Perfect for caregivers with young children, new adults navigating a shared kitchen, chefs with disabilities or fraught relationships with food, and any person who needs permission to eat a jam and butter sandwich like a Queen, You Gotta Eat by Margaret Eby belongs in every library collection and on every kitchen counter.

Divided into sections based on the amount of effort required to produce the meal, this book provides ideas for filling and festive dishes that scale up for a crowd or down for a single serving. Since each meal option is presented with a list of possible components (and the suggestion that you roll a die and pick from the provided columns if decision fatigue has you in its grip) it is easy to customize the menu to address food allergies, sensitivities, and preferences in addition to "what you have on hand." While there are no images of the finished dishes, the bright colors and engaging font encourage and amuse the reader along the way, making the daily act of food preparation a little more fun and a great deal more accessible. Thank you to NetGalley for access to this fantastic arc!

This cookbook is a breath of fresh air. It makes the essential act of eating accessible to people with disabilities, depression, ADHD etc, who are grieving or having to work long hours. Highly recommend.

This book is a great help to anyone too tired to cook something fancy or even on a daily-homecooked-meal level.
It‘s perfect for those who can‘t be bothered to move too much in summer heat, habe low energy after work, are no talents whatsoever in the kitchen or are simply unable to make more than a few hand gestures in the kitchen because of (mental) illness or stress or simply are on low budget but want to not always eat things the same way every day.

In few but in depth chapters Eby shows how an egg or whether a bread is toasted or not can sometimes make the difference. How to use what you have in your kitchen. From canned goods to ramen noodle packages - she takes the shame off low-effort cooking (or assembling) and has many useful tipps (such as how to add extra protein or why mayonnaise and tomatos go together on bread or that miso paste is a great extra to have because it adds a unique salty flavor AND stays good in the fridge for a year).

This book full of recipes looks to simplify cooking, making, and eating food when it doesn't seem quite so simple. The ideas are mostly things that the general person might have around, and even some items that are a little more obscure.