Ingredient: carrot

Lazy Coq au Vin

This lazy version of the French classic still takes a long time to cook, though inactive on your part, but preparing it couldn’t be easier; you can do it with one hand tied behind your back (or to a second bottle of Côtes du Rhône)!

Chicken & Dumpling Soup

This is total winter comfort food at its best; light and fluffy dumplings bobbing around in rich broth. With a scattering of feathery dill–fresh, with a sweet-sour lashing–it’s the ultimate perfection. Best yet, you can use leftover holiday turkey bones and meat for it!