None of the sims in the household will interact with the stove/microwave anymore. There is nothing on the counters or in the way of the cooking activity. I tested by loading up a new character and using a vanilla domicile, just in case my original save was corrupted by the update or something (eg through the 'Hardly Hungry' perk). No dice - new sim did exactly the same thing. I select the stove or fridge; highlight and expand the cooking menus; select the dish and size; and the sim pays the simoleons and ingredients. No activity gets listed on his action sequence, and he does not make any interaction at all with either the stove or fridge, etc. Likewise, if there is food inside the fridge already, there is no longer a 'eat leftovers' interaction option, either. Also, no matter how hungry their need gets, they do not automatically cook or eat anything outside of their inventory (I have to keep them alive with apples in their inventory). Some of the 'have quick meal' option (yoghurt, cereal and juice), but the sim does not interact with the fridge for this. It appears in his/her hands from whatever distance away without going anywhere near the kitchen. Any ideas what the solution here is? Barring a reinstall, of course. It was a pain installing in the first place. the last thing I want to to do is go through all that again.