Sim won't cook using fridge/stove

The hand wave means "I can't do that". There do not seem to be anything blocking the stove however none of the kitchen counters I can see are free. You need at least one with nothing on it and nothing blocking it. 

@deejcake, I agree with @jpkarlsen.  It looks like all of your counter spaces have something on them, except the one closest to the lady, but that looks like it might have a trash can in front of it.  Try moving one of the items off the counter or try moving the trash can out of the way.  If this works, please mark  @jpkarlsen's  reply as the solution  to your problem so other people with a similar problem can find the answer easier!  (If this isn't the actual problem then at least we eliminated that possibility. 😉 ) 

Thank you for including the picture so we could see exactly what the problem was! 😇

@SheriGR, you are correct in that that clock is from the Computer career! 🙂  While we cant' see the actual clock in the house from the picture, it is definitely that clock that is in the thought bubble! 🤨