You can be endlessly inventive with vegetable stacks, discovering your own favorite combinations. You want to cut the vegetables about 1/2 inch thick, and then layer twice—any higher than that and your stack is likely to topple.
Recipes
Mark Bittman’s Spatchcocked Chicken with Garlic, Parsley, and Orange
Remove the backbone from a whole bird and it will lie flat, instantly doubling the surface area—and the flavor and crisping potential. This easy technique is called spatchcocking or butterflying. I almost always do chicken like this now, and it’s also perfect for turkey and small birds like pheasants and guinea hens.
Nigella Lawson’s Emergency Brownies
This is for those times you urgently need a brownie, but don’t want to make – or, rather, can’t justify making – a whole batch.
Nigella Lawson’s Turkish Eggs
Trust Nigella: Turkish eggs, eggs poached on Greek yogurt, is a revelation and a complete sensation.
Nigella Lawson’s Spicy Mint Lamb Chops with a Preserved Lemon and Mint Sauce
You do need to marinate the lamb for 30 minutes or so, but you can pour yourself a glass of wine, sit back and enjoy it, then whizz up the mint sauce in the meantime.
Faith’s Bourbon Glazed Peaches on the Grill
Summer is the time for grilling and peaches! This easy dessert is great with a dry pink sparkling rose, such as an inexpensive Segura Viudas.
