"There are no basic recipes, only basic cooks." - some French dude probably.

I always saute my ketchup before I add it to my macaroni noodles 😌

A basic dish executed perfectly beats "fancy" dishes every time for me.

Funny timing, been learning the Maillard thing these past couple days. Still not sure what a pyrazine or furan is though.

And it usually takes a ton of tries to nail the perfect recipe. Here is my carbonara for 2 (no cream!!!) after so many attempts: - 200g spaghetti - 100g guanciale (or pancetta) - 2 yolks + 1 egg - ~75g pecorino - black pepper Cook pasta. Crisp the guanciale. Mix eggs + pecorino + peppe...