Eat Your Feelings: Recipes for Self-Loathing - Hardcover

Whaley, Heather

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594630593 ISBN 13: 9781594630590

Publisher: Hudson Street Press, 2009

Synopsis

A whimsical collection of recipes shares comfort-food recommendations for a variety of emotional needs, including Sky-High Banana Cream Pie Because You're Dating a Married Guy and Little Sister Earns More Than You Ham-and-Cheese Toastie. By the writer of the off-Broadway production, I Will Not Marry Anthony Porter!

About this title

About the Author:

Heather Whaley is an actress, writer, and lifelong eater. Her play, Social Note, was the first play to appear in the storied Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. I Will Not Marry Anthony Porter! will have its Off-Broadway premier in 2009. Her television pilot, Sharon Shaw, is being developed for Lifetime, and her film project, Adult Children of Divorce, will go into production later this year.

From Publishers Weekly:

Though billed as "Amy Sedaris meets a warped Martha Stewart," this painful attempt from writer and actress Whaley falls far short on both counts. Ostensibly a tongue-in-cheek collection of dishes suitable for specific misfortunes and awkward moments, Whaley only manages to expand on the discomfort. Aside from listing props in ingredient lists ("Stir Fry for Stretch Marks," calls for an "old lady bathing suit"; "Moving to Russia To Look For Work Chocobanbutt Panini" calls for more accoutrements than foodstuffs), Whaley includes "recipes" like "MIL From Hell Taco Bell," a list of things to order from the fast food chain when mother-in-law is pushing your buttons. Subtlety and charm are not part of Whaley's repertoire, so crass comedy abounds: "Unwanted Pregnancy Kielbasa and Sauerkraut" lists qualities one should look for in an adoptive family ("must not be likely to sell child on black market"); "Mom's Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup for Closet Cases" reminds readers to use dairy butter, not "boy butter." Readers dealing with depression, irritating family members or simply in the mood for a comfort food pick-me-up would do far better consulting the back of a box of brownie mix, or a pint of Ben & Jerry's.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hudson Street Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1594630593
• ISBN 13: 9781594630590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256