"There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK, and the other kind...The I HATE TO COOK people consist mainly of those who find other things more interesting and less fattening, and so they do it as seldom as possible. Today there is an Annual Culinary Olympics, with hundreds of cooks from many countries ardently competing. But we who hate to cook have had our own Olympics for years, seeing who can get out of the kitchen the fastest and stay out the longest."

- Peg Bracken

Philosopher's Chowder. Skinny Meatloaf. Fat Man's Shrimp. Immediate Fudge Cake. These are just a few of the beloved recipes from Peg Bracken's classic I HATE TO COOK BOOK. Written in a time when women were expected to have full, delicious meals on the table for their families every night, Peg Bracken offered women who didn't revel in this obligation an alternative: quick, simple meals that took minimal effort but would still satisfy.

50 years later, times have certainly changed - but the appeal of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK hasn't.

This book is for everyone, men and women alike, who wants to get from cooking hour to cocktail hour in as little time as possible.

佩格•布萊肯（Peg•Bracken）

佩格•布萊肯是美國暢銷書作傢。她根據自己的懷孕經曆齣版瞭《懷胎九月的神奇》一書，從此，在母親、環球旅行傢之外，又成為瞭暢銷書作傢。之後齣版瞭《我恨廚房》《下水道上方的窗戶》等九本書，其中《我恨廚房》因其獨特的觀點與實用的內容在全球範圍內掀起瞭一場廚房革命。解放女性是她一生的主題。她在每一本書中都堅持一貫的生活態度：輕鬆、幽默、優雅、堪稱“樂活主義”的先鋒。竭盡全力去寫作，迫不得已去做飯，看所有能夠看的世界，這就是她，佩格•布萊肯。

喬安娜•布萊肯(JohannaBracken)

佩格•布萊肯女兒，為本書寫瞭後記，她任職美國紅十字會董事，是一名社會活動傢和慈善傢。

希拉裏•耐特（HilaryKnight）

頂級插畫師，他的《比格爾•韋格爾夫人》一書被亞馬遜評為20世紀最為經典的50本童書之一。他的另一作品《艾蘿依》係列數十年來深受世界各地小朋友的喜愛。迪斯尼於2003年將他的作品搬上瞭大銀幕。