Build Dinner
Stop learning recipes. Start learning the shapes dinner takes.
The rice bowl equation
Rice + protein + vegetable + fresh thing + sauce. One pattern, endless dinners.
The pasta method
Salty water, saved pasta water, finish the pasta in the sauce.
Tacos and bowls
Seasoned protein + toppings + acid + something to put it on or in.
Stir-fries
Prep everything, cook in stages, sauce at the end. High heat's favorite shape.
Sheet-pan dinners
Stagger start times by cooking speed; the oven lands everything together.
Soups
Aromatics, liquid, simmer, season at the end. A pot that feeds you twice.
Protein + vegetable + starch
The classic plate, timed so it all lands hot.