For a while now I have been wanting to mention Asian cuisine expert, award-winning chef, food writer and author, Carol Selva Rajah’s magnificent website  www.carolselvarajah.com.au

It has a lovely feature, a video in which Carol addresses you and it is like stepping into her kitchen or following her on one of her hugely informative Cabramatta tours. Her warmth and enthusiasm flows out and the evocative pictures, information on her dinners, classes, books and tours, make this a truly lovely site.

Heavenly Fragrance (retailing at $45) introduces the art of using Asia’s most aromatic cooking ingredients – and Carol, inspired by the fond memories of fragrant cooking since her childhood days, has included a collection of new and traditional Southeast Asian dishes for anyone wishing to serve the best taste of the East at home, or bring back fond memories of Asian flavours.

Carol Selva Rajah has written ten cookbooks on Malaysian and Southeast Asian cuisine.