How to Eat with One Hand: Recipes and Other Nourishment for New and Expectant Parents

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 parent, 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.

Author: Christine Flynn, Emma Knight
Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780735239999

About the Author
CHRISTINE FLYNN is Executive Chef and Partner at iQ Food Co., a restaurant group with multiple locations in Toronto. With over 20 years of experience in hospitality, her simple, unfussy food showcases her passion for vibrant colours, textures and flavours. A celebrated writer, food stylist and photographer, Christine's work has appeared in numerous publications. Christine lives in Niagara with her two daughters and two dogs.

EMMA KNIGHT is Co-Founder and Head of Brand at Greenhouse, an award-winning Canadian organic beverage company. Emma is a co-author of The Greenhouse Cookbook (2017), a national bestseller. Her work has appeared in a number of Canadian and international publications. Emma lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters.