You Got This!: Recipes Anyone Can Make and Everyone Will Love

by Diane Morrisey

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Diane Morrisey got an Instagram account to spy on her six kids. One day, on a whim, she posted a photo of a cake she’d made. Before she knew it, she had a following asking for recipes and encouragement. So began Diane’s new life teaching people how to pull together a meal in a cinch.

A self-taught home cook and former caterer with six grownish kids, Diane Morrisey knows what people want to eat—and what they can cook in the short window most of us have to get dinner on the table. The 100 simple recipes in You Got This! are designed to give cooks confidence and new ideas to get out of the “what to cook” rut. Designed for carnivores, pescatarians, and vegetarians, alike, they make and break the they lean on what you already have on hand, and celebrate the idea that sometimes dinner isn’t the whole shebang, but rather something that’s dinner-ish. That’s when Diane takes a package of store-bought pizza dough to make Butter Chicken Calzones.

In Diane’s hands, quick cheesy numbers such as Sheet Pan Lasagna and lighter fare like Seared Salmon with Orange Avocado Salad come together in a snap. Veg-forward dishes including Roasted Cauliflower Curry and Sesame Green Beans with Crispy Tofu bring bold flavor and nourishment, while meals in bowls, such as Ginger Pork Vermicelli, have a place here, too.

With gorgeous four-color photography throughout and tips on every page, You Got This! will empower those who are new to cooking and inspire anyone stuck in a “what to cook” rut.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

226 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2025

Reviews

[Miss✧Pickypants ᓚᘏᗢ · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the subtitle indicates, these are recipes anyone can make, which makes this a very good cookbook for less experienced cooks. More seasoned cooks aren't likely to find much inspiration from the mostly routine dishes.

Recipes are well-written and easy to make since they employ lots of shortcuts (e.g., refrigerated doughs, jarred peppers and canned beans.). This doesn't mean they fall short on flavour and who doesn't appreciate helpful ways to save time? It is not surprising that there are well-styled full page colour photos throughout the book since the author is a popular instagramer. What was a little disappointing was not all recipes are pictured.

[Marihelen DiMatteo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this cookbook and story that Diane provides in the beginning. I relate to her love of family, and how cooking and preparing good food is her love language to friends and family. Great read, great recipes and love seeing her new reels and videos on Instagram. Great person and great read. Thank you!!

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well executed with pretty pictures, I just don’t want to eat any of it.

[Jessica Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Diane Morrisey is an inspiration! She taught herself how to cook by watching Food Network and reading cookbooks, then throwing dinner parties to show off what she’d learned. Her friends started asking for help, which turned into a catering business. From there she got a job at Whole Foods and worked up to managing stores across two states! Through all this she learned what people like to eat and now she is sharing that knowledge in this book. So many of the recipes look really good and very approachable. Thank you for the gifted copy, Simon Element!
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Here’s what I made:
🍤 Baked Coconut Shrimp- yowza this was so good. Each one was like a bite of seafood candy. Such a treat!
🍄‍🟫 Mushroom and Prosciutto Tart- this should have cheddar but the recipe didn’t say when to add it so I never did BUT it was still good without! The egg/mustard/chive/parmesan mixture on the puff pastry was delicious.
🐓 Chicken and Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie- this is a lighter take on shepherd’s pie which tastes a lot more like a #glutenfree take on chicken pot pie and that’s totally okay with me. I loved the creamy filling and the cheesy potatoes on top!
🥜 Snickers Pie- WOW this pie is everything a Snickers should be. All the classic flavors of the candy but elevated. Pure decadence.

[Julie H. Ernstein · Rating 4 out of 5]

The self-described half-Gaelic, half-garlic Morrisey defines cooking as "95 percent confidence and 5 percent the ability to read a recipe" (p. 15), and her You Got This! . . . provides recipes aplenty for the curious. I particularly appreciate her approach to many dishes where meat is the side and the main is a plant-based offering--to best meet the needs of a houseful or dinner guests of mixed dietary persuasions. The book is arranged as follows: a short introduction, a chapter called "Get Set Up for Success" covering pantry, refrigerator staples, freezer staples, kitchen tools, and a one-pager titled "What I Was Thinking When I Wrote this Book." Then the actual recipes unfold across the following scaffolding: Breakfast is My Jam, Almost Dinner (heavy hors d'oeuvres and things that could readily be dinner), Dinner Time!, Vegetables Big & Small, Bowls & Salads, Soups & Sammies, and Dessert, of Course!

First up at our house was the Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas (p. 140). On deck next is the Greek Turkey Meatball Bowls with Tomato-Cucumber Salad (p. 187). One of the things I enjoy most about her explanations is that she does not have you preheat the oven until the oven is actually needed. Four stars!

[Sue Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book! So many reviews have it as a “cookbook for beginners”, but I’m an excellent cook and baker and I found the recipes fun.
I’m not much on cookbooks that have me running to the store for weird ingredients. I don’t have a lot of Foodie Friends that I need to impress, just a family that loves eating good everyday cooking.
I’ve made a number of recipes from this book and they’ve all turned out wonderfully!
Breakfast Calzones
Smoked Turkey Croissant roll-ups
Blueberry Turnovers,
Chicken Fajita Pinwheels
Turkey Meatballs with Roasted Pepper Sauce
Sheet Pan Lasagna
Chicken Parmesan with Vodka Sauce
Greek Turkey Meatball Bowl
Firecracker Salmon Rice Bowls
Ginger Pork vermicelli Bowl
Boozy Irish Cream Brownies

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice cookbook with some good recipes and all in all a lovely cookbook. Be forewarned, the author is a pescatarian so most of the recipes are either vegetarian or seafood based. There are some recipes with meat, but if that is a staple in your household, you may want to look somewhere else. My pet peeve with cookbooks is when they don't show a picture of every single recipe. I'm not asking them to devote a full page to every recipe - I know that gets expensive - but at least they can group 4, 5 or 6 recipe pictures on one page and then show that. This cookbook has a lot of pictures, but not all. After all, we eat with our eyes first, don't we?

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have long been a fan of Miss Morrisey’s Instagram page, so I was thrilled to see she released a cookbook. Before discovering her, I used to feel a little self-conscious about my old, stained (but perfectly functional!) cookware. Seeing her create such aesthetically stunning and delicious dishes with similarly well-loved items re.

It reminded me that no one cares what my pans look like, it’s the food that matters. Her recipes feel approachable, encouraging, and genuinely doable. Everything she makes seems so effortless that for the first time, I actually believe… I’ve got this!

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fantastic! I've been following Diane on Instagram for years and was so happy she wrote a cookbook. Her recipes and timeless, quick and different. There is always suggested variations on the recipes. Don't eat Vegetarian? She gives you meat pairings that go well with the dish. The desserts are to die for. Can't wait to make the Creamy Lemon Pie.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing is wrong with this cookbook but most of the recipes are not appealing to my family. And to be honest, a lot of them don’t appeal to me. I also don’t want to use a ton of ingredients or time to make a meal. It does not have photos of every recipe.

[Mary C · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great addition to my cookbook collection! Simple hints to help keep your kitchen organized and what to have in your pantry at all times. I've followed this chef and author so long on facebook so its great to have another book out by her.

[EEM · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love any cookbook that proudly includes chocolate dipped Ruffles! I got this!

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[Tiffany BlueEyedKarma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has so many great receipts! It is definitely a kitchen favorite.

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reminds me of an Italian-Irish American Ina Garten and I mean that in the most complimentary way. Easy & approachable food and most importantly, what I want to eat/make.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

She had me at the story of her parents, reminiscent of my in-laws. The recipes are family friendly, not particularly difficult and has plenty of great photos. Pasta fazool! :)

[Ellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely adored this cookbook! As a "connoisseur" of all things cookbooks, this was a good read! 10/10

[Danielle Booey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took pictures of one delicious looking chicken barley soup and some molasses cookies which I’m always down for. Lovely pictures in the book, just wish every recipe got a picture!