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- Simplify flatten_vault API to return usize instead of MigrationResult struct - Add KEEP_FOLDERS: attachments/ and _themes/ alongside type/, config/, theme/ - Use HashSet for collision tracking in unique_filename - Update wikilinks from path-based [[folder/slug]] to title-based [[slug]] - Clean up empty directories after flattening - Flatten demo-vault-v2: move all notes from type-based subfolders to root - Update smoke tests for flat vault structure - Remove migrate_to_flat_vault from repair_vault (one-time migration only) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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aliases: ["Cooking"]
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Is A: Topic
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# Cooking
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Cooking covers Italian home cooking, meal preparation, and the ongoing experiment of making good food efficiently. It spans traditional recipes, weeknight shortcuts, and the occasional ambitious weekend project — always with an emphasis on fresh ingredients, simplicity, and the quiet satisfaction of feeding yourself and others well.
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## Why this matters
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Cooking is one of the few activities that is genuinely restorative after a day of knowledge work. It engages the hands and senses in a way that writing and coding do not, and it forces presence — you cannot think about newsletter metrics while searing a steak. It also connects directly to [[topic-nutrition]], since controlling what goes into meals is the most reliable lever for eating well as an endurance athlete. Beyond the personal benefits, the discipline of following a recipe precisely or improvising with constraints is a surprisingly good analogy for creative work.
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## Key resources
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- Marcella Hazan's "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking" — the definitive reference for Italian home cooking
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- Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat — foundational principles that make improvisation possible
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- Serious Eats (J. Kenji Lopez-Alt) — the best resource for technique-driven home cooking
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- Italia Squisita (YouTube) — Italian chefs explaining traditional recipes with precision
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- [[topic-nutrition]] — the complementary topic on how food choices affect training and cognitive performance
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## Notes
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- The best weeknight meals have five or fewer ingredients and take under 30 minutes — complexity is not the same as quality
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- Meal prep on Sunday saves decision energy during the week, but it works only when the recipes are things you actually want to eat on Thursday
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- Italian cooking at its best is an exercise in restraint: good ingredients, minimal interference, and respect for the technique
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- Cooking for others is an underrated form of generosity and connection — it builds relationships in a way that a dinner reservation does not
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- The overlap between cooking and engineering is real: both involve managing heat, timing, and dependencies in sequence
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