I was hungry, and it was raining, and I was stuck in a bookshop. I mean stuck there because I was scared and I couldn’t work out how to overcome it.
I was scared of the dark outside, trying to will myself home. It was ridiculous, laughable; sometimes anxiety is. Forty minutes of pacing the bookshop, and then I did it: opened the door, and went out into the street, counting the steps to distract myself from the gathering sky.
And on the way home, I thought of this: something as far from panic as could be. Bright. Clear. Uncomplicated. Pink salmon, barely seared.
Red chorizo. Black rice, white coconut. Ginger, chilli, pepper, honey. Soy. And when I got home I made it, and it was good.Prep time: 10 minutes, plus 20 minutes marinating | Cooking.
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