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SBS: Panettone is Italy’s much-loved Christmas cake that keeps on giving
Blog ➤ January 9, 2022

SBS: Panettone is Italy’s much-loved Christmas cake that keeps on giving

It’s not uncommon for Italian households to have stockpiles of panettone. Never mind hoarding toilet paper; if panettone is on sale, trust Italians to buy Six. Eight. Twelve. I counted the number of beautifully packaged,...

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SBS: Oliebollen: The history of the doughy, Dutch Christmas treat
Blog ➤ January 9, 2022

SBS: Oliebollen: The history of the doughy, Dutch Christmas treat

The Dutch are known to like a party but come festive season, they like to have a ball. Forget candy canes; there’s another festive treat that excites the Dutch come Christmas time. Oliebollen are deep-fried balls made...

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SBS: My nonna’s lasagne is a labour of love
Blog ➤ November 22, 2021

SBS: My nonna’s lasagne is a labour of love

Consider me the human version of Garfield. Like the famous, lazy cartoon cat, I have an undying love for layers of pasta, by which I mean lasagne. When there’s a decent slab of lasagne, I...

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SBS: Estonian pancakes are the best of both worlds
Blog ➤ November 3, 2021

SBS: Estonian pancakes are the best of both worlds

A flip of a pancake would end up changing the lives of Estonian couple, Tanel Akolov and Anett Kamara.  The couple migrated to Perth in 2014 after falling in love with the Western Australian city...

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SBS: How angel wing pastries helped this Polish-Australian to dance
Blog ➤ September 28, 2021

SBS: How angel wing pastries helped this Polish-Australian to dance

The delicate, sweet Polish treat, called chruściki, faworki or angel wings,have been central to the dancing ambitions of Polish-Australian Michal Zdanowicz.  Zdanowicz says selling angel wings at fundraisers held by the Kukułeczka Polish Dance Group in Western Australia...

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SBS: An 80-year-old meatball recipe that’s changed Perth’s sandwich game
Blog ➤ September 20, 2021

SBS: An 80-year-old meatball recipe that’s changed Perth’s sandwich game

Discussions around the dinner table changed the lives of husband and wife Joe and Michelle Rechichi forever. Each week, they would gather for a traditional Italian dinner with Joe’s parents in Perth in Western Australia....

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SBS: Meet the DJ turned banh mi king rocking Perth
Blog ➤ September 20, 2021

SBS: Meet the DJ turned banh mi king rocking Perth

DJ Lee was born in Perth and raised in a traditional Vietnamese family with a studious upbringing. His parents came to Australia as refugees to provide a better life for their two sons. Lee tells SBS...

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SBS: My Italian family’s sausage-making day is what keeps our heritage alive
Blog ➤ September 20, 2021

SBS: My Italian family’s sausage-making day is what keeps our heritage alive

This time around, I had the honour of talking about my family’s annual garage sausage-making day tradition. See more: My Italian family’s sausage-making day is what keeps our heritage alive

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SBS: What It’s Like To Attend Eurovision
Blog ➤ May 1, 2015

SBS: What It’s Like To Attend Eurovision

“Why is Australia in Eurovision? It’s not in Europe.” I get this question all the time. Here I capture what it is like to be attending the Olympics of song and dance. See more: What...

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So Perth: Red Sands Campers A Perfect Intro To Vanlife Only Better
Blog ➤ January 9, 2022

So Perth: Red Sands Campers A Perfect Intro To Vanlife Only Better

Being a lazy or indulgent camper is not an oxymoron. Recently, I upgraded to the mother of all camping adventures, a Red Sands Campers’ 4WD camper, complete with a rooftop tent that took less time to erect...

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Caravan World Magazine: Blissing Out
Blog ➤ January 9, 2022

Caravan World Magazine: Blissing Out

Cruising along the Fitzgerald Coast may teach you a thing or two about appreciating all the small things I chatted to my dad as we cruised around Western Australia’s Fitzgerald Biosphere Coast. With slight irony,...

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Blog ➤ January 9, 2022

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Shark Bay’s jaw-dropping natural beauty needs to be experienced from all angles. “I didn’t come here for dolphins.” It was a contentious statement to make in this part of the world. I had just entered...

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