Mike Appy·Cookbook
A Cookbook · 38 Recipes · By Mike Appy

"For the boys who burn their first pan. Then keep going."

I couldn't cook at 37.
Now I feed seven.

Five kids. A wife. Me. 38 high-protein recipes that actually feed them every night.

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A Spoonful of Gains cover
About · The Guy
Mike Appy
Mike. April 2026.

The guy with the spoons.

This whole journey started a little over four years ago, in 2022. One day I saw a picture of myself from that summer by the pool and absolutely hated what I saw.

I had always been an athlete. Served in the military. Coached wrestling for 10 years. But somewhere along the way I had really let myself go. Years like that.

Cooking didn't come easy at first. I started with simple dishes and somehow still managed to set off the smoke detectors more times than I'd like to admit. I had to learn everything. How to use a pan. How flavors work together. How to make meals that were simple and actually tasted good.

I'm 41 now. I started cooking at 37. I'm now the healthiest I've ever been, and I had never made anything from scratch before.

37
Started at
4 yrs
In the kitchen
5
Kids fed
Anyone can do this.
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The Gulag · Bonus Section

Six foods that don't
deserve a kitchen.

Nº 01 Olives - inmate 01
Olives
Nº 02 Ketchup - inmate 02
Ketchup
Nº 03 Ranch - inmate 03
Ranch
Nº 04 Green Beans - inmate 04
Green Beans
Nº 05 Peas - inmate 05
Peas
Nº 06 Cottage Cheese - inmate 06
Cottage Cheese
Full case files inside. Mugshots, charges, verdicts. All six rejected for cause.
From The Book · 38 Recipes

Designed like a magazine.
Cooked like home.

Table of contents page
Contents · 38 Recipes
Sample recipe page
Recipe Page
Cottage Cheese case file - The Gulag
The Gulag · Case File Nº 06
The Offer

One book.
Thirty-eight recipes.

What's in the cookbook
  • ✓38 high-protein recipes with macros + cook time on every one
  • ✓The Gulag — six hated foods with mugshots + case files. You won't find this in any other cookbook.
  • ✓Mike's Notes + substitutions on every recipe
  • ✓92 pages, photographed and edited
  • ✓Print version coming
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If this doesn't satisfy your inner fatty AND save you time and money, I'll eat an entire jar of imaginary olives with a fork.

Cooked.
Plated.
Eaten.

38 times over. One spoon per recipe. Zero fucking olives.

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