“Serena has nailed it! She gives readers the confidence and encouragement they need as home cooks to give every meal a try. By simple additions or alterations or tweaks, every recipe can be a success, and every meal can be delicious and meaningful. Bravo!”

“‘You do you’ is such a simple yet game-changing approach to home cooking and I am so happy that the indomitable Serena Wolf is here to show us all how to do it. Full of clever little lessons and smart ideas for substituting ingredients that will make our time in the kitchen less stressful and more fun, You Do You will make everyone a more engaged, creative, and confident cook.”

“You Do You solves one of the biggest pain points in home cooking: what to do when you don’t have exactly what a recipe calls for. Serena’s recipes are delicious as written, but even more importantly, she encourages readers to use them as a jumping-off point. They’re packed with smart guidance that helps you cook with confidence and banishes kitchen anxiety.”

“In You Do You, Serena Wolf empowers you to do just that: Go rogue! Go off-book! Improvise! With delicious recipes, each offering countless substitutions, You Do You will put you at ease in the kitchen, giving you the confidence to work with what you have and adapt recipes to your tastes and preferences. Filled with foundational techniques you can weave into your everyday cooking, You Do You is more than a cookbook; it is a blueprint to freedom in the kitchen, a pass to shamelessly experiment, a gateway to recipe liberation.”

“There’s so much fear and anxiety for new cooks in the kitchen—but it doesn’t have to be that way. In You Do You, Serena Wolf invites home cooks to loosen up and trust their instincts, showing that the most delicious meals often happen when you stop following the rules so closely. With decades of experience distilled into approachable, confidence-building takeaways in every recipe, this book feels like cooking alongside a savvy friend who wants you to have fun—and eat really well.”