Real Food For Low-Energy Days
by The Big Gay Al Presents and Alex Blair
Some days, the gap between hungry and able to cook feels impossibly wide.
This book was written for those days.
Alex Blair wrote it because he needed it - because chronic pain, anxiety, and a body that doesn’t always cooperate made cooking feel impossible on the days when eating well mattered most.
Inside: 154 recipes organised by how much energy you actually have. No-cook plates ready in minutes. Proper comfort food for the good days. Freezer meals your future self will thank you for. Every single recipe comes with a Tired-Day Tip.
No guilt. No hustle. No one telling you to just meal prep on Sunday.
You don’t have to be well to deserve a good meal. You just have to be here.
Alex Blair is The Big Gay Al - cook, host, and world award-winning marmalade and preserve maker. He lives in rural Andalucía with his partner, four rescued dogs, and more cookbooks than shelf space.
Alex Blair is a writer, creator, and chaos-cultivator behind the pen names Lex Lair and The Big Gay Al, telling bold, queer stories in fiction, food, and beyond.
Alex Blair is a writer, creative producer, and all-round mischief-maker best known under his pen names Lex Lair and The Big Gay Al. Based in rural Andalucía by way of South East London, he writes bold, character-driven stories that explore identity, belonging, and resistance—with a particular focus on queer lives and voices. As Lex Lair, Alex crafts fiction that blends grit, emotion, and political undercurrents, from dystopian dramas to found-family adventures. Under The Big Gay Al, he’s an award-winning marmalade maker, event host, and cookbook author with a cult following and a flair for the theatrical. He lives with his husband and a small gang of rescued dogs, surrounded by olive groves, good food, and far too many creative projects on the go.