by Snaggle Tooth
For Snaggle Tooth, busy lady, serial blogger, and budding librarian, cooking for loved ones is a burden that cramps her style and stifles the warmth that is the heart of family life. It's a chore to be avoided like the Black Death. In this irresistible kitchen companion, she invites you to rediscover the pleasures and rewards of ignoring the whole cooking process. She shares crowd-pleasing ideas for everything from a Tuesday-night TV dinner to a showstopping special-occasion one-dish meal, including breakfast dishes (Quaker Peaches 'n Cream Instant Oatmeal) , cocktail nibbles (cheddar cheese slices), main-dish salads (Bacon & Ranch Suddenly Salad) , soups from concentrate, and stews (throw it in a pot and let it sit!), irresistible breads (the pre-sliced kind!) and unforgettable desserts (did I just eat a cup of chocolate chips?). Satisfying dishes include Tuna Casserole, boxed frozen Pierogies, Spaghetti with tomato sauce, French Bread Pizza, and Mac 'n Cheese with hot dogs. To make time in the kitchen more productive, Snaggle includes notes on multi-tasking for every recipe. Especially useful are "Potatoes while painting your nails", "Turkey Tetrazzini and Tae Bo" and "Goulash while going to see The Golden Compass". In addition, an invaluable chapter on creating a "Homemade Pantry" explains how to buy and stock such staples as Cream of Mushroom Soup, French fried onions, no-boil lasagne, and canned mandarin oranges.
Snaggle's skill as a non-cooker and her warm enthusiasm for loafing shine through in each and every hastily written recipe, designed to inspire anyone looking to subvert the idea that good cooking is what makes a house a home. Vibrantly illustrated by Dan Awesome(click to see example!), The Joy of NOT Cooking brings the pleasure of avoidance and sloth back into the modern kitchen.
xx crossposted to snaggletoooth xxx
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