A Note from Rep Club: While we love the stories and perspectives in this book, please note it may be considered contraband (there are recipesfor hooch, among other banned material) by many prisons/DOCJs. We would not recommend purchasing for incarcerated folks unless you know something we don’t.

Simple recipes for a complex world.

Here’s what you get at theCommissary Kitchen:

– Clean Hands Sweet Potato Pie– Spicy Seafood– Dont Be Salty Chicken Ramen– Barbecue Salmon– Vegetarian Curry

And a lot more. In the Fall of 2016, rapperProdigyreleased hisCommissary Kitchencookbook as a long-awaited addendum to his critically acclaimed 2011 memoirMy Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deeps Prodigy.

Originally, Prodigys vision forCommissary Kitchenwas to highlight the bare bones prison conditions to which inmates are subjected to and forcibly requiring a broad scope of ideas when it comes to the limited nutrition provided from food purchased within thecommissary.

The conversation was taken toHarvard,MIT, andYale, with televised appearances onNBCsThe Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon,TMZ, and a lengthy discussion with legendary radio personality Angie Martinez during the Barnes & Noble book launch, as well as a food truck at the renownedSmorgasburg.

InMy Infamous Life, Prodigy detailed his mindset and need for self-reflection while imprisoned, but took it a step further withCommissary Kitchenby using recipes to tell the stories of life in prison, as he grappled with staying healthy as a quiet sufferer of the SS Type of Sickle Cell Anemia, by far the most fatal. Prodigy surrendered to the disease in 2017, though much like his music, his impact lives on forever.

As the world became entrenched in a global pandemic this bookprovides a glimpse of waysto survive under meager conditions. Once againCommissary Kitchenproves useful, as what was once a prison and college dormitory favorite can now be applied to most human lives in search of fun and moderately healthy recipes using well-preserved items like canned goods with simple appliances and utensils.

From omelets to black bean curry, simple sauces and reductions, theres plenty to pull fromCommissary Kitchenas our current need is to stretch our food supply as far and most affordable as possible especially with escalating unemployment rates.

Prodigys initial intent was to save lives, and here hes doing it again.Commissary Kitchenis much more than a fun gift book; itsan essential survival guidefor these uncertain times. Rest In Peace, Prodigy.

• Publisher:Infamous Books (October 11, 2016)
• Language:English
• Paperback:118 pages
• ISBN-10:0997146230
• ISBN-13:9780997146233
• Reading Age:17 years and up
• Item Weight:15.5 ounces
• Dimensions:7.4 x 0.4 x 9 inches