It’s hot, and it’s vacation season. Here are some clever summer recipe shortcuts that save time and energy.
Hi! This is a different Emily (Fleischaker) than usual. I’m a deputy editor on the food and cooking desk, filling in for Emily Weinstein.
A co-worker recently used the phrase “spiritually out-of-office” to describe the vibe of summer. (Our boss was in the meeting when this happened, so I’m not blowing up my co-worker’s spot, I swear.)
That slowing-down feeling applies to weeknight cooking, too. It’s hot. It’s vacation season. I say it’s normal to crave a few extra shortcuts and a little more time on the couch.
Below are some ideas (should I call them confessions?) to alter recipes when cooking dinner feels like scaling a six-foot wall.
A note of warning: These recipes simply won’t be as delicious as initially written. But they will still be much better than ordering overpriced takeout, and can help you manifest the lazy summer you deserve.
1. Spicy Corn and Coconut Soup
Make it lazy: Use frozen corn kernels. Slice or grate the garlic instead of mincing. Don’t bother peeling the ginger. Use crushed red pepper flakes instead of slicing a fresh chile. If you’re really pressed, don’t even blend it, but in that case, be sure to really shake or whisk the coconut milk before adding. And toppings? Optional.
2. Sheet-Pan Chicken With Chickpeas, Cumin and Turmeric
Make it lazy: Skip the yogurt marinade. Skip the red onion and the herbs, if you want. It’ll be OK! It’ll still be dinner.
3. Crispy Tofu with Cashews and Blistered Snap Peas
Make it lazy: Skip the ginger or garlic if you need to, but probably not both. Note that you can use honey instead of molasses. Skip the dressing for the snap peas and just drizzle some rice vinegar or lime juice over the whole dish. Serve with microwave rice.
4. Pasta With Green Beans and Almond Gremolata
Make it lazy: Skip the gremolata and instead just zest and squeeze some lemon on top of the final dish. If you have the energy, chopped toasted almonds are nice for texture, but extremely optional.
5. Mahi ba Somagh (Sumac Roasted Fish)
Make it lazy: This recipe will work with any kind of fish. If a butterflied trout isn’t happening for you, use a filet of anything you may have — tilapia, halibut, salmon — and adjust the oven time to the filet’s thickness. Serve with couscous, the laziest grain.
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