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Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Style: Fast default dinner

1. Cook the pasta
Bring salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti until al dente (they are NOT supposed to be hard anymore).
Before draining, reserve ½ cup of pasta water (because of the flavor it has).

2. Slice the garlic
Thinly slice the garlic - don’t mince (there are a lot different tastes).
This gives you a softer, less bitter flavor.

3. Infuse the oil
Heat olive oil on low-medium.
Add garlic and gently cook until lightly golden.
Do not burn.

4. Add chili flakes (optional)
A small pinch is enough.
Let it bloom in the oil for 20 -30 seconds.

5. Combine everything
Add drained pasta directly into the pan.
Pour in a splash of pasta water.

Toss until glossy and lightly creamy.

6. Finish with salt
Taste and adjust.

That’s it.

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Not extravagant. Just simple but reliable meals.

Once you have them, groceries get easier. And food get quieter.

Takeaway: Less recipes and more focus on the important.

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Almost every food culture has a version of “default meals”.

Cacio e pepe in Italy.
Rice and eggs in Asia.
Bread and spreads across Europe. (ok there are way more)

Different ingredients.
Same philosophy: Meals that work on ordinary days.

Takeaway: The best food traditions are built on repeatability.

Quick one today:

What’s a meal you fall back on without thinking?

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