The Rise of Overly Simplified Recipes: What It Says About Home Cooking Today As a food writer, I've noticed a disturbing trend in home cooking over the past decade: recipes are getting simpler and more straightforward by the day.
Gone are the intricacies of technique and nuanced flavor combinations; instead, we find a diet of quick fixes and one pot wonders that sacrifice taste and technique for speed.
The decline of complexity in home cooking is evident in the proliferation of "30 minute meals" and instant gratification recipes. Websites like Allrecipes and Food.