You don’t get to the age of 58 without experiencing all sorts of weird and horrible pain and trauma.
But the pain of a heartbreak I’ll truly never forget. It’s all consuming.
When you get past the not eating stage you go straight to comfort food (at least I do). Nothing is more comforting than a big bowl of pasta.
I just made up this recipe. I went to a friends birthday at a restaurant in Kirra called Hanks. I ordered this vegetarian pasta dish with Stracciatella cheese and it blew my mind. So I ran home and tried to recreate it.
Don’t overthink it, add your own twist, and you too
could have your own Netflix show ;)
Here’s what you need:
One big bag of rigatoni or large pasta
Chilli oil
Fresh chilli
Basil
Garlic
Two jars of your favourite pasta sauce
Some roasted zucchini
Whole tub of stracciatella cheese
Here's how to make it:
Boil your pasta al dente, put it aside. I use one pot, a cast iron Le Creuset.
Sauté chilli, garlic and zucchini with some chilli oil, add the two sauces, put pasta back in.
Give it a good stir, season with salt and pepper.
Place cheese in blobs (do not mix) on top of pasta.
Add a handful of shredded basil. Bake in the oven on 160 for 15 minutes. That’s it.
My heartbreak tips...
Number one thing I did is I went to a therapist/counselling.
I decided I couldn’t believe all the thoughts I told myself and brought awareness to that.
I walked a lot with my dog and prayed and cried out for help even though it felt like no one was listening and no help was coming. I felt like absolute shit for months.
Connect with your safe people, people who feel like sunshine. Put effort in even though you don’t feel like it, to reach out to them with a good happy spirit. Reach out to the people you know are a safe harbour for your pain.
Take it one day at a time.
P.s. to be a bit cheeky, he was way better in your head than he was in reality ;)
