Slow cooking for busy weeks

I am not a chef. I cook for family and friends, and I write down what they ask for again.

Sides

Blistered Green Beans with Garlic

High heat and patience. The beans should wrinkle and char in places before the garlic goes in.

Baking

Time does the kneading. You stir four things together in the evening and bake the next day.

Dinner

Folding takes practice and the first ones always look rough. They taste the same.

Baking

One bowl, no mixer, and it stays moist for days. The olive oil is in the background, not the foreground.

Sides

Warm carrots on cold yoghurt. The contrast is the whole dish.

Dinner

The fastest dinner I know, as long as the rice was cooked yesterday.

Soup

Nothing clever, which is the point. Cook the leeks slowly and the soup takes care of itself.

Soup

The soup I make when the fridge is empty. Red lentils need no soaking and collapse into something creamy on their own.

Baking

More apple than cake. The batter is there only to hold the fruit together.