Everlasting Meal Cookbook

Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Vogue and BookRiot

The award-winning, bestselling author of An Everlasting Meal serves up an inspiring, money-saving, environmentally responsible, A-to-Z collection of simple recipes that utilize all kinds of leftovers—perfect for solo meals or for feeding the whole family.

Reviews

"Adler helps jump-start your creative process with easy ideas for even the most specific bits and bobs." —Real Simple

"A seemingly endless encyclopedia of recipes that rely on what's left after we finish the initial meal. Adler gives new life to the foods that many of us leave in the fridge to waste away... . The way she sees it, by making something new, you're honoring and extending the labor you put in the first time around." —NPR.org

"Like an artsy genius friend you wish you had in college, Alder has the palate, confidence, and descriptive ease of greats like Alice Waters and Anissa Helou... you'll keep this book within reach and use it often." —Wired, Best Books of 2023

"Comes at a time when food prices are biting, environmentalism urges us not to throw away reusable things, and the pandemic forced us to become better cooks. Adler emphasizes saving time and boosting taste as well." —Associated Press

"Breathes new life into every last leftover and scrap... very persuasive... there’s something about Adler's confidence as both cook and writer that is reminiscent of M.F.K. Fisher." —Tejal Rao, The New York Times

"Adler turns her poetic sensibility towards the noble art of salvaging leftovers and addressing the food waste problem... I got an answer for what to have for dinner tonight... there’s no takeout food or prepared meal that is too obscure for gold-spinning." —Jenny Rosenstrach, Dinner: A Love Story

"Delicious and doable recipes accounting for just about any leftovers you’ve got sitting around, this cookbook will help your kitchen become a no-waste zone." —Simply Recipes

“An impressive encyclopedia of recipes for elevated but frugal and environmentally friendly eating… Adler’s thorough guide will inspire all levels of cooks to say goodbye to waste and embrace the ABCs of leftovers.” —Publishers Weekly *starred review*

“Adler bursts with ideas for an encyclopedia’s worth of leftovers. Her comprehensive approach finds uses for virtually every smidgen of food left from a meal. —Booklist

"An A–Z compendium of recipes and tips to combat food waste by using every part of the ingredients you’re cooking with." —BookRiot

"A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated and gracefully written resource... a no-waste ethos permeates these many pages with goodwill, humor, and hope. As with all things Adler, the writing is fantastic: expert and unfailingly elegant." —Vogue

"This book is gratifying in its pragmatic approach to cooking and reviving what has already been cooked. It's an invaluable resource for home cooks looking to eat more mindfully and deliciously while throwing away less. Better still, it's a pleasurable read." —Stephen Satterfield, Founder of Whetstone Media, Host of "High on the Hog" 

"Tamar Adler's guide to redeeming leftovers is endlessly useful and great fun to browse: it deserves an everlasting place in any kitchen." —Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking

"The Everlasting Meal Cookbook is as inspiring as it is essential.  Before you even finish reading the introduction, you know you are in good hands. Tamar Adler can teach the most trepidatious person to become a more intuitive and spontaneous cook." —Andy Baraghani, author of The Cook You Want to Be 

“Tamar Adler's new book is as much about finding excitement in the mundane as it is about giving new life to old ingredients. Instead of feeling intimidating or boring or terribly utilitarian, Adler’s recipes and guiding principles for reinvigorating leftovers are warm and enticing. Flipping through the wisdom within, I found myself wishing I had more almost-forgotten dinners to reimagine.” —Elazar Sontag, restaurant editor, Bon Appetit

"If cooking is a basic adult skill, knowing how to make something imaginative out of leftovers is advanced level adulting. The Everlasting Meal Cookbook shows us how to create desirable, simple meals out of what we have in our cupboards, refrigerators, and freezers. This is a useful, sustainable, and unique cookbook." —Klancy Miller, author of Cooking Solo