Crip Up the Kitchen

Can you smell what I'm cookin'?

I love cookbooks and any books about food. I’m delighted to offer 10 copies of Crip Up the Kitchen: Tools, Tips and Recipes for the Disabled Cook by Jules Sherred available now from TouchWood Editions. Details below.

Background detail of a photographed silver spoon positioned vertically with honey dripping from it, against a black background; the author name in white all-caps sans serif font reads, “Jules Sherred,” followed by the title in bold yellow all-caps sans serif font reading, "Crip Up the Kitchen," subtitle is below in white all-caps sans serif font reading, "Tools, Tips and Recipes for the Disabled Cook." Book cover by Jazmin Welch of Fleck Creative Studio.

About the book

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!

Shoulder-up portrait shot, Jules is a white person with brown hair, wearing thin black glasses, a black newsboy cap, blue and grey Star Trek bowtie, grey patterned collared shirt, and knitted navy-blue zip up cardigan. He is looking down without smiling. Photo credit: Jules Sherred.

About the author

Based in Duncan, BC, Jules Sherred works as a commercial food photographer and stylist, writer, journalist, and outspoken advocate for disability and trans rights. His website Disabled Kitchen and Garden and his cookbook Crip Up the Kitchen were born out of the need to include disabled people in the conversation around food. Visit Jules at polariscreative.ca

Details

1) Any disabled person in the US or Canada is eligible for this giveaway. You do not need to disclose any details about your disability.

If you already received a book from one of my previous giveaways, please consider letting other people have a chance.

2) The first 10 people will receive a paperback or e-book. If you do not receive a reply that means the books have been claimed or you did not include all the required information. 

3) Send an email to DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com with ‘Jules Sherred Giveaway’ in the title of the message. Do not reply to this post!!

4) Include the following information in your message:

• First and last name

• Mailing address

• Preferred format: paperback or e-book (pick one only)

Please note: I will send this information along with your email address to the publisher. They are responsible for confirming your details and sending you the book. Please be patient!