I love the Lazy Genius content on social media, and I loved her first book, so getting this one was a no brainer! If you’ve not heard of her, I’d recommend reading my write up of The Lazy Genius Way to get a feel of what she’s about (TL:DR, be a genius about what matters, lazy about what doesn’t, and you name what matters, so it’s not a cult). Kendra writes in a lovely chatty way, so it’s very easy to read. She describes herself has having big sister energy, which she most certainly does!
This book is not a recipe book, but how to use the Lazy Genius principles in the hardest working room in most homes. There are two recipes in it, but they are more like side notes to her main points. The book is in three sections, the first goes through the five steps to use to Lazy Genius any part of your kitchen, the second helps apply these steps to various parts of of your kitchen, and the third section, my favourite, is a whole load of resources, lists, methods, advice, to help you use your kitchen better.
The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is, while this book does work for anyone, single, family, etc, there are a couple of points where it definitely assumes your kitchen is a little bigger than my tiny one-bed-flat kitchen, she’s a big fan of the zone, and I don’t have space for as many as she sometimes suggests, nor is any part of my kitchen far from any other part, so when she suggests storing certain things near each other, mine all is already!
But this doesn’t detract, it’s a great book to read through once, and then come back to as a reference, most definitely.
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