「我討厭下廚！」
大聲這樣說的媽媽竟然出了本食譜書
專門寫給和她一樣每天忙碌於工作，又得顧好一家子胃的人
「不要將時間都花在廚房裡，如果有更想做的事，那就去做吧！」
如果你喜歡下廚，很抱歉這本書不是給你看的
你沒看錯，這是本食譜書，但在書中你找不到精美步驟圖或精緻料理術
只有簡單的食譜、以及下廚時會碰上哪些麻煩事……
梅莉史翠普曾說：「我母親只有一本料理書，就是《可以不要下廚嗎？》，她常說『20分鐘沒內完成就不是晚餐』。」－－這本長銷50年、銷售超過300萬冊的料理書，是絕無僅有的「討厭下廚者救星」。
本書作者佩格用十分詼諧幽默的方式介紹自家料理法，甚至是她討厭下廚的趣事，還有討厭下廚者該懂的話術，絕對讓人捧腹大笑。
如果你不希望當廚房的「奴隸」，寧可把下廚時間拿來和老公喝杯酒、和姊妹淘們聚餐和逛街，卻又得下廚餵飽一家人，那麼非得看這本書不可。作者佩格將教導新時代的女性（當然，最好還有男性），以最短時間煮出美味又不隨便的家常料理。
這是第一本毫無「精緻廚藝」可言，卻長銷50年的經典食譜書，出版史上首位自白討厭做菜的媽媽，和她那群同樣討厭下廚的朋友們要大膽說出：
"There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK, and the other kind...The I HATE TO COOK people consist mainly of those who find other things more interesting and less fattening, and so they do it as seldom as possible. Today there is an Annual Culinary Olympics, with hundreds of cooks from many countries ardently competing. But we who hate to cook have had our own Olympics for years, seeing who can get out of the kitchen the fastest and stay out the longest." - Peg Bracken
Philosopher's Chowder. Skinny Meatloaf. Fat Man's Shrimp. Immediate Fudge Cake. These are just a few of the beloved recipes from Peg Bracken's classic I HATE TO COOK BOOK. Written in a time when women were expected to have full, delicious meals on the table for their families every night, Peg Bracken offered women who didn't revel in this obligation an alternative: quick, simple meals that took minimal effort but would still satisfy.
50 years later, times have certainly changed - but the appeal of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK hasn't.
This book is for everyone, men and women alike, who wants to get from cooking hour to cocktail hour in as little time as possible.
★本書中譯版《可以不要下廚嗎？寫給討厭烹飪者的懶人&無知料理書》由大寫出版。
作者簡介
佩格．布拉肯（Peg Bracken）
只要能寫，她就盡情寫作；只要有需要，她就盡力為家人下廚；只要還能走，她就用力的看世界。她在1960年出版了第一本書《可以不要下廚嗎？》，成為當時全美的大暢銷書，熱銷50年超過300萬本，是全美國人廚房裡必備的產品之一了。佩格在2007年秋天過世，留下九本著作，無數的文章、詩詞，愛她的家人……以及所有愛她的人。
喬安娜．布拉肯（Johanna Bracken）
佩格的女兒，她出生於美國俄勒岡州波特蘭市，在美國西北的北加州長大。喬安娜畢業於史丹佛大學傳播系，現在是一名退休的企業家。她投入大量時間與資源於各種慈善事業，包括與囚犯一起工作，支援靈長類動物保護區以及美國紅十字會當地分會。她和先生以及一窩小狗與小貓居住在加州長灘。
Peg Bracken spent her life writing when she could, cooking when she had to, and seeing the world as only she could see it. In her passing, she leaves behind nine books, a multitude of articles, columns, pieces of light verse, and a family whom she loved... and who loved her.
