Hey! Check it out everyone! My How to Eat blog has been featured in this month's Australian Gourmet Traveller!If you pick up this issue (February 2006) and turn to page 58, you will see a photo of yours truly with some fellow Melbournian food bloggers!The article, entitled "Eat my words", was written by fellow food-blogger Ed Charles (of...

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The stale heat, bedsheets still cool with the breath of the airconditioner on them, the smell of chilli, spices, curry, deep-fried food, the kitchen covered in bowls and little red plastic tea cups... it's just like Malaysia...Chinese New Year is almost here! ...

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Hello!I'm not sure if you remember, but last month I published a post about how I'd had a dish named after me by Lisa...I'm a dish!Her description of the dish was...yes, a dish I've named after our dish aussiesarah. It's chicken sprinkled w/Ranch dressing mix, roasted on rice, then sliced red peppers added and doused w/Tabasco at table....

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I read this in an old article from the Observer, in which they interviewed Nigel Slater (aka my future husband) when he released his autobiography, Toast. It's pretty cool. Nigel rocks my socks.Stuff I know about cookingMost of us eat too much.The first bite of pizza is always the best. Ditto sip of cold beer.Even the most feted...

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I always love learning about new foods. Check out this information I found out about "quark".Originating from Germany, from the word speisequark, quark is a low fat natural and unripened soft cheese, comparable to cottage cheese or fromage frais. It lends its own special texture and flavour to both sweet and savoury dishes, providing a low calorie alternative...

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My first breakfast of the year was from Nigella Lawson's book, Feast. To imitate Nigella's words and sentiments, it was a sweet breakfast, with the aim of ushering in a year of corresponding sweetness.Arabian Mornings - "This is not so much a recipe, more an enthusiastic suggestion: a scented, simple salad with which to greet a turquoise-skied summer's...

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Last night, my brother and I went to our friend Symone's house for a new year's eve celebration. I made Symone a rhubarb meringue pie as a gift, and as a contribution to the evening's festivities, brought beans wrapped in prosciutto (How to Eat), and some Magnolia Bakery cupcakes!The first Magnolia Bakery cupcakes I made were "white cupcake...

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