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Jason Nguyen
In the kitchen
A compact apartment kitchen with hanging wire baskets filled with citrus and onions.
Always in the cart
Yukon gold potatoes and a block of parmesan
Never again
Boiling vegetables until they lose their color
Weeknight habit
Roasting a tray of whatever is left in the crisper drawer
Meet the editor

Jason Nguyen

Pasta, soups & sides

The edges of the plate matter just as much as the center.

Jason noticed early that the side dishes were his favorite part of every holiday meal, so he started giving plain weeknight sides the same attention.

His rule for vegetables is high heat, enough salt and a squeeze of lemon at the end. His rule for soup is to make twice as much as needed.

Pasta is his fast dinner: one pot of salted water, one pan of sauce and a cup of the starchy water saved before draining.

Edits Soups & Stews, Pasta and Side Dishes · hello@soyummymeals.com

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