The missing fineprint

A quick glance at a recipe assures dinner will be ready in half an hour. Cook time: 30 minutes

But a closer look at the ingredients says otherwise. Mince five garlic cloves. Thinly slice one stalk of celery. Peel and chop two carrots. Finely dice one onion. That is already more than fifteen minutes, excluding the washing and drying of the vegetables.

What's missing is the fine print of a recipe that reminds us how time-consuming zesting, chopping, and juicing can really be.