Amy Thielen

This rustic baked shrimp dish is almost prefab, thanks to overnight prep and quick, day-of cooking. Serve with plenty of bread for dipping.

Eggplant, zucchini, and peppers take a long, slow bath in lots of olive oil, becoming meltingly tender in the pan and getting even better the following day.

Adding a healthy glug of olive oil to shortbread dough causes what are already tender cookies to dissolve into crumbs in your mouth.

Between the rich chestnuts and the buttery rice, this dish has the chops to be a main.