Book Review – The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food You Can Make So You Don’t Die by Zilla Novikov, Rachel A. Rosen and Marten Norr

First published, 2022

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

It’s a tricky time of year for a lot of people. It’s cold and dark and there are so many sniffles about; basically everyone I know has been fighting something over the last few weeks. I suspect we all know that we should make an effort to take care of ourselves, especially when we’re feeling low, but it’s not always that easy. This cookbook makes it easier. There are loads of ideas, carefully curated and conveyed in a genuinely compassionate manner (with occasional strong language, which I enjoyed), very easy-to-follow recipes that you can probably modify if you’re feeling a bit stronger, simple ingredients, and a great list of staples for the larder and fridge─none of which require specialist shops. There are also some awesome menu ideas to get you through the week.

There are four truly wonderful things about this book: 

1) Most of the recipes involve very little prep. You’re not looking at hours of chopping or peeling, most of the ingredients are available in canned or frozen form.

2) It’s written with unrelenting kindness.

3) Almost everything in the book can be made vegan.

4) The book is free to download. You can find it on Amazon, all over Google, or order it direct from their website: http://www.nightbeatseu.ca

Take care, everyone.