Ethan Ward

One pot means one wash-up, and that is the real reason this recipe survives in my house.

Cast iron, ten years, water and a brush only. Soap would not ruin it — but the habit keeps it seasoned.

Cooking for people who arrive early is a skill nobody teaches. Give them something to chop.

Onion, tin of beans, tin of tomatoes, egg on top. Twenty minutes, fifteen of them waiting.

No shopping, no plan. Whatever is oldest goes in first — that is the whole method.

Ellivu ára gamal og tað einasta í hesi íbúðini eg skuldi taka í eld. Alt annað kann skiftast út.

Heit panna fyrst, matur seinni. Helvtin av heimamatgerðini gongur galið, tí pannan var enn upphitin.

I make it about once a week and it has never been on this feed. Whatever is in the fridge, one pan, no plan.

Lag tað í raðfylgju eftir, hvussu leingi tað tekur. Tað er alt bragdið, og tað riggar við næstan øllum.

The only meal I cook slowly on purpose. Everything else in my week is twenty minutes or less.