First published 2022
Shaquille O'Neal opens his kitchen to share the recipes that built his love affair with food. The basketball icon traces his culinary passion back to childhood, watching his mother prepare meals for four hungry kids. Now he cooks for his own family, turning dinnertime into connection time. O'Neal presents 80 straightforward recipes designed for busy parents juggling practices and game nights. His menu spans Loaded Potato Waffles and One Pan Baked Southern Mac and Cheese to Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Thighs with Sweet Potato Bake and Spicy Jambalaya with Andouille Meatballs. Each dish promises success for novice cooks and delivers the kind of comfort food that brings people together. The book closes every meal with dessert, especially banana pudding, because in Shaq's world, there's always banana pudding.
Genres: non-fiction, biography-memoir, cooking, food-and-drink
Vibes: emotional, intimate
Tropes: found-family
240 pages · Hardcover · Ten Speed Press