[Lobster Hands]

I'm talking like, "oh I've gotta cook this for them tomorrow morning. I'll go buy the ingredients!"right after cooking a huge dinner? It's no big deal I know, but I do think it's funny.

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[wildflowerchild25]

I made a whole bunch of uncrustables once. It's basically a peanut butter and jelly with the crusts cut off but they sell them in the freezer section. I bought them for my son and then thought well hell I could just make these myself and it would be cheaper than $5.56 a box! So I spent a couple of hours punching out sandwiches. They weren't actually cheaper if you can believe it but they were time consuming lol and kept me busy for a little bit.

[Lobster Hands]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

I made a whole bunch of uncrustables once. It's basically a peanut butter and jelly with the crusts cut off but they sell them in the freezer section. I bought them for my son and then thought well hell I could just make these myself and it would be cheaper than $5.56 a box! So I spent a couple of hours punching out sandwiches. They weren't actually cheaper if you can believe it but they were time consuming lol and kept me busy for a little bit.

Haha that's funny! I used to have pbnj sandwiches so often...I still do!

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[TheJettSet27]

I tend to bake a lot. Fancy homemade cakes, not prepackaged.
Other than that? Not much.

[Lobster Hands]

Originally Posted by TheJettSet27

I tend to bake a lot. Fancy homemade cakes, not prepackaged.
Other than that? Not much.

Yeah homemade stuff is what I'm talkin about.

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[Suddz]

Yep, I cooked all day today. Egg custards for breakfast, paleo Sheppards pie, paleo paella.... it calms me.

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[Victoria'smom]

That's one of the ways you can tell I'm hypomanic. All burners on, as many pans in the oven as I can fit and cooking on the grittle . usually the counters and tables are fill with done baked products and ones ready to cook when there's space.

[venusss]

Yeah, I do cook. COmplicated exotic very spicy dishes.

But I maintain I am a good cook. Grandmother would be proud of me.

And once I made on work camp with other guy (who is also BP) "manic chocolate balls". We crushed a lot of things (cookies, raisins, nuts, figs...), thrown it into melted chocolate and made candy balls from it. It was a success.

[Side2Side]

Cooking is a great way to be creative, I haven't worked in 6 months and cooking has really helped fill my time and get a better diet. I also got a Teflon wok and often cook up awesome stir frys lol its also a nice thing you can do for friends and family :-)

[nowIgetit]

oooooh yet another thing I do that I never thought could be a symptom LOL. I am notorious for this. my husband makes fun of me. when I am feeling crappy I don't want to cook at all, anything (this is actually one of my metrics for warning myself that I might be going into a depression) and when I am feeling good I want to cook tons of stuff so I can freeze it and have stuff to eat when I'm feeling crappy! it's actually really helpful but now that I read this I realize it's totally a hypomanic thing.

I'm a foodie. Food is my passion and my love. In fact, the kitchen is the only place that I'm truly creative. I have cooked for days. We had so many leftovers in the fridge, I didn't have to cook for almost 2 weeks.

[Standup2me]

Cookies. Lots and lots of cookies....lots and lots and lots

Originally Posted by Miguel'smom

That's one of the ways you can tell I'm hypomanic. All burners on, as many pans in the oven as I can fit and cooking on the grittle . usually the counters and tables are fill with done baked products and ones ready to cook when there's space.

So me. It's all going at the same time with everything everywhere. For hours.
Typically, I'm meh on cooking. I can do it, i just don't care and it bother me how much time it takes to deal with. I already have such a hard time managing time, and to see chunks of it disappear like that is not exactly a motivator….
When I am depressed, I just don't give a ****. If it's not set in front of me ready to eat (read: pick at), the hell with it. Opening up a can of soup to heat it exhausting to even think about.

Originally Posted by nowIgetit

...and when I am feeling good I want to cook tons of stuff so I can freeze it and have stuff to eat when I'm feeling crappy!...

Wow, I wish I could think this far ahead. It is a great idea!

[GenCat]

Yes i do! Lots of pasta dishes and desserts! I love running to the store last minute and just going crazy buying things you don't need but just have to bake! And then you bake them all at once.

I do cook a lot, sometimes because I'm hypomanic, sometimes because it's the only thing I feel like I can do properly even when nothing else is working out. Maybe it's in my blood, but I'm a good and intuitive cook (not so good at dessert, but other things, yes). It's a helpful skill, because I'll have something in the fridge when depression strikes. So I'm not sure if my bent for cooking is part of my "crazy", or if it just has to do with my genes and upbringing in a foodie family :P

[dolphingirl]

Usually when I'm stressed. I'm currently in college and you can bet right before each test, paper, etc., when I'm upset, or sometimes I just get in the mood where I just really want to cook so I buy ingredients and 4 dozen cookies and stir fry later I decide to go to bed. The only problem with me cooking is that it takes up time, money, and I usually end up binging on most of what I make.

[r010159]

Originally Posted by jeffro1972

I'm a foodie. Food is my passion and my love. In fact, the kitchen is the only place that I'm truly creative. I have cooked for days. We had so many leftovers in the fridge, I didn't have to cook for almost 2 weeks.

I used to fold my two interests into one in this way: buying things and cooking things. I would go out and buy a very expensive set of German knives (because I needed them), a Cuisinart (because I needed it), a Kitchen Aid mixer (because I need it), 100 spices and herbs (because I needed them), constantly adding to my cooking toys (because I cannot cook without them). LOL I used to cook authentic Mexican, Italian, Indian, French, make and bake breads, pizza, pastries, and sometimes cookies, and so forth. I went crazy with this. And I left the mess for someone else to clean up. My ex-wife did this when we were together.

Nowadays, I cut out the kitchen part and go directly to online shopping and spending. I have purchased so much from Amazon that the street in front of Amazon headquarters should have my name on it. But I have not spent any money on cooking toys. I had to give up THAT expensive habit.

[NWgirl2013]

Yes. Sometimes I cook a lot but I am always gauging my energy now and cook accordingly. I know who has to clean up and factor that into the whole thing. I am cooking and cleaning at the same time.
I do so love it though when my fridge is full of ready to heat and eat choices. Love that...

Cooking is one of my coping strategies. I hate it when I am depressed, I'll usually be in tears while making myself do it, but I do it anyway because it needs to be done. I try to be as healthy as I can afford to be. I make up big meals and freeze them for the times the energy is really low. Curries are really good and easy to make and freeze well.

When Im baseline I have been known to enjoy it... but when Im hypo, I lose my appetite and just buy food on the run to keep me going. Next time Im on the upswing I will try it as something to do. I've only just started using it as a coping tool recently and I havent been really up for an awful long time. I used to work in a cafe and when I was hypomanic I would start a million things at once. I was very good at multitasking. My boss loved it when I'd finish it but would get so flustered when I had so many things on the go at once. She was worried I wouldnt keep up with it all but I always did, never burned a thing!