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Nat Thaipun is laying the foundations to help you become a better, more instinctive cook

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Holgate, E. (2026, September 23). Nat Thaipun is laying the foundations to help you become a better, more instinctive cook. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/tips-and-advice/nat-thaipun-is-laying-the-foundations-to-help-you-become-a-better-more-instinctive-cook-20260923-p60zu2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Nat Thaipun, a former MasterChef Australia winner and cookbook author, is introducing a new recipe column in Good Food called "The Foundations." In her inaugural article, she guides readers through making Panang curry butter sauce, emphasizing adaptability and the importance of not being too hard on oneself during the learning process. She encourages experimenting with recipes to build confidence in home cooking skills.

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Nat Thaipun, former MasterChef Australia winner and cookbook author, is launching a new column in Good Food called "The Foundations." The inaugural recipe focuses on making Panang curry butter sauce, which she describes as rich, buttery, and spicy. This versatile sauce can be used for vegetables or as a base for fusion dishes. Thaipun aims to help both novice and experienced cooks by encouraging them to embrace imperfection in the cooking process. She believes that adapting recipes and experimenting are crucial steps in building culinary confidence. Her column will provide readers with techniques and skills to improve their home-cooking abilities, potentially giving them a new toolkit of recipes and methods by Christmas.

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“The articles discuss different aspects of Nat Thaipun's cooking expertise, with Article A focusing on a specific dish recipe while Article B discusses her role as a recipe columnist and mentor for home cooks.”

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Who wrote this

Emily Holgate

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🔮 Maybe it’s too salty, or too sweet, perhaps the sauce splits, or turns out weak, watery or unbalanced.

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Good Food’s Thai

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Thaipun PERSON · 5× Thai NORP · 2× Good Food’s ORG · 1× Nat Thaipun PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Thaipun’s inaugural recipe demonstrates how to make her versatile Panang curry butter sauce – rich and buttery with a heady kick, you can drizzle it over your favourite veggies or use it as a base for fusion dishes.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23

🔮 Maybe it’s too salty, or too sweet, perhaps the sauce splits, or turns out weak, watery or unbalanced.

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Nat Thaipun is laying the foundations to help you become a better, more instinctive cook · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Ever tried your hand at making a curry from scratch, only for it go disastrously wrong? asserted

it → try → scratch

Maybe it’s too salty, or too sweet, perhaps the sauce splits, or turns out weak, watery or unbalanced. asserted

sauce → ’ → ?

For cooking novices, it can often feel easier to just order a takeaway than labour over a new skill. asserted

it → feel → skill

But Good Food’s new recipe columnist Nat Thaipun insists that imperfection is an integral step in mastering the art of home cooking. asserted

imperfection → insist → cooking

“I want to give people the confidence to cook not just Thai food but any kind of food, and not be hard on themselves” says the former MasterChef Australia winner and cookbook author. asserted

winner → want → themselves

“Often I find people not wanting to cook because they feel like they’re doing the wrong thing. asserted

they → find → thing

Adapting and allowing room for error are all part of the process, as explored in Thaipun’s new Good Food column, The Foundations. asserted

Adapting → adapt → column

Whether you’re a rookie in the kitchen or know your way around a pan, she will demonstrate a new technique to help build your confidence and form the building blocks necessary to get creative with cooking. asserted

she → ’re → cooking

By next Christmas, you’ll have a whole new toolkit of skills at your disposal. asserted

you → have → disposal

“You should be allowed to have the freedom to experiment because you never know what you’re going to come up with.”Nat asserted

you → allow → what

you → demonstrate → dishes

While the sauce itself is relatively quick to whip up, it requires a keen eye to ensure the coconut cream and cold butter emulsify without splitting. asserted

cream → whip → eye

But don’t fret if you’ve never tried this at home before; Thaipun will hold your hand each step of the way. asserted

Thaipun → fret → way

Balancing flavours and adjusting sauces to identify what could be missing is another key aspect of Thai cooking – and cooking in general – that she’ll explore throughout her recipe columns. uncertain

she → balance → columns

Each skill and nugget of wisdom will build on each other to help you understand the basics of experimenting in the kitchen. asserted

you → build → kitchen

“There are so many different ways to cook,” Thaipun says. asserted

Thaipun → be → ?

“You should be allowed to have the freedom to experiment because you never know what you’re going to come up with. asserted

you → allow → what

Before you know it, you’ll be scouring the fridge and pantry and whipping up a delicious meal on a whim – no exact recipe or measurements required. asserted

recipe → know → whim