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Rated The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food You Can Make So You Don't Die 8/10

<div>This book accomplishes what it set out to do — remind people who have a hard time feeding themselves while depressed that there are very basic things you can eat. The intended audience might skew towards those in college/new adults in general, people who have not spent a lot of time cooking for themselves, even when they feel capable.<br><br>The recipes within are less about measurements and more about adequate ideas, with variations depending on how much effort you might want to put into a dish. Even though I have been (to toot my own horn) a really good cook for almost 20 years now, and even though certain prep methods contained within made me go "I CANNOT imagine doing it like that," I know I'm not exactly the intended audience! People who like cooking for themselves and love new recipes are going to be like "Peanut butter on a spoon? Seriously???" But that's not the point here! The point is, when you're knee-deep in some sort of awful circumstance, sometimes you really need someone to say, "Hey, it's fine if all you manage is some instant oatmeal right now."<br><br>BTW, the ebook version of this is free online, so if you need a little extra help, that's one less hurdle to deal with.</div>

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Published 2026-08-19 00:46 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere