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It was like a form of meditation and therapy. Squeezing the limes and cleaning the shrimp – that is the memory of food.

Recipe for Disaster: 40 Superstar Stories of Sustenance and Survival by Alison Riley

December 6, 2022 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Recipe for Disaster starts so well. The first recipe is Samantha Irby’s Rejection Chicken. First things first, you gotta get dumped.” The whole recipe is the story of heartbreak, self soothing, and chopping and cooking. I like to slice them on a severe angle because it looks cool and chef-y, but honestly? It doesn’t matter! Does anything?????? Same, Samantha Irby, same. I don’t just eat my feelings, I cook my feelings too. Sometimes I need to fiercely chop a lot of things, and sometimes I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alison Riley, NetGalley. advance reader copy, Recipe for Disaster

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:137 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alison Riley, NetGalley. advance reader copy, Recipe for Disaster ·
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