Recipes and Other Nourishment for New and Expectant Parents

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Over 80 simple, feel-good recipes and 20 essays that take you behind the blackout curtain of early motherhood, where Christine and Emma, the two perfect allies for any new mom, await. How to Eat with One Hand was born of candid conversations between renowned chef Christine Flynn and Greenhouse beverage company co-founder Emma Knight when motherhood took them by surprise within a few months of one another. This unique collection offers over 80 simple, delicious recipes for every stage of new motherhood. Satisfy your cravings with must-haves like A Very Good Hamburger, Spicy Noods, and Chocolate Sheet Cake with Sour Cream Frosting; give your future sleep-deprived self a gift with satisfying make-ahead meals like White Beans and Greens, Fairy Godmother Minestrone, and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread; and later, please all the palates at the table with Spanish Tortilla, Molasses Brown Bread, and Chilaquiles. In addition, a handful of simple DIYs will help you keep your kids occupied, care for yourself, save money, and reduce your household waste. So whether you're newly pregnant and nothing could be better than the thing you want to eat right. now. Or whether you need creative ideas to feed your growing family and their growing appetites, How to Eat with One Hand has you covered. In addition to recipes, Christine and Emma offer sustenance of another sort as they recount key moments of their lives as new mothers in 20 essays that are by turns laugh-out-loud funny and so heartwarming you may find yourself asking, "Is someone chopping onions in here?" Whether they get it right or get it wrong, they always get through it—and with How to Eat with One Hand on your shelf, you will too. Introduction What to Expect (From This Book) You Can Go Your Own Way The Pregnant Pantry Tools and Equipment Cravings The part when you’re pregnant and revelling in highly specific food hankerings. Really Crunchy Granola Vanilla Almond Milk Cold Fruits Smoothie Bowl Choosing Motherhood Wedge Salad with Green Ranch and Pickles Caesar Salad with Garlicky Croutons Summer Vegetable Succotash Consider the Oyster: Thoughts on a European Pregnancy French Onion Soup with Cheese Toast Flakey Biscuits with Sausage Gravy A Very Good Hamburger We Need to Talk about Juno Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos Eggplant Parmesan Spicy Noods Cacio e Pepe Tokyo to the Moon Chocolate Sheet Cake with Sour Cream Frosting The Big Chill The part when birth is imminent and you’re preparing yourself, mind, body and freezer. How to Freeze and Thaw Freezer Hummus Peach Gazpacho Golden Squash Soup You Don’t Need Everything, but These Things Are Important Chicken Noodle Soup, Sort Of Red Beet Borscht with Crème Fraîche and Dill Mexican Adobo with Pork and Chilies Three-Alarm Turkey Chili Three’s Company Brothy White Beans and Greens Fairy Godmother Minestrone Polish Meatballs with Lemon and Caraway Red Pepper Curry Chicken Sour Cream Scones Chocolate Chip Banana Cake Deliverance / Labour Day Lemonade One Hand, One Love The part when you’re hungrier than ever and always holding a baby (at least one). Golden Milk Chia Pudding Cool Hand Zucc Peanut Butter Mother Lover Moringa Matcha Cinnamon Hocho Breastfeeding: It’s Complicated Red Flannel Hash The Elephant in the Room Pan con Tomate High Acid, Deep Green Salad Kabocha and Feta Salad Green Pepper Pot Soup Greens and Cheese Grandma Slice How to Read with One Hand Tamale Pie with Cornbread Crust Cheaters’ Congee All the Single Ladies Walk-in Tacos Fattoush with a Side of Flatbread Fried Halloumi Plate with Green Beans, Potatoes and Jammy Egg Turkey Tetrazzini Broiled Maple Char Mom Guilt Kabocha Squash and Olive Oil Loaf Ginger Cake 2 AM Cookies A Full Plate The part when your baby (and then, suddenly, toddler) has joined the family table. The Good Green Ginger Smoothie Breakfast Cookies Pancakes for the People On the Kindness of Strangers Cashew Cream Overnight Oats Coconut Milk Rice Pudding Ragamuffins Molasses Brown Bread Chilaquiles On Postpartum Dating Antipasto Pasta Salad Triple Mushroom Soup Beef Goulash with Buttered Egg Noodles Roast Chicken in a Hurry Mulligatawny Red Lentil Dal with Spiced Onions Saag Paneer (with Tofu Option!) Red Rice and Beans Invasive Species Grilled Vegetable Heaven with Whipped Ricotta Lemon Caper Roasted Cauliflower Wilted Greens Forever Spanish Tortilla Comfort Me with Tinned Fish Cottage Pasta Cheesy Polenta Hot Pepper Cornbread Polenta Peach Cake Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares When the Rubber Meets the Road Home Economics The part when you’re creating a world for your children. Play Dough Bath Bombs Beeswax Wraps Potato Stamps Bath Paint Fears as Family Heirlooms (or Not) Finger Paint A Calming Face Mask All-Purpose Balm with Options Basic All-Purpose Cleaner The Exchange Building Blocks Stocks, sauces, spreads and one dough. Pizza Dough Quick Pickled Vegetables Vegetable Stock Chicken Stock Roasted Applesauce Cinnamon Pecan Butter Raspberry Chia Jam Mildred’s Yogurt Sauce Lemon Curd Aioli Tzatziki Pesto Change-O Lemon Vinaigrette Balsamic Vinaigrette Green Ranch Lime Crema Acknowledgements