Rory:
It’s a practice thing. Lessons are fer ferndocks.
Think of a few dishes you really, really enjoy. Find some reasonable recipes for them. Cook your own dinner every night for the next several weeks.
After a while you’ll notice that you’re whizzin’ through those onions that were such a pain in the neck to chop when you got started…that you know JUST when the onions are soft enough to have the garlic minced and into the pan by…that no, the marjoram you tried in the sauce last week was a BAD idea, but the basil you used the week before was REALLY good…that you’re not forgetting to start steaming the green vegetables BEFORE the pasta is ready…
Uke