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Real Name:

Lauren

Location:

Sydney, Australia (originally from Dallas, TX)

Blog:

http://thefoolproofface.wordpress.com/

Best meal I ever ate:

It's a tie. Chicken massamun curry with cashews and avocados and brown jasmine rice, and a Ritz cracker crumb stuffed fish (crab and shrimp) topped with this lemony remoulade sauce. OMG.

My current drink of choice:

Maker's Mark on the rocks or with Diet Coke. I also enjoy Spaten Optimator, Fireman's 4, Old Speckled Hen, Strongbow, and a glass of Pinot Noir or Australian Shiraz.

I really wish I could:

not be so tired and cook more when I get home from work. Also make perfect rice noodles; I fail at this constantly.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Lemon-rosemary roast chicken; baked ziti; or lemon tuna pasta salad.

My favorite comfort food:

Macaroni and cheese, fried okra, fried catfish, fried chicken, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken tikka masala.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Mamak, Sydney, Australia; Kenny's Burger Joint, Frisco, TX; Spice I Am, Sydney, Australia; Thai Chili, Southlake, TX; Trulucks, Addison, TX

My most tattered cookbooks:

Paul Prudhomme's "Louisiana Kitchen", The Sliver Spoon, Lebanese Cooking, The Curry Bible, Emeril's Potluck.