A ‘fridge clear-out’ fried rice: This artist’s day on a plate

This story is part of the July 7 edition of Sunday Life. See all 14 stories . Gemma Leslie is an artist.

The 37-year-old shares her day on a plate. Leslie’s day begins with a decaf latte in bed. Credit: Art by Eliza Iredale 6.

30am My partner brings me a decaf latte in bed, our morning ritual, before wrangling my three-year-old and walking him to kinder. 8.00am Morning meeting with my team at a cafe.

I have two soft-boiled eggs on toasted rye with cavolo nero and béarnaise sauce, plus a matcha latte with oat milk and honey. 12.30pm After a personal training session I grab two tofu rice-paper rolls.

The man at the counter insists on giving me a spring roll made by his grandmother. 2.30pm Piccolo latte and half a coffee scroll biscuit.

5.30pm As I walk my son home from kinder, he begs me for a treat from the servo. Today we settle on sharing a blood orange kombucha (I drink most of it).

6.30pm I make a very non-traditional fried rice, a fridge clear-out using silverbeet, zucchini, carrot, onion, garlic and soy sauce. 8pm A lemon and ginger tea.

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