The Pauper's Cookbook by Jocasta Innes

We're all poor sometimes. Sometimes we don't have very much money. Sometimes we lack energy. Sometimes we feel uninspired or unqualified. Sometimes we can't imagine a life in which we have everything we need. But we still need to eat. These recipes are essentially peasant recipes: a few simple, whole ingredients are prepared in straightforward ways to produce delicious, nourishing dishes. In my experience, that equation tends to lead to a pot of something flavorful and mushy, unsuitable for guests or lovers or parents. But that's the genius of these recipes, and of this book: there's very little mush to be found. If you have enough eggs to make an omelet, you have enough eggs to make a soufflé. If you have a pint of milk and a few eggs and a bit of sugar, you can make a caramel custard. If you have a small chicken and a couple lemons, you can make Greek chicken with lemon, Kotopoulo Lemonato. And if you happen to have some sesame seeds, a bit of soy sauce, and some scallions on hand, y