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| Crispy pork belly with vermicelli |
Last Autumn, I received a publishing deal with Ryland Peters & Small
to produce a Vietnamese recipe cook book. I was really happy. Even more
so than I had imagine being. I have been writing since I was seven
years old, moving my mother and her friends to tears. They were mainly
letters to my father, every day I would look to the sky and see
aeroplanes, recites my mother, but it has been two months and you have
not returned…
I couldn't believe that I had actually gotten a book deal because
sometimes you think things are just impossible especially when these
things have been cooked up in dreams from childhood. I had always had a
big love for beautiful smelling books and I wanted to have one myself! I
got that feeling people talked about, when an author is published for
the first time. That awesome awesome feeling. I shook so hard with joy.
I celebrated with my agent. I rode my bicycle very drunk with the
biggest fattest smile on my face in the rain!
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| Crispy chicken wings with sweet chilli fish sauce |
My dream had come true and it had been staring me in the face for the
past few months. I went to Vietnam to do more research and to take
photographs. The book will contain 50 recipes written and tested, 60
styled (by me) recipe photographs by Clare Winfield; 40 travel
photographs by me.
I have been cooking over 50 dishes in the last couple of months, maybe
three times then asking a friend to follow my recipe to see if it works.
They have been amazing in helping me adjust the flavour as well as
instructions.
READ MORE HERE
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| Udon noodle soup with dill fish cakes | | |
