Perfect Peach or Apple Cobbler Filling 3 cups peaches or apples diced, skin on is fine (you can use any fruit you have instead of course) ½ cup white sugar 2 tablespoons butter 150ml cream 2 tablespoons plain flour Quickie Pastry 1 ½ cups plain flour 1 teaspoon...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Apr 9, 2020 | 0 Comments
Happy Sexy Quickie EGGS In my quest for the laziest YET sexiest eggs, this has become one of my best inventions. Almost a cross between an omelette and fried eggs but the best of both! Omelettes have the privilege of having a filling to make them a bit sexier. ...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Dec 3, 2019 | 0 Comments
SPECTACULAR SPANISH…WHO WANTS TO MAKE LAZY BUT PERFECT PAELLA. Spectacular Paella made easy (Serves 6-8) 1 large onion finely sliced 3-6 cloves garlic 3 tablespoons olive oil pinch saffron threads, soak in 30ml boiling hot water, allow to seep 1 teaspoon turmeric 1...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Jul 8, 2019 | 0 Comments
The inspired Chef I am so terribly excited. I am so terribly inspired. Which is why I was awake at 4am eager to get typing! How to feel alive again There is nothing like a little trip away to reset the buttons and make you feel alive again. It doesn't have to be...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Jun 18, 2019 | 0 Comments
Greetings everyone! It's good to be back at home. No matter how much I love to travel, there is nothing like walking through your own door and sleeping in your own bed. What a fantastic trip I had. I was really besotted with what England had to...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Feb 6, 2019 | 0 Comments
Mozambique Cuisine...Africa on fire This weekend I was fortunate enough to be one of the presenters on stage at the Gold Coast Food and Wine Expo. Who would have thought that a little blond haired Zimbabwean, growing up in the most remote corners of Africa,...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Jan 14, 2019 | 0 Comments
Vanilla Zulu Orange, Pistachio and Vanilla Christmas Mince Pie with spun sugar bling Tart shell 1 ½ cups / 180g plain flour 60g almond meal, toasted ½ cup / 110g sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 140g cold butter, chopped Zest of 1...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Dec 18, 2018 | 0 Comments
Dirty Black Beef with biltong, chilli, pistachio and coriander bling Anyone that knows me also knows that I'm the worlds laziest chef. If there is a shortcut or if I can shave some time off and still get my beautiful result, I'm just all for it. Which is...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Sep 21, 2018 | 0 Comments
Hello fellow foodies This weekend was an amazing celebration of foodie fabulousness. Not only is Canberra studded with beautiful wineries and smokehouses full of amazing products, it's also the perfect spot to grow truffles. Imagine my excitement when arriving on...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Jul 4, 2018 | 0 Comments
We all love mash. Its comforting deliciousness is not only the cause of many an eye-closing tastebud-bursting 'ah' moments, its also the perfect platform for the rest of the meal you are serving with it. Potato mash is respectable. Not only has it stood the time...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Oct 30, 2017 | 0 Comments
Have you got 12 minutes and a tea bag? Fabulous! Then you can home-smoke salmon (or chicken). Yes, delicious, moist, tender and juicy smoked salmon made fresh at home in your kitchen in only 12 minutes. No items found. It's easier and quicker than you think and you...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Mar 4, 2016 | 0 Comments
Love is in the air... It's the time of the year we embrace romance and passion and all things LOVE! Cupid has practically aimed his...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Feb 9, 2016 | 0 Comments
I hear it so often. 'I hate cooking'... And i really just don't understand! To me cooking is a therapy, a tonic, my passion. I really do enjoy cooking, I think it feeds my soul and I can definitely enhance my mood by cooking something fabulous and then gobble it...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Oct 16, 2015 | 0 Comments
Shopping and steaks... It's fast approaching bikini weather and I don't know about you but I've left this years 'trim down' way too late. That's not to say that I don't usually eat wonderfully healthy meals with one or two cheat/treat days in between to keep me...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Apr 16, 2015 | 0 Comments
Yes, cooking is simple. We all do it everyday. But are you tired of the same boring dishes day in and day out? I find it’s all about being inspired. About seeing a photo, a recipe, visiting a restaurant and saying, wow, I can make that! You may not always have...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Mar 10, 2013 | 0 Comments
Yes, cooking is simple. We all do it everyday. But are you tired of the same boring dishes day in and day out? I find it's all about being inspired. About seeing a photo, a recipe, visiting a restaurant and saying, wow, I can make that! You may not always have...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Dec 3, 2012 | 0 Comments
Littlest Christmas tree...total cost $4.50! Merry Christmas
Chef Mel Alafaci | Nov 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
The feared Croquembouche, once you know how to make them, they really aren't that daunting. Also, a Croquembouche cone is terribly expensive. Did you know you can actually fashion a very useful cone out of a piece of A3 cardboard, as you would buy at the...
Chef Mel Alafaci | Nov 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
