By Leigh O’Connor.
Let Chef Mel Alafaci guide you through effective planning to ensure your journey towards health and happiness is a successful one with her new cookbook ‘Eat Yourself Sexy – Culinary Quickies’.
Also known as ‘The Happy Chef’ or the ‘Queen of Culinary Bling’, Mel has invested countless hours perfecting the recipes in this book, experimenting with a variety of ingredients and techniques to achieve the ideal blend of flavour and nutrition.
Founder of Vanilla Zulu Cooking School in Brisbane, Mel has an entirely new and fresh approach to cooking and a culinary lingo all of her own, making being in the kitchen fun.
Dishing up culinary quickies, Mel concentrates on upskilling and inspiring the reader with intoxicating enthusiasm, authenticity and unique culinary lingo that will have you hungry to flex your muscles in the kitchen. She is brilliant at adding humour, shortcuts and tricks to all those tedious kitchen tasks; while every recipe has been designed, tried and tested by her before sharing with you.
"This book is designed to help establish new habits and a fresh perspective on nutrition,” she explains. "This array of recipes offers a delightful path to achieving a sexy, healthy lifestyle while still enjoying the process.
"No more tedious, flavourless diet food, your meals will rival restaurant masterpieces without the laborious effort. These recipes will empower you to be resourceful, efficient and economical in your own kitchen, whether for family dinners or entertaining.”
With this collection of recipes, you are not just getting a cookbook, you’re gaining access to the trade secrets of a professional Chef. You’ll learn how to wield spices, herbs and other ingredients to create extraordinary flavours, along with uncovering novel cooking methods that will elevate your culinary creations.
You will also acquire insight into the science underpinning healthy eating empowering you to make informed decisions about what you nourish your body with.
Try these two healthy salad recipes for beef tataki and aburi salmon stack and discover for yourself why Mel always has a smile on her face!
