Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way.

Once all the elements are assembled, the dish takes less than half an hour to make.

The dishes took three full cycles for each load, a couple of hours all told.

Everything, from what is on the menu to how long individual dishes take to prepare, must be committed to memory.

Several dishes take advantage of the daily market basket, which is good and bad news.

His dishes took him all morning and filled a platter the size of a table.

The dish takes hours to prepare and thus is primarily served only on special occasions.

Furthermore, the dish is low in fat and takes less than 15 minutes from start to finish.

Using the microwave, the dish is cooked all at once and takes only 35 minutes.

How can cold dishes take an hour and a half to prepare?