Sim won't resume cooking

When I  pick a dish for my Sim to cook, they start preparing it, but then stop and it acts like something is blocking the way. I have tried using different Sims,  I have moved the dish to a different counter,  I have saved and restarted my laptop ( I play on Steam).  I don't know how to fix it if I'm able to and I'm beyond frustrated. Also, I have seen where a few others have also had this issue, but can't find how it was resolved (if so).  Please Help!