"The Don't Panic Pantry Cookbook" by Noah Galuten

For some reason a lot of comedians are married to chefs. Jeff thinks it is because they have similar schedules. Think Amy Schumer, Debi Mazar, Neal Patrick Harris, Jerry Seinfeld and, one of my favorites, Illiza Shlesinger. Shlesinger is married to chef Noah Galuten. During the pandemic, hunkering down at home like the rest of us, the couple came up with the idea to film a cooking show. Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer came up with the same idea for which they hired their baby's nanny as camera woman. While there are eight hilarious episodes in the Schumer-Fischer series, Shlesinger and Galuten filmed more than 230 episodes, all available on Youtube. "Don't Panic Pantry," published in 2023, is a book that has dovetailed out from the series. Galuten has loved cooking since he was little, when his mom was a waitress at a vegetarian restaurant in Miami. When his parents got divorced, he would soon be eating food from hippie markets in L.A.'s Topanga Canyon. This book is about good goals, rather than rules. He suggests things like -- make food you want to eat. Stock your pantry so cooking at home is easier. Eat less refined sugar, higher quality meat, and focus on fiber rather than protein. Such winning recipes include Goat Cheese and Veggie Scrap Frittata, Olive Oil Kale Chips, Pasta Fazool, Mom's Minestrone, and Chicken Milanesa. If you are not familiar with Shlesinger or Galuten they are both wonderful rising stars to watch. To buy this book on Amazon click here.