Berry Overnight Oats
Cold and creamy, gone purple from berries that bleed overnight and sweetened by dates that soften as they soak. Stir it together at night; it's spoonable by morning.
Contains peanut · soy
§03 · Recipes · under-30-minutes
Under 30 minutes.
Thirty minutes is the honest ceiling of a weeknight. Everything here goes from counter to plate inside it. That’s total time, the kind that includes chopping, not the kind that starts once everything is already diced.
30 minutes or less, start to plated · 13 of 30 recipes
White Bean & Broccoli Soup
Half the pot blended for body, half left chunky, then lemon off the heat lifts the whole green bowl. On the table in under half an hour.
Contains soy
Aaron Chow Breakfast
A warm bowl of oats, berries, seeds, and nuts, unsweetened and finished with a spoon of peanut butter. Seven years of tuning toward near-complete nutrition.
Contains tree nut · peanut · soy
Cashew Mac & Cheese
A cheesy-tasting sauce blended from cashews and soft vegetables, built on slow-softened onion for savory depth. Rich and creamy with no dairy in sight.
Contains gluten · tree nut · soy
Coconut Chia Pudding
Coconut and vanilla set overnight into a silky, spoonable pudding, rippled with crushed strawberry. Five minutes at night and it thickens itself by morning.
Contains soy
Hummus
Whipped pale and fluffy, bright with lemon and garlic softened in the juice. Five minutes in a blender and it's done.
Contains sesame
Lemon Quinoa Salad
Bright, herby quinoa with chickpeas, corn, and peas in a punchy lemon dressing it soaks up as it sits. Made to be packed cold and eaten straight from the fridge.
Maple Nut Granola
Big, craggy clusters, lightly sweet with maple and vanilla. One sheet pan, pressed flat and left alone to set, covers breakfast and snacks for a week.
Contains tree nut
Peanut-Date Energy Bites
Chewy and salted-sweet, with peanut butter and soft dates blitzed into a no-bake dough. A few minutes in the processor, then the fridge firms them up.
Contains peanut
Spicy Black Bean Soup
Smoky, brothy, and blended just enough to thicken itself. Mexican-leaning comfort that comes together in one pot.
Tofu Scramble
A savory, protein-heavy breakfast in one pan — crumbled tofu browned, then coated in a golden turmeric sauce. The counterweight to a sweet bowl of oats.
Contains soy
Warm Spiced Oatmeal
Rolled oats toasted until nutty, then simmered creamy with dates, walnuts, and warm spice. Cozy and filling, and worth the few minutes at the stove.
Contains tree nut · soy
Weekend Pancakes
Fluffy and golden, lightly cinnamon-scented, with the tender crumb a splash of vinegar coaxes out of whole-grain flour. The whole slow-weekend ritual, intact.
Contains gluten · soy