The Trigger Kitchen: Dismantling Diet Culture One Unapologetic Recipe at a Time

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We're going to eat for ourselves. And we're going to stop apologizing for being human beings with bodies. If our dysfunctional relationship with food and our bodies is the tower we've been trapped in our whole lives, then Emma Myles may have just built the delicious ladder to get us out. Featuring over 55 recipes, this one-of-a-kind cookbook offers a way back to food enjoyment and is filled with candid personal stories that remind us how we lost sight of it in the first place. Speaking from experience, Emma carves a tunnel through the unrelenting maze of diet culture and provides all of us with a clear pathway to break free. They tell us "healthy" means restrictive. We prove them wrong with accidentally vegan dishes like Smokey Crispy Tofu & Miso Glazed Cabbage and Sweet Potato Coconut Stew. They say our salads are only good for us if they are used as punishment. Charred Hearts & Buttermilk Ranch and Broiled Hasselback Caprese beg to differ. We're told that all the foods we love from our childhoods are off-limits as adults. Homemade strawberry Pop-Tarts and Kevin McCallister's plain cheese pizza would like to speak to the manager. We've been slowly influenced away from our food joy without ever realizing we had a choice. This is our chance to reclaim the mental peace and connection that comes with cooking. It's time to treat mealtime like the celebration it was always meant to be. It's time to get off the diet culture highway at the next exit and head straight for The Trigger Kitchen.

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"Emma has managed to tackle the concept of diet culture with humor and flavor, and our
meals are going to be so much tastier for it." --Molly Yeh, NYT bestselling author and
Food Network host

"Emma's inventive recipes, along with her personal message, makes this book a leader in new culinary experiences." --Uzo Aduba, actress, Orange Is the New Black

"Bravo, for making this a powerful and tasty tool for personal transformation and rebellion." --Diane Guerrero, actress, Orange Is the New Black

"This incredible book is filled with witty anecdotes, super honest moments and recipes you will want to share with everyone you know." --Abigail Breslin, actress, Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland

Author Bio

Emma Myles is an eating disorder recovery cook and an actor best known for her reoccurring role in Orange is the New Black. She lives in New York City, New York.