Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁Aug 2, 2023

Found on Bluesky, and thought I'd share here.

The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food you can make so you don't die

From a co-author;

"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!"

Edit (2): It turns out both coauthors, @youseeatortoise and @zillanovikov, are here on Mastodon!

#Cookbooks

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.

itch.io
Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseAug 3, 2023
@cardamomaddict this sounds like it might be pretty useful to me with my adhd and the executive dysfunction that results from that, will look at it once I have wifi and time, probably
Show threadZilla NovikovAug 3, 2023
@enby_of_the_apocalypse @cardamomaddict there's adhd in the team that put this cookbook together ...
Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseAug 3, 2023
@zillanovikov @cardamomaddict that’s good to hear, and it makes a lot of sense. Having trouble cooking because of executive dysfunction is a pretty common thing for us ADHDers afaik
Show threadPanopticolaAug 3, 2023

@enby_of_the_apocalypse @zillanovikov @cardamomaddict ADHD in the kitchen can be a big problem. I found a rationale for my kitchen coping techniques once I got a late diagnosis. Things like:

- time elastic recipes (no knead bread, dips, light pickling)
- clear containers in the fridge
- frequently used items on open shelves or hanging over counters
- timers scattered around
- designated and negotiated locations for tools
- storage for stuff you don't want to run out of
- easy reliable lists

Sure everyone can benefit from those but my kitchen can go to shit without them.

Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseAug 4, 2023
@zillanovikov @Panopticola @cardamomaddict I try to use as many things that have a long shelf life as possible and avoid things that have a short shelf life, because that way I can just buy a lot of them and then will always have some of them there, and I don’t have to worry about them spoiling if I don’t find the spoons to cook much for some time, but still, it’s hard.
Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseAug 4, 2023
@zillanovikov @Panopticola @cardamomaddict I also tend to have trouble with cleaning everything up, once I’m done cooking and eating I often don’t have the energy any more so I end up avoiding cooking sometimes because I know I won’t be able to do the dishes after. I guess I’m lucky that I have access to uni cafeterias being a uni student, without them life would be so much harder as I’d have to cook every day.
Show threadSinnamon (despicable arc 😈)
@enby_of_the_apocalypse @zillanovikov @Panopticola @cardamomaddict I've created (and work for keeping it) the habit of cleaning as I cook. If the meal requires some steps (eg: pouring sauce on cooked pasta or preparing a side salad on grilled stuff), I first clean the pot/pan before I start the last step, and never start to eat without having washed all the tools (the kitchen itself is a different story).

I wouldn't ever have the energy to do the dishes/pots/pans after lunch. What a horror! ​​
Aug 4, 2023 at 12:35pmWeb