the end was just the beginning
Wow it's been a huge seven days. This time last week, my new job had just been announced, with Mumbrella trumpeting "Alana House to edit iVillage weeks after getting sack for protesting Woman’s Day story" Since then, the Kathleen Folbigg crusade has gone crazy with these three articles (and a radio interview on 2HD -... Continue Reading →
I love, love, love risotto. The kids not so much. So, when I found myself all alone on Father's Day, I decided to cook a smoked salmon and leek risotto for lunch to cheer myself up. Nom. Nom! Here's the recipe, plus 10 more I've made over the years. Recipe: Smoked salmon, champagne & leek... Continue Reading →
I've always quite fancied Lane Cove. It has an excellent farmers' market every Sunday. There's a Firefly bar. I went into labour with Sprog 1 at the local Malaysian restaurant, Kuali (great roti). There's also a public pool, and a pub. What's not to like? So I often slide my Domain app map its way... Continue Reading →
One of my favourite American dishes is buffalo wings. So evil. So good. Our housesitters left a bag of Aldi buffalo wings in our freezer at Christmas and - during the penury of January - we gobbled them. They were surprisingly good. It got me thinking that not only are chicken wings cheap they're very... Continue Reading →
Not on my nature strip. On my neck. You remember wattles? Richard Fish made them famous on Ally McBeal, stroking them in a fetish-like way on the necks of older women such as Dyan Cannon and Janet Reno (see below). I was blissfully unaware of mine until I was sitting at the hairdresser's yesterday. Those... Continue Reading →
I've discovered an ingenious diet plan. It's called work. And I think it might. You see, when I was at home there was a fridge at my disposal 24 hours a day. The fridge was filled with all manner of luscious things that I couldn't resist. The fridge at work has a dried up avocado... Continue Reading →
Yet again, stars prove they're just like us - they made dumb mistakes too, with their boyfriends; on their Twitter accounts ... Rihanna stands by her man ... in court Rihanna accompanied Chris Brown to court yesterday for the hearing to determine whether he's compiled with the terms of his probation for assaulting her in... Continue Reading →
I might have mentioned - once, twice, maybe 50 times - that my wardrobe is crammed with work clothes designed for someone in 2010 who was 5kg lighter than my current incarnation. Not quite the look I'm trying to project - even if I could squeeze into them - in my brave new digital workplace.... Continue Reading →
Stars, they're just like us ... they have celebrity crushes, they hate unflattering photos, they want people to notice them, they vow never to grow their hair again ... Jennifer's stalking confession Jennifer Lawrence has confessed on the Conan show that she's been stalking her crush, former Full House star John Stamos. "He was at a... Continue Reading →
My youngest has been obsessed with fashion from a very early age. At age two, she sat on my suede mocassins and refused to let me wear them because they looked like "Pop's shoes". This was pronounced with preternatural decisiveness. Conversely, if I wear something new - that gets her thumb's up - she always... Continue Reading →
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