Me, I write my "recipes" down in the manner of extremely old "receipts", thus:

Fry some bacon. Pour most of the grease into a jar for later. Add the correct amount of water and dried instant hash browns. Cook for a while. Meanwhile, find the rest of everything in the freezer. Throw in a few vegetables. Season to taste. Five minutes before done, add a generous handful of cheddar cheese. Serve with pickles.

Which, some questions along the lines that my partner (who is not an intuitive cook) might ask:
What temperature are you using? (The correct one)
How much bacon grease do you leave? (enough)
how much water is "correct"? (you'll know)
I forgot to mention that the water needs to be boiling, but surely you know that based on the hash brown carton, and you need to add the Montreal steak seasoning at the hash brown step to remove the cardboard flavor.
How long is "a while"? (until you've found the rest of everything in the freezer, and then a while longer)
What is "the rest of everything" and why does it have to be frozen? (Because it is, not because it has to be.)
Which vegetables? (the correct ones, and you have to wait to add the snap peas until the last 5 minutes or so also)
Which seasonings? Eh, the ones that taste good.
How do you know when it's five minutes away from being done? (when the bubbling sound stops sounding watery and starts sounding crispy/oily)
What pickled vegetables (yes)

But none of those things go into the written recipe! Not unless I actually try to retrace my steps, which takes so much energy. And memory.