No medical student, resident, physician (or any other healer) has much time to cook which is why I came up with the “pizza rule” i.e. you should only cook things that take less time than it takes to order a pizza.

I discovered a cookbook today written by one of my favorite cookbook authors that starts with this sentence… “Do you have 20 minutes to make a great meal?”

It’s an entire cookbook that follows the pizza rule!!!

Cooking real food for yourself, or in a group (i.e. 3-4 friends each cook a large batch of something every week and then split it to share) is not only healthier for you, it has a lot of other advantages, too. It’s hard not to be mindful when you cook which means you can make it a practice that helps calm and center you for the rest of your busy life. Cooking also means you are taking care of yourself, and that feeling of care goes a long way to soothe days where you don’t feel much care.

If you want to hack the process of cooking for yourself to make it easier, check out this post or this one.

p.s. The book is on sale right now on Amazon for $1.99

p.p.s Even if it’s not on sale, you should buy it.

p.p.p.s If you search for #callfood on my social media feeds (@drmlb) you’ll find other recipes that are delicious, healthy, and meet the requirements of the pizza rule.