Cooking Disasters is not a normal cookbook. Yes, there are disasters and there are also recipes. None of the disasters take place in the kitchen. I've had very unique things happen to me as I've traveled the world. I should be dead. Instead, I survived and have a collection of miracles and recipes to share. This is a good read, with some of my photographs gathered along the way as well. Even if you don't cook, this is a good cookbook. And, if you do cook, this has some treasures from around the world.