About Me

headshotIts been just over 10 years since I started this blog, back when blogging was quite new and what an evolution blogging has seen!

I love everything about food from thinking and reading about it. For a time, I spent many hours writing and talking about it, meeting the people who grow it and make it. While its not such a 24/7 obsession (I don’t have teenagers in the house anymore!),  I still love to shop and experiment, and sharing a homecooked meal with friends is my favourite thing to do.

I live in Brisbane with 2 beautiful Burmese cats and a tiny garden oasis. To help me in the kitchen, I have my trusty Thermomix, whose inclusion in my life 10 years ago opened up a world of new capabilities. I never envisaged being able to mill my own flour, make my own almond milk & coconut cream, much less make my own chocolate!!

I aim to cook with natural unprocessed ingredients, good fats, fruit and vegetables. I love the challenge of developing recipes within the criteria of “healthifying” everyday foods. Especially naughty ones!

I try to avoid gluten but am not coeliac, and am happy to experiment with dairy alternatives.  Everyone is individual and there is no “one size fits all” .

© Copyright. These recipes are my own. These photos are my own. These stories are my own. You are welcome to share my link to my site for the recipe. However, please refrain from republishing any of my content in its entirety.

Have fun cooking, eating & sharing!

clevercook – Sarah Wong

If you have any questions or suggestions so please feel free to contact me below.

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22 responses to “About Me”

  1. Hi Sarah I am so looking forward to using your recipes clever you but you always was a great cook

    1. Thanks Devona, let me know how you get on, and what bob thinks!!

  2. Thank you soooooooo much for your “fabulous gluten free bread”. It is indeed FABULOUS and I am in awe. Not a hint of cake crumb, just squishy, fluffy yummy bread.

    I will be making it again and again and again!!

    1. Thanks Jenni, its so good to hear feedback! I’m glad you love it. I am on a fantabulous bread embargo at the moment as I was just eating too much of it!!

  3. Hi, sure this has been asked before but if you could please recommend a way I can turn the recipes into American measurements. I would really appreciate it thank you!
    Ana

    1. hi Ana
      The best way for measurements to be consistent is to weigh your ingredients. I always use gram measurements in my recipes for this reason. Sometimes I find googling “how many grams in a cup of _____” helpful – so perhaps you could reverse this and get your answer. Otherwise buy a cheap set of scales!!

  4. Hi Sarah
    Loving your blog! I made the granola yesterday (with a few tweaks) ……I think I’ve just about polished it all off! I am a TM CL in Noosa and have a few clients in Bris who I’m sure would be keen on your classes. Anything scheduled over the next few months? Thanks, Andrea

    1. Hi Andrea

      Glad you are enjoying the blog – I am due to make some granola too, except I eat it ALL!! I have been so busy with this blog I haven’t had a chance to think about classes this year – wow – all year, hopefully there will be some time towards September!! Hope you’re enjoying the CL work!

  5. Hi there
    I love your blog and recipes, thanks for sharing. Especially thanks for sharing where you source ingredients, sometimes it’s hard to know where to get some of them, so this really helps! Thanks.
    I’ve been meaning to make kyles granola for ages and now the lunchbox treat, but I was wondering what kind of vanilla protein powder you use? The world of protein powders is somewhat confusing, so thought I’d ask your advice. Hope you don’t mind sharing!!
    Thanks in advance
    Sam

    1. Hi Sam
      I usually make up my own as I like to avoid soy isolates. The recipe is here: http://clevercook.net.au/2012/09/25/packem-with-protein/

  6. Hi, Your recipe for cheesy chutney says 1kg ripe tomatoes – which tomatoes exactly do you use as keen to try your recipe!

    1. I just use fresh red tomatoes from the grocer. The riper the better. You could use tinned if they are handier.

  7. Hi Clever Cook

    You mentioned a gluten free and sugar free Christmas Pudding in your most recent blog post. I made a GF/SF one last year, but can’t seem to find the recipe on my computer now! Also, I’d like to try steaming it in the Thermomix this year, as opposed to my slow cooker. So …. I’d love your recipe, if you’re happy to share?…

  8. Hi, We were nominated for the “One Lovely Blog Award”. As a condition we were asked to nominate another 15 blogs that we really enjoy. Your blog is one of them! If you want to accept this nomination- the conditions are on our blog. Fiona and Mem

    1. Hi Fiona & Mem

      Thank you very much for your interest! And I love your work too!! I accept the nomination and hope that I follow the rules right so here goes…..

  9. Hi Sarah, I have had the great pleasure of joining the ranks of being a Thermomix owner and I just love your site, I have shared this site with lots of my friends who are Thermomix owners as well. Really looking forward to experimenting with the recipes and my Thermomix.

    1. Thanks for reading Vera, I am tickled pink!! Let me know if there is anything you want to see posted.
      Happy Thermomixing!

  10. Tess

    Well done Sarah. Keep up the good work

    1. Thanks for looking Tess! Keep Well!

  11. Great work Sarah looking forward to follow your food ponderings !

    1. Thanks will appreciate your feedback!

  12. well done Sarah you are indeed a very clever woman

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