yet you can consume for pleasure and share with your loved ones? i’m here for it...