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Lights! Camera! KITCHEN!
After 13 years of teaching and thriving at Vanilla Zulu, I am happy to announce that I can now work from home in my custom-built kitchen. Two years ago my amazing husband designed a chef's kitchen for me...and all my dreams came true. With my...
Mel with Ash, Kip and Luttsy with Susie O’Neill
Chef Mel brings in some hot fresh custard doughnuts for the nova 106.9...
In The Kitchen: Chef Mel aka ‘The Happy Chef’ shares her tips on Christmas cooking
ABC Radio Perth Broadcast Wed 6 Dec 2023 at 2:30pmWednesday 6 Dec 2023 at 2:30pm ABC article source Listen Now. Mel Alafaci aka The Happy Chef. With Christmas lunch looming around the corner, you might find yourself wondering if you can start...
Studio 10 – Eat Yourself Sexy – Pimped up a tin of tuna
Watch on Facebook t can be hard to think outside the box and get creative when it comes to cooking with cupboard stables! Chef Mel is back with a new recipe from her book Eat Yourself...
Pimp up a tin of tuna
Posted to the Canberra Daily HomeFood & Wine With summer just around the corner, Chef Mel Alafaci’s new Eat Yourself Sexy cookbook shows us how to prepare healthy, nourishing meals that are as delectable as they are visually...
Canberra Daily – Aburi Salmon Stack
As posted in the Canberra Daily With summer just around the corner, Chef Mel Alafaci’s new Eat Yourself Sexy cookbook shows us how to prepare healthy, nourishing meals that are as delectable as they are visually stunning. Aburi salmon...
7Life – Eat yourself sexy with chocolate lava cakes
Watch video on 7Life These personalised chocolate lava cakes are easy, delicious and a little bit sexy If you’re looking for a fun recipe this weekend, these personalised chocolate lava cakes are easy, delicious and a little bit sexy. Chef,...
How to save money by using the ingredients languishing in your pantry
We’re all looking for easy budget wins that will leave a little more in the bank to fund those necessary extravagances. Here’s how to shop from the pantry and use up what’s already there. Written by: Kimberley Gillan - Good Food Food rescue...
The Culinary Quickies Podcast with Chef Mel The Happy Chef
Are you sick of your kitchen? Do you feel totally uninspired and just hate cooking? Do you want to be a more confident foodie? Together, in this podcast we are going to fix all those little problems that you might be having in the kitchen, as...
Chef Mel makes Centurion cooks happy
The chef treated Centurion residents to a live cooking demonstration with tips even the most experienced cooks could take home. Hirsch’s Centurion was buzzing with excitement as local home cooks and beyond came to learn from an international...
Popular chef returns to SA for whirlwind tour
Original Article: GET IT Sponsored by Siemens and Bosch, Happy Chef Mel Alafaci (she is known as the Happy Chef because she just wants to spread happiness in the kitchen!!) cooked up a happy storm recently in Hirsch’s Showroom in Umhlanga,...
Cooking on 7 Sunrise
Cheats Chicken Satay with glam nut bling INGREDIENTS 500-800g chicken breast or thigh chunks 1 jar yellow curry paste 1 small tin of coconut cream or a large tin if you like moreliquid 1 large tablespoon peanut butter 1-2 Asian Lime Leaves...
