God’s Sauce: a fried egg makes everything better.

God’s Sauce: A fried egg makes everything better.

I’m going to let you in on a secret: People who tell you cooking is a sacred affair that requires elaborate recipes, lots of equipment, and hours of your time are assholes. The sooner you get rid of people like this, the better your life will be. Surround yourself instead with people who understand that slicing up cheddar cheese and summer sausage, and then putting them on a plate with crackers and some apples (by the way, you really need to eat more fruit) not only counts as cooking but is one of the nicest things people can do for each other. These are the people you really need in your life…

Angela Garbes began her food writing career as a freelancer for The Stranger in 2006, joined the staff in 2014, and is now freelancing once again amid writing books; Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through...