On a day that I do not feel like cooking -- and believe me, these are many -- sometimes, all it takes to re-inspire me is... okay wait, this was beginning to sound like one of those perky advice columns that say things like "I just close my eyes and remember how much joy it brings me to be splattered by hot pans and then wash lots of dishes and it works!" I would never say that to you. What actually re-inspires me to cook on days that I don't feel like it is more realistic things like, not wanting to pay for takeout, or not wanting good produce to go bad in the fridge. But more often than not, it's a simple as a recipe that promises a relatively low effort for a highly delicious reward. That's what we're focusing on this week; these are a few of the recipes that have pulled this miraculous feat off for me recently, and I hope a couple do the same for you.
New: A crispy-soft, vegetable-full sheet pan spin on chow mein from Hetty McKinnon's new cookbook that's going to be a new favorite, I am absolutely sure of it.
Ribboned asparagus (requires no trimming or parcooking), crumbled goat cheese (requires no grating) and optional crisped (in the final skillet) proscuitto make a quick spring frittata so easy, you’ll want it again tomorrow.
A giant head of cauliflower reduced to a scorched, highly seasoned rubble, finished with lime, avocado, salty cheese, pickled onions, and your favorite hot sauce.
This pasta is always a massive hit for something so seemingly simple. Ricotta is dolloped in near the end but not stirred or cooked (because we love finding the unmixed pockets later) and then the whole dish gets a six-part finish: olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, parmesan and slivers of mint. No sugar snaps yet? Use anything green you like, lightly cooked.
Long before the viral TikTok baked feta pasta, we were love this combination with olives, herbs, small tomatoes, either in a foil packet on the grill or in the oven. Add some hearty bread to soak everything up + a glass of rosé with a couple ice cubes clinking around in it = the perfect kind of day
Did you know that Jacques Pépin has a recipe for a 6-minute one-pan sauté that makes a spring weeknight meal so gorgeous, I kind of want to paint it? Crunchy, spicy and colorful, this is my kind of fast food.
This pizza hits all the best notes: not too heavy, abundantly flavorful, and it celebrates one of my favorite early vegetables, equal parts spring onion and delicate greens.
A dinner packed with flavors, textures, and color. We like to scoop it all into bowls with salted lemony yogurt, lightly pickled onions, and pita wedges and I always wonder why we don't make it more often.
In the UK, flapjacks aren't pancakes but tray-baked, soft-centered, crunchy-edged caramel-perfumed bars made only with oats, golden syrup, brown sugar, and butter. You want these for snacks, trust me.
A one-bowl cake that absolutely bursts with the flavors of a good cannoli -- orange and lemon peel, a whiff of Marsala, chopped pistachios and an ample mess of mini-chocolate chips -- with none of the deep-fried and filled-to-order fuss.
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