Four Pantry-Friendly Recipes From Christine Flynn’s New Cookbook

My second cookbook, Easy Does It, is about doing more with less. Less effort, less time, less fuss and less waste. It’s about knowing which corners are worth cutting in the pursuit of mouth-watering food. My hope is that you will learn, as I have, that deliciousness and efficiency can coexist in the kitchen. Here's four recipes from the new book.

Ricotta And Pea–Stuffed Cheese Puffs

The combination of warm, golden puff, creamy ricotta and bright green peas feels really high-end, but you’ll be surprised by how easy it is to make. Get this ricotta-and-pea cheese puff recipe.

Coconut Broth With Noodles, Sweet Potato And Leftover Protein

Soups are a great way to stretch leftover proteins and dress them up a bit. This coconut curry soup can be made quickly, and the flavours combine well with just about any protein. Piling all sorts of inviting textures on top, like jalapenos, cilantro and thinly sliced cabbage, takes this simple soup to the next level. Get this coconut broth noodle soup recipe.

Garlicky Eggplant With Sesame Romesco And Herbs

Romesco sauce is typically made with almonds or pine nuts. To keep costs down, I use tahini. It adds richness and body to the sauce as well as a little bitterness, which offsets the sweet peppers and garlic. Get this garlicky eggplant recipe.

Wacky Cake

Most people agree that Wacky Cake was created during the Great Depression or the Second World War, when eggs were hard to come by and butter was expensive. It became popular again in the 1980s and '90s. Economy and efficiency are two things I love in a homemade dessert, so I'm bringing Wacky Cake back into the spotlight where it belongs. Get this wacky cake recipe.

Excerpted from Easy Does It by Christine Flynn. Copyright © 2026 Christine Flynn. Photography by Suech and Beck. Published by Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.