I co-wrote a cookbook for depressed people and other folks with zero spoons, only knives. It's not meant to be gourmet cooking so much as a survival guide for late stage capitalism. And you can get it for free!
https://traumbooks.itch.io/the-sad-bastard-cookbook
The Sad Bastard Cookbook by tRaum Books

by Rachel A. Rosen and Zilla Novikov || Food you can make so you don't die.

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@youseeatortoise This is the first cookbook in my life that I feel like I can, and want to, cook from. It also made me feel good just to read a part of it. Because it reaches its goal, I need to eat to survive and spoons are completely gone currently. The only one left is my pink comfort spoon with which I try to eat mashed potatoes to feel a bit of joy while trying to eat anything that can help my body work.

So yeah. I said it already on a similar post citing your cookbook, but thanks, it's great, I'll read it entirely and will cook from it. Wether because I read it in it or not, simply because this cookbook is spot-on about it's goal audience.

Thanks.

@Morgane_lapine This is exactly why we did it.

@youseeatortoise It feels, and I want to say that's a huge success. And i'm 100% in the target demographic. And from what I feel from it, both authors are too. Which... feels so much better than the picture of a perfect cake I will never cook in a cookbook that's never been designed for people like me to cook from. It's pretty, and the prettier it is the saddest I get from feeling forgotten.

But rice and couscous and pastas (damn pastas are hard, and even that you nailed it), and mashed potatoes and everyting like that ? And how to make it quick and just... have variety in trying to survive and maybe smile at a small pepper or salt or whatever added ? Yeah. I want that. It's giving me an idea of spoon I didn't have, to get motivated to eat. And survive. Congrats !

@Morgane_lapine YESS I am glad to hear it.
@youseeatortoise @Morgane_lapine YES this is a "write what you know" situation. We're dealing with different issues but we're with you. Which is how we know.
@youseeatortoise I might be a bit over-joyed in my answers but it's been something I hadn't seen before and I had seen people try it and it still wasn't for me and it's hard when it happens over and over again. And I just really want to say you did something good. And I want you to know I think it sincerely. It's not much and you may already know it or not need it. But that's something I think you may appreciate. And I am unable to lie in my state, it is very sincere and my thanks are too.
@Morgane_lapine This is literally why we did this! And it means so much that it's had an impact on you.