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Sarah Copeland

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Sarah Copeland is an award-winning writer, tastemaker and curator of good living. She is the author of the cookbooks Every Day is Saturday, Feast, and The Newlywed Cookbook, which exemplify her standard for gorgeous photography, luscious, meticulously-tested recipes, and simple luxuries.

The former Food Director at Real Simple magazine and a Food Network veteran, Sarah has spent a decade bringing her live full philosophy to homes across America. Sarah and her recipes appear regularly in top publications including The New York Times, Food & Wine, Saveur, Martha Stewart Living, Better Homes and Gardens and Food Network Magazine.

She and her husband live in a small village north of New York City, with their two young children.

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You were the Food Director at Real Simple for a while and have written several amazing cookbooks. What advice can you give me to make cooking feel less like a chore?

Sarah Copeland This is such a great question!

First, take all the "should"s out of the equation. No more "we should eat more fish" or "I should really be making more…moreThis is such a great question!

First, take all the "should"s out of the equation. No more "we should eat more fish" or "I should really be making more greens" or "I should make something more exciting..." Instead, (and far better for you and and anyone you're feeding in the long run), start from a place of inspiration.

What gets you fired up about food? What do you love to eat? And what do you actually enjoy cooking? Is it that spicy ramen bowl from your favorite noodle shop? Are you crazy for fall-off-the-bone short ribs? Or Do you love baking?

Start there--I know, we all have families to feed day in and day out and baking a bundt cake doesn't sound like the solution-- but when we are in the kitchen and fired up about something delicious (that we get to eat when it's finished), it can get our engines going in a bigger, more long-lasting way.

Always be looking for the joy in the kitchen--the part that feeds you emotionally and creatively--rather than just focusing on what "must be done."

It's a bit like warming up at the piano with scales before you really start playing. Or stretching before a run. Once you get into it, and you're already making messes, you may find yourself having the energy and motivation for roasting some vegetables (for tonight's dinner), stirring together an easy, one-bowl banana bread (tomorrow's breakfast), and throwing some rice in the rice cooker or instant pot (for grain bowls, easy rice porridge or fast stir-fry dinners all week).

I truly believe in maximizing oven and stove time: if one burner has a vegetable soup simmering, another might have red sauce for tomorrow's pasta and in the oven, I might throw in a few giant sweet potatoes (which need absolutely no babysitting) to roast while I tend to the stove. That way, for my effort and time (about 1 hour), I've got the pieces for three meals, not just one.

That means there are some days I can almost entirely skip, when I'm REALLY not in the mood to cook (it happens), and instead just warm and toss together things I've already made, and still come out on top.

My new book, Every Day is Saturday has tons of the kinds of the kind of recipes, strategies and solutions I think take the chore out of cooking, and bring back the joy, to stay!

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Sarah Copeland I deal with writer's block by cooking (or eating)--usually I write my best when I'm a little bit hungry--and hopping into the kitchen is my reward for…moreI deal with writer's block by cooking (or eating)--usually I write my best when I'm a little bit hungry--and hopping into the kitchen is my reward for getting the thoughts all on paper. But, if I'm stuck, a little walk outside followed by a good baking session, always gets me going again. (less)

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	Every Day Is Saturday: Recipes and Strategies for Easy Cooking, Every Day of the Week 3.65 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feast: Generous Vegetarian Meals for Any Eater and Every Appetite by Sarah Copeland (Goodreads Author), Yunhee Kim (Photographs) 3.71 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Newlywed Cookbook by Sarah Copeland (Goodreads Author), Sara Remington (Photographer) 4.05 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitchen Knife Skills: Essentials for the Confident Chef by Jane Kirby, Sarah Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Our lives aren't meant to be fast and functional, like my weekday life had become. Our lives were created to be vibrant--enriched with the foods that make us feel like we’re truly living, to the very fullest.”
― Sarah Copeland, Every Day Is Saturday: Recipes and Strategies for Easy Cooking, Every Day of the Week

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