More Than a Recipe with Rae Love: Dishes & Diaries Paperback – July 5, 2025

More Than a Recipe with Rae LoveBy Rachel LoveThis isn’t just a cookbook. It’s a life story told one bite at a time.Inside these pages are 30 unforgettable recipes—each paired with raw, hilarious, heartbreaking, and deeply personal stories that bring the food to life. From soul food to survival meals, every dish carries a moment in time, a person who mattered, or a lesson that left a scar.You’ll taste:– Lemon chicken baked for someone who once held your whole heart.– Fried rice made with whatever was left the week rent was due.– Cookies that are anything but innocent.– A chicken potato soup that still makes you laugh through your tears.– Wings that brought peace during a fight.– A salad named after your cousin who slapped the hearing out of your ear during a game of house.This book is about more than what’s on the plate. It’s about grief. Healing. Growing up Black in the '90s. Surviving betrayal. Finding God in your pain. Laughing so hard your stomach hurts. Learning how to stand up for yourself—and sit down with yourself.You’ll cry. You’ll laugh. You’ll highlight a page and read it twice.Then you’ll get up and cook something unforgettable.Because food feeds more than your stomach. It feeds your story. Read more