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Weeknight cooking, start here
bBibinSix short lessons from my Reels, in the order I'd learn them: knife basics first, then two 15-minute dinners, breakfast and drinks, and how to photograph what you cook.
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01Knife and prep basics
1 lesson
02Two fast dinners
2 lessons
03Breakfast and drinks
2 lessons
04Bonus: share what you cook
1 lesson
Glossary
6 terms- Al dente
- Pasta cooked until tender but still slightly firm in the centre. It keeps cooking a little in the sauce.
- explained in2. 15-minute garlic butter pasta
- Claw grip
- Holding food with fingertips curled under so the knife rests against your knuckles, not your fingertips.
- explained in1. Dice an onion in 60 seconds (fewer tears)
- Emulsify
- Whisking fat and water (butter and pasta water) into a smooth, glossy sauce that doesn't split.
- explained in2. 15-minute garlic butter pasta
- Shallow-fry
- Frying in a thin layer of oil, turning the food, rather than fully submerging it.
- explained in3. Crispy chilli paneer
- Side light
- Light coming from one side of the food (usually a window). It shows texture far better than overhead light.
- explained in6. Scroll-stopping food photos on your phone
- Slurry
- Cornflour mixed with cold water, stirred into a hot sauce at the end to thicken it.
- explained in3. Crispy chilli paneer