Lemon posset

Set cream in a glass

Three ingredients, no setting agent, no technique. Slightly unfair.

Sourdough focaccia

Focaccia, dimpled and oiled

Wet dough, cold night, hot oven. Very little of it is work.

Cacio e pepe

Pasta, glossy with pecorino

Three ingredients and one difficult emulsion.

Tamagoyaki 卵焼き

Rolled omelette, sliced

A rolled omelette built in thin layers. Practice makes it quick.

Shakshuka

Eggs in spiced tomato

One pan, any time of day.

Crème brûlée

Crème brûlée, cracked

Four ingredients, one of which is patience. The crack is the point.