In a throng of new cookbooks being published every week, Ambler author Maureen Ann Clarke has hit back with a humorous book for those who hate to cook called The Anti-Cooking Bible: 50 Ways To Get Out Of Cooking.

“We spend too much of our lives trying to decide what we will have for dinner,” said Clarke. “It’s especially frustrating for those of us who hate to cook.”

So after years of finding ways to wriggle out of cooking, she decided to share her ideas with other people, especially those who “would rather laugh than cook,” she said.

As the author admits, she has more than enough experience to offer advice on this subject. Her biggest cooking failures include serving up a spoiled birthday cake, grenade eggs with fire, and even a poisonous lasagna.

Her new book shares an inspired menu of appetizers, specials, and other items guaranteed to entice those whose goal is to avoid cooking at all costs.

The offerings are all cheekily named, with entrees like The Caveman, Meat Aisle Mystery, The Obituary, and Do Not Resuscitate.

The book is published by Grackle Publishing. The author also posts her artwork on her website at hotrocksfineart.com.