Bobbing Slowly in Fragrant Broth
Martinis are DEAD. Not really but there’s a new cocktail in town. This week we’re eating everything in the fridge, cooking chicken slowly in its own damn juice, watching movies with dad and cleaning things that probably don't need cleaning. Need a new foundation with buildable coverage? Tick. How about a tool to elevate your toothbrush situation? Maybe a wine that's Not Too Fancy, Just Good? You need it, we got it.
EAT
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Melissa Leong’s Hainanese Chicken Rice get’s you to bathe a whole chicken in a gingery, chicken-y broth of it’s own making, then use that left over broth to cook your rice. Soothing, healing, delicious.
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Catalan Chickpeas and Spinach You don’t need to be cleaning out your fridge to make this recipe, but you can still adapt it as you see fit. Add in a dollop of tomato paste, some minced rosemary if you have some floating around, soak the raisins in sherry vinegar and swap out the baby spinach for english - it’ll still taste great!
LISTEN
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Normal Gossip, Apple Podcasts Every week you get one perfect, low stakes, juicy, “happened to a friend of a friend of mine” gossipy story that’ll make you gasp and laugh out loud in vicarious horror.
READ
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A Great Hope, Jessica Stanley Another week, another brilliant book by a Highly Enthused listener! Read if you like murder mysteries, Australian politics, ceramics, old houses, twitter rants, family sagas, perfect endings and complicated women.
BUY
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Clean Clean Clean Toothbrush Shelf The bathroom accessory you didn’t know you needed. Simple, chic and made in New Zealand!
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Backstage foundation, Christian Dior For when you’re looking for a little more coverage than tinted moisturiser, but still want your skin to look like skin.
The Fast Five!
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Nam, Sally Rainbows, PNV is an organic Shiraz in a rose style, grown in Canowindra in the Central Ranges of NSW. Fresh, juicy, easy drinking for under $35!
Clinique Black Honey Lipstick, Mecca This 90s revival from Clinique is a TikTok star. It looks intensely dark in the tube but is a buildable balm in a perfect shade for winter lips. A classic for a reason.
Finely Shaved Brussels Sprouts! Look we know everyone loves them roasted, but have you ever shaved them super thinly like cabbage? Get yourself a ,mandolin, get them all shaved very thinly, toss the shavings in olive oil, a little vinegar and a little kewpie mayo if you like, add some toasted sesame seeds and boom, you got salad.
Fridah Towels A cool new towel brand by a cool Sydney photographer Rachel Kara. Graphic patterns, super soft and made in Portugal! Lush.
Top Gun, Maverick Cool flying! lots of homoerotic shirts-off-running-through-the-surf! Very silly but enjoyable stuff.
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Spicy Joint, Chinatown Szechuan flavour town! Perfect spot for a big group dinner. BYO, and no matter how much you order it never seems to cost more than $40 a head. Load up that lazy susan with cold sesame chicken, fried oyster mushrooms and garlicky cucumber salad.
Substack App Are you addicted to subscribing to newsletters to the point that your email is becoming unusable? Try the new substack app! It’s got all your fave newsletters in the one place so you can unclog your inbox!
My Name is Lucy Barton, Elizabeth Strout Throw aside your preconceptions and make like SoRo by devouring all the Lucy Barton books. Start with this and you’ll finish the trio in a week.
Singles, Youtube & iTunes This is a very silly, 90s time capsule of a romcom. Grunge music, answering machines, magazine stands, meeting people in person and affordable one bedroom apartments! What a time!
Gibsons! Looking for a way to update your martini order now that everyone is drinking them? Swap your olives for pickled onions and you’re good to go. A drink and a snack in one!
Hasta pronto bébés!
S&S