INSTANT FAMILY MEALS (COMING SOON!!!)
“I absolutely love this delicious, nourishing, colorful glimpse into Sarah’s family dining table. These recipes are gorgeous yet approachable, a true gift to the multicooker universe. This book is going to get used a LOT in my kitchen!”
It’s not an easy time to announce something new. The world is a tough place right now, and we lost another great Friday—Ruth Bader Ginsberg. But if I learned one thing from RBG, it’s to stay the course. Keep putting one step in front of the other. Do what you were put on this planet to do.
I have a lot more to offer this world than just food and recipes, but for the moment, I’m called to help families and in particular, parents, create a richer, safer, healthier, more vibrant life for themselves and the ones they love. I’m called to support mothers and fathers and caretakers in their journey to raise healthy, vibrant humans. One way I do that is through recipes, and this year, in particular, it’s through recipes that are spot on delicious, and easier than ever to put together and put on the table.
We all need a little break, or maybe a big one, and last year, after a particularly busy season in my career, the break I needed came in the form of a new Instant Pot—a tool I’d refused to embrace during its initial buzz in the years before. Homemade and from scratch—to me—always meant with my own two hands, and too arms standing over the stove, stirring.
But sometimes that standard came at a cost—a cost in terms of the amount I as taking on feeding my family. A cost to time spent with them, instead of time spent feeding them. A cost to my ability to do other things, like take better care of myself.
This year, we all need to take the best possible care of ourselves, and others. A lot is being asked of us, every single day. We are parents or hopeful parents. We are employees, entrepreneurs, business leaders. We are also teachers. We are activists. Community leaders. We are called to help our neighbor and called to contribute on a global scale, to things like hunger crises and inequality, every day. We are called to be friends and allies. We are called to great and important things, publicly, and privately.
What, then, if we allow ourselves a little help—in the form of tools like the Instant Pot, Multi Cooker, or Slow Cooker? I know that when I finally allowed myself that help last fall and all throughout what turned out to be one of the craziest springs in history, I gained back more time with my family, and still sat down to delicious, healthful, nurturing meals with them each and every night. I gained back the time I needed to serve in the many ways I was needed.
So, without further ado, I give you Instant Family Meals, my new book. It’s the next best thing to me being able to bring over a pot of Turkey Meatball Soup with Macaroni and Kale to your house tonight or a creamy, Double-Chocolate Cheesecake. It’s a warm bowl of porridge on a cold winter morning, a steamy vat of Kimchi Stew. It’s Bolognese in half the time and a Double-The-Veg Pot Roast so heady and satisfying the family will be begging for leftovers. In short, it’s a little help—a boost—a slim book packed with BIG FLAVOR recipes your family will love, crave and lean on in this taxing time in our history. Recipes that will nourish and delight, and also give you a little break.
The book will be out October 27, but you can PRE-ORDER THE BOOK HERE (ALL BOOKSELLERS LISTED BELOW). Thank you, friends, as always—I’m so very grateful for your support, and my hope is this brings something undeniably valuable (more delicious meals, peace of mind and togetherness) to your home.
If you’re still skeptical about this style of cooking (as I was, once), here’s what a few of my favorite food people are saying about the recipes in this book:
“Sarah Copeland is the Instant Pot, slow cooker, and pressure cooker whisperer! Instant Family Meals is packed with the behind-the-scenes secrets to making luscious, easy, and full-flavored food using three treasured kitchen tools every home chef should own. Each page offers simple tips and tricks for decadent recipes from breakfast to dinner that will make every home cook feel like a master.”—Catherine McCord, creator of Weelicious and bestselling author of Weelicious, Weelicious Lunches, and Smoothie Project
“Sarah’s vibrant new cookbook truly embodies modern cooking for families. It is full of healthy and flavorful ideas with easy instructions for fail-proof home-cooked meals using a pressure cooker.”—Yumna Jawad, founder of Feel Good Foodie
“Feeding those you love is one of life’s greatest pleasures and this sentiment rings true on every page of Sarah Copeland’s Instant Family Meals. In this book, Sarah shows how to build generous, thoughtful family meals that are practical and healthful yet also deliciously indulgent. From classics like breakfast congee to cacio e pepe risotto and simple saag paneer, this book will transform the way busy families cook, with inventive recipes that can be pulled together quickly and effortlessly.”—Hetty McKinnon, food writer and author of three bestselling cookbooks, Community, Neighborhood, and Family
“If there’s someone who can convince me to break out the Instant Pot or slow cooker from deep in my pantry, it’s Sarah Copeland. Having had her recipes over many years, I can tell you that the flavors, techniques, and tips that come from her cookbooks are top-notch. I trust her recipes implicitly. Also, Turkey Meatball Soup with Macaroni and Kale, Coconut Salmon with Fresh Herbs and Lime and Deep Dark Chocolate Pudding—BE STILL MY HEART!”—Gaby Dalkin, author of bestselling books What’s Gaby Cooking and Eat What You Want
“You can trust the talented Sarah Copeland to help you make the most of your electric pressure cooker! Far from the monochrome mush you may have resigned yourself to, the recipes here are vibrant, flavorful, and enticing. Plus, they have a sensibly healthful focus, making nourishing the whole family that much easier.”—Ellie Krieger, RD, award-winning cookbook author and TV personality“I am a six o’clock scrambler (in Sarah’s words) when it comes to making dinner for my family, but this book makes me want to reconsider. It took Instant Family Meals and Sarah Copeland (who I would happily let cook for me any night of the week) to finally convince me that I need to make room for an Instant Pot in my life.”—Chris Morocco, test kitchen director, Bon Appétit
“In this winning cookbook, Copeland collects inviting recipes for appliance cooking. . . . Whether home cooks are just opening the box for their new device or masters at appliance cooking are looking to expand their repertoire, Copeland provides a tantalizing guide to making great meals on automatic.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
photos // CHRISTOPHER TESTATNI
food styling // SARAH COPELAND + CHRIS LANIER
prop styling // SARAH COPELAND