Roast vegetables
High oven, plenty of space on the tray, and do not stir them too often.
Nothing fancy. Most of these take under an hour.
Stock from scraps
A bag in the freezer for peels and ends. When it is full, make stock.
Pickled onions
Vinegar, sugar, salt, a jar. Ready in an hour, gone in a week.
Rice, properly
Rinse it, measure the water, lid on, heat off, ten minutes. Leave it alone.
Lentil soup
Onion, carrot, lentils, stock, a squeeze of lemon at the end. Better the next day.
Pancakes
Rest the batter. The first one is always for the cook.