You are sure to love this self-care cookbook for using baking as therapy from licensed psychotherapist and master baker Jack Hazan! It turns out many essential therapeutic techniques can be accessed right in your own kitchen through 75 simple, healing recipes that can help you tap into whatever you might be going through that day. Throughout each chapter are invaluable exercises and “quick sessions” that connect baking processes to the evidence-based therapy tools Jack Hazan uses in his practice every day.
Inspired by the Syrian and Middle Eastern baked goods he grew up with, along with his take on classic American desserts, recipes are organized into themed chapters based on common life moments and needs. In need of connection? Make some Pesto Pull-Apart Bread to share with your loved ones. Looking for a way to release some anxiety? Knead away your stress with a Chocolate Babka Crunch. Simply in need of some self-care? Whip up a single-serving indulgence like a Devil's Food Mug Cake.
Most importantly these recipes are easy to follow and fuss-free, but different enough to speak directly to whatever you might be going through. No recipe contains so many steps that the task of finishing feels daunting or demands complicated techniques that prevent you from making progress!
- by Jack Hazan, with Miachel Harari
- Photography by Lauren Volo
- Hardcover, 272 pages