Kendra Adachi is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way and creator of The Lazy Genius podcast, and the founder of the Lazy Genius Collective website, which has nearly a million annual visitors. As a systems expert and professional permission giver, Kendra helps others stop doing it all for the sake of doing what matters. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and three kids.
“Most ‘kitchen books’ are cookbooks, but not this one. The Lazy
Genius Kitchen is your guide to strategic meal planning,
organization, cooking, and cleaning up. You don’t have to dread
stepping into the kitchen, because Kendra Adachi shows you how to
create a sustainable rhythm for managing your kitchen and feeding
the people you care about. And you’ll have fun doing it.”—Jenna
Fischer, actress, author, and producer/cohost of Office Ladies
podcast
“Have a kitchen? You need this book. Kendra teaches you how to be
the boss of your kitchen in all the ways that matter most to
you.”—Myquillyn Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Welcome
Home
“Adachi is like the smart big sister I never had, revealing the
secrets of a kitchen that not only take the stress out of daily
meal prep, but actually make it fun. With warm, no-nonsense advice
and proven formulas that liberate you from kitchen clutter and
complicated recipes, The Lazy Genius Kitchen is an essential tool
for living better every day.”—Ingrid Fetell Lee, author of
Joyful
“Whether you are a new cook in a quandary about getting something
on the table over and over again each day or a seasoned
professional who lives and works in the kitchen but gets weighed
down by decision fatigue, Kendra is here to put a friendly hand on
your shoulder and remind you what could and should really matter
about keeping the heart of your household beating strong.”—Bonnie
Ohara, author of Bread Baking for Beginners and owner of Alchemy
Bread Co.
“This book is chock-full of smart cooking hacks, from tips to
eliminating what you don’t need to creating autopilot solutions
that make it easier and more efficient to get meals on the table.
I’m officially on the Lazy Genius cooking train. Choo choo, fellow
food hackers.”—Sherry Petersik, New York Times bestselling coauthor
of Lovable Livable Home
“This is so much more than a system or a collection of rules. It’s
about embracing and loving who you are and working within that to
create the space that works for you.”—Ashley Rodriguez, creator of
Not Without Salt and author of Date Night In
“Now that I have thought about how I can make my kitchen into a
place that serves the needs and personality of my family, I feel
empowered as I move through my daily kitchen chores. Kendra has
shown me what matters . . . even a lazy cook like me.”—Anna Sale,
host of Death, Sex & Money podcast and author of Let’s Talk About
Hard Things
“With Kendra’s no-nonsense, witty, and practical advice, you’ll
feel empowered to choose your own priorities based on looking at
your life with a kind, grateful eye. The result is not only
empowerment but peace and gratitude even for the messy places.
That’s a skill I’ll be using not only in the kitchen, but in the
rest of my life, too.”—Aarti Sequeira, cookbook author, chef,
producer
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