BreakfastClassic French Crêpes
A thin batter that must rest for an hour, and a pan you barely grease. Rushing the rest is why home crêpes tear.
1 hrServes 4Medium
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Breakfast
BreakfastBacon and Fried Eggs
Bacon started in a cold pan, eggs finished in its fat. Two techniques that cost nothing and are the difference between a good plate and a greasy one.
15 minServes 2Easy
BreakfastFluffy American Pancakes
Buttermilk, a lumpy batter and a pan that is cooler than you think. Three small things that between them add about a centimetre of height.
25 minServes 4Easy
BreakfastBelgian Waffles
Whipped egg whites folded in at the last moment. That is what gives the deep pockets their shatteringly crisp shell and near-hollow inside.
40 minServes 6Medium
BreakfastThick-Cut French Toast
Day-old bread, cut thick, soaked properly rather than dipped. Stale bread is not a compromise here — fresh bread turns to mush in the custard.
25 minServes 4Easy
SoupsMiso Ramen
The weeknight ramen. The miso paste is fried in aromatics before the stock goes in, which takes a 40-minute bowl a surprising distance towards an all-day one.
45 minServes 4Medium
SoupsShoyu Ramen
Built in three separate parts — tare, broth and toppings — the way real ramen shops do it. Assemble in the bowl, not the pot, and never boil the noodles in the soup.
2 hr 30 minServes 4Hard
BreakfastThe Perfect French Omelette
Pale, barely set and rolled rather than folded. No colour at all on the outside — a browned French omelette is, strictly speaking, a failed one.
10 minServes 1Hard
PastaSpaghetti alla Carbonara
No cream, ever. The sauce is just egg, cheese and pasta water, brought together off the heat so it turns silky instead of scrambling.
25 minServes 4Medium
BakingOverripe Banana Bread
The blacker the bananas the better the loaf. Melted butter instead of creamed, one bowl, and no mixer to wash up afterwards.
1 hr 15 minServes 10Easy
BakingBrown Butter Olive Oil Cake
Two fats doing two jobs: browned butter for nuttiness, olive oil for a crumb that stays damp for days. It is better on day two than on day one.
1 hr 15 minServes 10Medium