Clara Calvin
Tried the 15 minute garlic butter noodles but browned the butter first, and it adds this nutty caramel thing that is unreal. Takes maybe 3 extra minutes, just keep stirring so it does not burn. Highly recommend on your next batch.
Clara, your one pan lemon chicken was too pretty to eat straight away, so I did a quick gouache study of the pan first. Dinner and art practice in one evening. The recipe is a keeper too.
Okay I’m never making potatoes another way again. Followed Clara’s boil-smash-roast order and they came out unreal. Photo proof ?
Been cooking with a dull knife for years like an idiot. This 60-second method fixed it. Sharing so you don’t make my mistake ?
Sharing my little weeknight meal-prep corner. Here is how a typical batch-cook Sunday looks for me. ?
This is hands-down the recipe you all ask for most. One pan, 30 minutes, and the lemon-garlic sauce is everything, crispy chicken, soft potatoes, basically zero cleanup. Full recipe below the photo ?
The one secret: pat the chicken really dry before it hits the pan. That’s the whole trick to crispy skin.
My weeknight default when I’m too tired to think. Five ingredients, fifteen minutes, and you cook the pasta right in the sauce so there’s no colander to wash.
Nobody tells you this: boil FIRST, smash, THEN roast hot. That order is the whole game, crispy lacey edges, fluffy middle. Dunk in garlic aioli and thank me later.
Clean-out-the-fridge night = my favorite kind of cooking. Whatever veg you’ve got + this 3-ingredient sauce (soy, garlic, a little honey) = dinner in 20.
Peak lazy-Sunday energy. Banana, egg, oats, a pinch of baking powder, splash of milk, blend, pour, done. The kids fully approve.
Fresh video’s up! 60 seconds of knife skills that’ll save you so much prep time. Watch below and tell me which grip you use ?
Planning next week’s videos, you decide! (a) 20-minute dinners, (b) freezer meals, (c) one-pot everything, (d) full budget week. Drop your vote below!
Proof that eating well doesn’t have to be expensive. Here’s my real $30 haul and exactly how I map it into 5 dinners with almost no waste. Full breakdown in the comments if you want the list.
Followed your one-pan lemon chicken last night and my partner literally thought I ordered in. Crispiest skin I’ve ever made at home. THANK YOU Clara ?
Halfway through and realized I’m out of buttermilk. What’s the move?
Mine are stained orange and warping. What’s everyone using that actually lasts?
Used Clara’s grocery map and came in under budget with leftovers. Wanted to share in case anyone needs the motivation.
Trying to cook less meat lately and your recipes are so easy to adapt. A dedicated veg week would be a dream.
Reorganized every spice alphabetically and cooking is suddenly twice as fast. Highly recommend a boring Sunday project.
About to attempt Clara’s stir-fry. Talk me out of ruining dinner.
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Followed your one-pan pasta last night. Five ingredients, no cleanup, and my partner thought I ordered in. Thank you!
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