A trained chef teaches you how to keep yourself fed in the face of stress, burnout, and exhaustion—and have fun doing it.
Delivery is expensive. Eating a spoonful of peanut butter is depressing. You can’t imagine having the energy to chop an onion. But somehow, you gotta eat. How does anyone feed themselves under these conditions?
Enter You Gotta Eat, a friendly, accessible resource for getting something on your plate when you have too much on your plate. Part cookbook, part pep talk, and part action plan, You Gotta Eat offers tips and tactics—plus ten “do exactly this” recipes—for making effortless food that’s nourishing, tasty, and even a little fun. Choose your current energy level and learn important kitchen skills such as the following.
If you can open a package: Turn instant ramen into a feast
If you can assemble a plate: Make a cheese board fit for a king
If you can press a button: Whip up perfect eggs in the microwave
If you can wield a knife: Turn any leftovers into a hearty casserole
Plus dozens more ideas for living deliciously without impossible effort.
Whether you’re burned-out, depressed, overworked, a new parent, living away from home for the first time, or some combination of the above, let food editor, classically trained chef, and nacho enthusiast Margaret Eby show you how to make your eating experience better—and easier—in every way.
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“An encouraging, casual cookbook that invites goofing around in the kitchen until tasty dishes can be put on the table.”
— Foreword (starred review)
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Margaret Eby is the author of two books, including South Toward Home: Travels in Southern Literature. She is deputy food editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer and a former senior editor at Food & Wine, MyRecipes, and Extra Crispy. She has written for the New York Review of Books, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. She graduated from Barnard College and completed an MA at New York University. She also completed a certificate program at the International Culinary Center in 2019.
Erin Moon is a professional actor and an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator of over 150 novels. She lives and records in beautiful Vancouver, Canada.