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Alice Zaslavsky

Melbourne

Culinary Correspondent at ABC News (Australia)

Culinary Correspondent at ABC Radio Australia

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | msn.com | Alice Zaslavsky

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  • 2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Alice Zaslavsky

    How often do you stray from tradition when it comes to recipes? Would you say you’re a rule follower or a riffer? Cooking is all about clocking up time in the kitchen. Just as a pilot will chart well-mapped courses as they’re learning to spread their wings, following tried and true recipes to the letter is a safe and effective way to build up confidence before you spread yours.

  • 2 months ago | theguardian.com | Alice Zaslavsky

    Did you know Popeye the Sailor Man was a wellness influencer? When the US needed a Depression-era population, depleted of iron and coin, to eat meat-free, they turned to everyone’s favourite monochrome superhero. As Popeye downed tins of spinach, up went sales; canned spinach experienced a 30% increase, becoming a top-three food for US kids, after turkey and ice-cream.

  • 2 months ago | theguardian.com | Alice Zaslavsky

    Catalan snack pa amb tomàquet – or pan con tomate, or tomato bread – is usually as simple as rubbing garlic, then tomato on to crusty bread. Here though the tomatoes are given a quick confit on the cooktop in oil and chorizo fat to make them jammy and juicy, while the Turkish bread is sliced horizontally as a slab and baked to turn it into a giant, tanned and crispy crostini.

  • 2 months ago | abc.net.au | Alice Zaslavsky

    Alice is in the kitchen with comedian Chloe Petts, and today they're leaning into Chloe's love of big, bold Italian flavours. Together, they're making a Tuscan tomato bread soup — a dish that's essentially like a warm, comforting bowl of bruschetta. With sweet, simmered tomatoes, garlic, basil and torn ciabatta stirred right into the pot, it's rich, rustic, and deeply satisfying. Chloe's all-in from the first stir, proving that a few pantry staples can still pack a punch.