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When my nerves are shot, my anxiety is at a fever pitch, or I’m just generally stuck in a quagmire of existential malaise, I go to my kitchen. Routine cooking almost always helps me feel better. It helps my brain stop spinning and forces me to slow down, even for just the short time it takes to chop an onion. At the very least, it separates me from a screen for a while. (The built-in aromatherapy is helpful, too.)

But when I really feel like life is out of control, I’ll spend an entire evening or a Sunday afternoon up to my elbows in an immersive, labor-intensive and time-consuming “project recipe” that requires my attention, my patience, and maybe a little bit of my creativity, too.

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