Lately I’ve been thinking about how often happiness shows up in the kitchen. Not the big kind we chase, but the quieter version. The kind that appears somewhere between measuring flour and checking the oven for the third time. Reading Will This Make You Happy by Tanya Bush felt a little like recognizing that feeling on the page. Part memoir, part cookbook, it follows a year of baking through that familiar season of life when you’re a little uncertain about where you’re headed next. What stayed with me most was the honesty. Underbaked cakes. Flour in her hair. The quiet satisfaction of finishing something even when it isn’t perfect. Anyone who has spent time in a kitchen knows that feeling. And it made me wonder if sometimes we aren’t just baking for dessert. Sometimes we’re baking our way through a moment. It’s the kind of book that makes you want to tie on an apron and see what happens. Thank you to NetGalley and Tantor Media for the advance listening copy and to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the advance digital copy. Full review this Saturday on Substack @foodandthestory 🫶🏻Jeanie Jo netgalley willthismakeyouhappy bookrecs foodwriter foodie LTKfoodie