Cookbook
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Soya chunk fried rice
Squeezed-dry soya chunks, broccoli, capsicum and carrot, and cold rice tossed in sriracha, ketchup and chilli oregano sauce. Served with a bowl of curd.
2 min read · rice, soya, one-pan, weeknight
Penne arrabbiata
Fresh tomatoes mashed into a garlic-and-chilli base, tightened with tomato puree and starchy pasta water. Twenty minutes, one pan.
2 min read · pasta, tomato, chilli, weeknight
Soft scrambled eggs
Cold pan, two knobs of butter, and a cycle of on and off the heat. Custardy the whole way through, spread over toasted sourdough.
2 min read · eggs, breakfast, toast
Spaghetti aglio-e-olio
Garlic, chilli flakes and good olive oil, loosened with pasta water into a sauce. Coriander instead of parsley — it's what I always have.
2 min read · pasta, garlic, weeknight