Recipes for those who can't cook.

You’ve probably heard me talk about what my daily sketching practice did for me. Practicing consistently, even just for 20 minutes a day, will improve your skills radically. Of course, that goes for any skill, including cooking.

When I met Peter, he quickly decided he was going to invest his time in not having to eat my food. Now he’s a great chef and I have the cooking skills of a 12 year old. (I didn’t get married that young, but have a screaming lack of talent.)

If you’re thinking Peter could teach me, I’m afraid our styles don’t match.

I’m lucky to have a husband who enjoys to cook, but there are days when he’s not home for dinner I have to drag myself to the kitchen, usually when I’m already hungry and grumpy.

This week I was actually excited about a recipe. I’ve been following Veganricha on Instagram and her recipes look delicious and healthy and… simple. I was ready to make this Vegan Spinach Artichoke Pasta Bake.

My mother-in-law was visiting, I was going to show her I can do stuff. Like an adult.

Here’s how that went.

While I was wallowing in self pity, mother-in-law swooped in with a potato masher to do the blending.

It kind of worked.

Then somehow it came out the oven fully baked but lukewarm.

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About that sketchbook, if you draw daily it can be hard to decide what to draw. So sometimes, I just draw what I ate. That’s why I now have a small collection of comic recipes! I’ll share some of my favorites here.

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I hope this email brought you some joy today! Let me know in the comments below if you’d like to try one of the recipes!

With love,

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