by Jen Hatmaker
First published 2022
New York Times bestselling author and podcaster Jen Hatmaker opens her kitchen to readers in this debut cookbook. Hatmaker has fed five children and countless friends for years, developing foolproof recipes that work for busy families. She organizes her favorites into practical chapters like Food for Breakfast, Food for Your Picky Spouse or Spawn, and Food for When You Have No More Damns to Give. The book features accessible dishes including Texas Migas, Green Chili Taco Cups, Risotto with Whatever You Have, Friday Night Roast Chicken, and Peach Corn Cakes. Hatmaker writes for ordinary home cooks, sharing personal stories and candid observations alongside each recipe. Her irreverent Southern wit appears throughout, making cooking feel less intimidating and more enjoyable. The cookbook combines vibrant photography with Hatmaker's trademark honesty about real life in the kitchen.
Genres: cooking, 21st-century, food, food-writing
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-stories
256 pages · Kindle Edition · Harvest