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
Recipes.
30 dishes built exclusively from the pantry — no shopping trip required. A short list, on purpose.
Tonight · no thinking required
Red Lentil Dal
Creamy and warming. Coconut and red lentils melt into something that tastes slow-cooked.
Ingredients14
Time45m
Serves4
Cost / serving$1.30
Cal / serving517
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Red Lentil Dal
Creamy and warming. Coconut and red lentils melt into something that tastes slow-cooked.
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
Aaron Chow Lunch
A thick, boldly spiced one-pot stew of over a dozen vegetables, grains, and legumes, brightened with lime and vinegar. Nearly a complete meal in one bowl.
Blueberry-Walnut Baked Oatmeal
Soft, cakey oat squares with jammy blueberries, toasted walnuts, and warm cinnamon. Bake a pan on Sunday and grab a square on the way out the door all week.
Contains tree nut · soy
Burrito Bowl
Lime-brightened rice, spiced black beans and corn, and a tangle of quick-pickled onion for punch. The beans come together while the rice cooks, and it packs cold into a lunch box.
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
Chana Masala
Chickpeas simmered into a thick, spiced tomato gravy. Tangy, warming, and even better scooped up the next day.
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
Coconut Curry
Tofu and vegetables in a silky coconut sauce, built on spices toasted in oil so it tastes slow-simmered. Mild, cozy, and mostly hands-off while the rice cooks.
Contains soy
Crispy Roasted Chickpeas
Crunchy, smoky, and roasted until they shatter. A cooling-oven finish keeps the crunch long after they leave the pan.
Ginger Carrot Soup
Sweet roasted carrots blended smooth with a warm hit of ginger and coconut, finished with lime off the heat. One sheet pan and a blender.
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.
Lentil Bolognese
A deep, meaty lentil-and-tomato ragù, part of it blended smooth so it clings to the pasta like the real thing. Long-simmered depth out of a bag of dried lentils.
Contains gluten
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Green lentils and vegetables simmered into a thick, savory gravy under a golden potato-mash lid. The Sunday-dinner comfort classic, with lentils standing in for the mince.
Contains soy
Lentil Soup
Brothy and herby, with the lemon going in off the heat so it stays sharp. Thyme keeps it on the Mediterranean side.
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
Minestrone
Chunky and everything-in — beans, pasta, and vegetables in a tomato broth deepened with caramelized tomato paste. Hearty enough to be dinner on its own.
Contains gluten
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
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Roast it first, blend it, and it turns velvety without a drop of cream. Deep and nutty, with lemon and a scrape of nutmeg to finish.
Contains tree nut · soy
Spicy Black Bean Soup
Smoky, brothy, and blended just enough to thicken itself. Mexican-leaning comfort that comes together in one pot.
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
A soft-baked sweet potato split open over warm-spiced crispy chickpeas, warm spinach, and a garlicky lemon-tahini drizzle, finished with a scatter of pepitas. The oven does the work — barely any cleanup.
Contains sesame
Sweet Potato & Chickpea Bowl
Roasted sweet potato and crispy spiced chickpeas over quinoa, finished with a lemon-tahini drizzle. The template dinner you can build from whatever's in reach.
Contains sesame
Three-Bean Chili
Thick and smoky, with some of the beans mashed into the pot for body and a bright splash of vinegar at the end. Even better the next day.
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
Tofu Stir-Fry
Crisp tofu and vegetables in a glossy tamari-ginger sauce over rice. It scratches the takeout itch, no delivery app required.
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