A comprehensive guide and recipe collection that brings the economy
and satisfaction of home cooking to disabled and neurodivergent
cooks.
cripping / crip up: A term used by disabled disability rights
advocates and academia to signal taking back power, to lessen stigma,
and to disrupt ableism as to ensure disabled voices are included in all
aspects of life.
When Jules Sherred discovered the Instant Pot multicooker, he was
thrilled. And incensed. How had no one told him what a gamechanger this
could be, for any home cook but in particular for those with
disabilities and chronic illness? And so the experimenting--and the
evangelizing--began.
The kitchen is the most ableist room in the house. With 50 recipes that
make use of three key tools--the electric pressure cooker, air fryer,
and bread machine--Jules has set out to make the kitchen accessible and
enjoyable. The book includes pantry prep, meal planning, shopping
guides, kitchen organization plans, and tips for cooking safely when
disabled, all taking into account varying physical abilities and energy
levels.
Organized from least to greatest effort (or from 1 to "all your spoons,"
for spoonies), beginning with spice blends and bases, Jules presents
thorough, tested, inclusive recipes for making favourites like butter
chicken, Jules's Effin' Good Chili, Thai winter squash soup, roast
dinners, matzo balls, pho, samosas, borshch, shortbread, lemon pound
cake, and many more.
Jules also provides a step-by-step guide to safe canning and a template
for prepping your freezer and pantry for post-surgery. With rich
accompanying photography and food histories, complete nutritional
information and methods developed specifically for the disabled and
neurodivergent cook, Crip Up the Kitchen is at once inviting,
comprehensive, and accessible. If you've craved the economy and
satisfaction of cooking at home but been turned off by the ableist
approach of most cookbooks--this one's for you!
