Recipes + Food Guides 🍳

NYT's 2008 Jacques Torres recipe. Brown butter + both sugars + 36-hour dough rest + Valrhona chips + sea salt on top. The gold standard. Double the recipe — they'll disappear.

White fish fillets coated in coconut curry paste (kroeung), wrapped in banana leaves, steamed. Kroeung = lemongrass + galangal + garlic + shallots + turmeric + kaffir lime. Top with coconut cream + chili. Served over jasmine rice.

Pork bones simmered 10-12 hours until broth is milky-white. Topped with chashu pork belly, soft-boiled egg marinated in soy, scallions, nori, corn, butter. Labor-intensive but unbeatable. Shortcut: pressure cooker 4h gets you 80% there.

Dark chocolate + butter melted together. Cocoa powder for depth. Brown sugar for chew. Chocolate chunks folded in. Bake 25 min — err slightly underdone for that fudgy center. Let cool before cutting (patience).

Salt (kosher + flaky finishing), pepper, olive oil, neutral oil, vinegars (rice/sherry/red), soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, flour, sugar (brown + white), baking soda/powder, honey, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, stock cubes, tuna, beans (chickpeas, black), rice (jasmine + short-grain), pasta (long + short), onions, garlic, ginger, lemons, limes, parmesan, Dijon, hot sauce.

Base: 60g rolled oats + 1 scoop whey + 250ml milk + chia seeds. Shake, refrigerate overnight. 5 flavor variations: peanut butter + banana, chocolate + cherry, apple + cinnamon, blueberry + almond, PB&J. Make 5 jars Sunday = week of breakfasts.

Bone-in chicken thighs braised in red wine with bacon lardons + mushrooms + pearl onions + garlic + thyme. Low and slow 90 min. Reduces to silky, rich stew. Serve over mashed potato or crusty bread.

Pan-sear 150g sliced chicken breast with garlic + soy + ginger. Serve over rice with steamed broccoli + sriracha mayo. Classic gym-bro lunch. Meal prep 5 portions in 30 min.

Cubed beef marinated in soy + oyster sauce + sugar + pepper, wok-seared hot and fast (shaking in the pan). Served over lettuce + tomato + onion with a dipping sauce of lime + Kampot pepper + salt. With rice.

1 scoop whey + 1 banana + 250ml milk + 1 tbsp peanut butter + oats + ice. Perfect 3:1 carb-to-protein ratio for recovery. Consume within 30 min post-workout. Add creatine 5g while you're there.

400g pasta + roux + 500ml milk + 200g gruyere + 200g aged cheddar + Dijon + nutmeg. Top with panko + butter + parmesan. Bake 20 min at 200°C. Triple cheese, crisp top, pure joy.

Layer 200g Greek yogurt + 30g granola + handful berries + honey drizzle. 30g of protein, keeps you full till lunch. Prep 7 at a time in Mason jars for grab-and-go breakfast week.

Fresh rice noodles in a yellow-green fish-based coconut kroeung broth. Topped with fresh raw vegetables: cucumber, banana flower, bean sprouts, herbs. Breakfast staple across Cambodia.

Cubed sashimi-grade tuna + soy + sesame + ginger + scallion + chili. Over rice with edamame, cucumber, avocado, pickled ginger, seaweed, sesame. Sriracha mayo drizzle. Healthy, fast, beautiful.

1) Rock chop (fine herbs). 2) Julienne (thin sticks). 3) Dice (cubes). 4) Chiffonade (ribbons — basil). 5) Mince (garlic). Sharp knife + claw grip (knuckles guide blade) + don't rush. Better knife skills = faster prep = cooking more at home = saving money.

Chicken strips + bell peppers + onions on a sheet pan. Olive oil + cumin + chili + paprika + garlic + lime. 425°F for 20 min. Serve with warm tortillas, lime wedges, avocado.

Chicken + sweet potato + eggplant + long beans in a coconut red kroeung broth. Less coconut-heavy than Thai red curry, more aromatic with herbs. Serve with baguette (colonial French influence).

Rice noodles stir-fried with egg, tofu/shrimp, bean sprouts, chives, peanuts. Sauce: tamarind paste + fish sauce + palm sugar + chili. Garnished with lime, crushed peanuts, banana flower (if available). Street-stall authentic vs Americanized — real one has NO ketchup.

250g pasta + 500ml stock + 200g baby spinach + 4 garlic cloves + 150g mushrooms all in one pan. Simmer 12 min until pasta absorbs stock. Add 100g parmesan + cream. Minimal dishes.

Shrimp + broccoli + carrots + snow peas + garlic + ginger. Sauce: soy + sesame oil + rice vinegar + cornstarch + brown sugar. Wok hot, in and out in 5 min after prep. Serve over rice.

6 egg whites + 1 whole egg + spinach + tomato + bell pepper + 30g feta. Fry in non-stick with spray oil. Serve with side of berries. Bodybuilder staple, low-cal protein bomb.

Toast sourdough. Mash half an avocado with lemon + salt. Top with poached or fried egg. Generous everything bagel seasoning. Chili flakes. Fast, satisfying, Instagram-able.

3 tbsp chia + 250ml milk + 1 tbsp peanut butter + cocoa + honey. Shake, refrigerate overnight. Thickens to pudding. Breakfast or dessert — healthy enough either way.