So many recipes out there are billed as  “fast” or “easy.” But are those labels deserved?  The shopping. The chopping. The cooking. The cleaning. It leaves a parent wondering: Is it just me, or is none of this, actually, easy? On this week’s episode, Liz and Jane talk to Caroline Chambers, author of the popular newsletter What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking, to take on the myth of easy weeknight cooking: What it gets wrong, and how to break up with 15-minute recipes that actually take you an hour.  

Caroline Chambers’ go-to peanut sauce for noodles, dumplings, or just about anything:

Whisk together 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/3 cup soy sauce, 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon sriracha and 1 tablespoon honey. It’s going to seem very difficult to stir together but I promise it’ll come together eventually — just keep stirring! If your nut butter is really dry, it will be easier to mix it together in a blender. Adjust seasoning to taste. Seriously! Taste it! Need more salt? Soy sauce! Need more heat? Sriracha! Not creamy enough? More peanut butter!

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