Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy Episode 101: What to cook when you don’t feel like cooking! Tips for ease in the kitchen, with Caroline Chambers
Aug 20, 2024
Caroline Chambers, creator of the Substack and cookbook What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking, is a recipe developer known for simple, low-effort meals. She shares time-saving hacks like rotisserie chicken shortcuts. Listen for tricks to simplify meals, minimize dishes, beat recipe ruts, and a few surprise favorite recipes that made her following skyrocket.
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Always Deliver a Complete, Timed Meal
- Build full meals (protein, starch, vegetable, sauce) so cooks don't have to pair dishes themselves.
- Write recipes chronologically so side dishes and mains finish together.
Cut Dishes By Reusing Cookware
- Use the same bowl or pan for multiple steps to cut down on dishes and time.
- Repurpose lids or flip pans to roast vegetables instead of using extra baking sheets.
Audience First Changed Cookbook Deals
- The publishing world shifted to favor authors with built audiences, forcing cooks to build platforms first.
- Caroline turned rejection into opportunity by growing an audience then launching Substack and a cookbook.
