Its something we were missing.

Theyve been done the same way for 60 to 100 years.

But [I said] I know what needs to be done,trust me.

And somebody let me do it.

A lot of your recipes involve the Instant Pot or air fryer.

What do you like about these appliances?

Because you put everything in it, set it, and forget it.

You dont have to worry about remembering to stir things.

The worst thing thats going to happen is that your food is going to be overcooked.

What makes a good Instant Pot recipe?

You start off with the minimum amount of fluids necessary.

Thats the first place people go wrong; they do a one-to-one.

And everyone is like All these recipes are so bland, and yeah, because theyre over-diluted.

If its too concentrated, then you could add water at the end.

The next is that they overcook it.

So Im gonna have to do it 40 minutes in the Instant Pot.

Again, youre cooking under pressure, and physics changes the rules.

You have an expansive, thoughtful list of appliance and tool recommendations in your book.

Could you shout out a few you wish you had known about sooner?

The French rolling pin.

A French rolling pin makes it super easy.

You dont even have to use your hands; you just use your wrists.

you’ve got the option to be very specific about the thickness.

For a recipe that says three millimeters thickness, well, just set your pasta roller to that thickness.

Another one I wish I had learned about sooner was the immersion blender with attachments.

And the storage space is pretty much zero.

With attachments its just like its like five appliances in one, and its inexpensive, relatively speaking.

Yes, or even purchasing already minced garlicHow dare you be so lazy?

Youre not a real cook.

These are literally life-saving tools.

Everyone needs to eat.

And Im like Why would I buy this if you hate it so much?

Andnobodymentions the benefits for disabled people.

Anything that is beneficial for a disabled person gets pooh-poohed, and we get called lazy for using it.

There are so many things that now I can really enjoy because Im able to cook sitting down.

I cannot stand at a stove.

Being able to feed myself again is huge, for all sorts of reasons.

And people dont understand that, or they dismiss that importance.

And those spoonfuls wildly fluctuate, and it takes a lot more time to replenish that spoon.

And it takes a while to make that chart right for you.

The chart thats in the book is the one that I created while I was working on the book.

Its a jumping off point that people can look at and pop in their own things.

I check in again after lunch.

You only cook a few times a month.

How does one shift from a weekly mode to a monthly one?

I chop my onions in quarters, then I put them in the food processor.

Im not sitting there hand chopping a bag of onions.

My hands cant handle that.

Same with green peppers and everything.

Its all cut in quarters, and it all goes in the food processor.

And thats not the case.

Now they do a quick blanch and flash freezing within a couple of hours of them being picked.

From the moment something is picked, it starts to die and lose nutrients.

So theyre really fresh, theyre just frozen.

Im here to help you undo that messaging, and just be like, I fed myself today.

I did a great job.

Most people cannot tell the difference.

Youre not some chef in a Michelin starred restaurant.

You dont have to worry about [the taste].

I dont want to be snobby about it, but its the snobby culture that caused this, right?

Ignore the judgments, yo.

Thats the reason I swear in my in my cookbook, because it is BS.

Im here to help you undo that messaging, and just be like, I fed myself today.

I did a great job.

Everything that a disabled person does requires more effort.

It takes me 15 minutes to make.

Coming over for a meal is exhausting.

Is there a recent hack youve discovered that you think everyone should know?

In the cookbook, I explain how I turned an eat-in area of the kitchen into a prep area.

If you have a partner who is able to do it, thats their job.

Use your dining room table and a side table or serving buffet to store your stuff.

For wheelchair users, its easier than trying to navigate tight corners in the kitchen.

Another thing you could do is use your Instant Pot in your living room.

Use your coffee table for a cook and prep space.

Just because its a living room doesnt mean you cant cook in it.

Is there anything else you would like our readers to know?

I hope people enjoy the book.

This interview was lightly edited for clarity.