Culinary Quickies Cookbook

Culinary Quickies is a must-have cookbook like no other before it. Concentrating on up-skilling and inspiring the reader, Chef Mel Alafaci's intoxicating enthusiasm, authenticity, and unique culinary lingo will leave you hungry to flex your muscles in the kitchen. Mel is brilliant at adding humour, shortcuts and tricks to all those tedious tasks you must endure. Mel has designed, tried, and tested every recipe and is proud to share them with you. So if you are sick of being stressed, feeling tired, or are just sick of your own cooking...be prepared to live happily ever after!

"These are my own favourite signature recipes that I use again and again for weeknight meals, dinner parties and other celebrations. They are a versatile collection of clever and quick ideas with basic, everyday ingredients...as well as some fancier ingredients in case you want to level-up your cheffy skills" Chef Mel Alafaci

This book contains a chef's secrets on how to be faster, happier, and more efficient in your kitchen. If you're sick and tired of cooking and need to feel refreshed and invigorated again, this book is for you! It offers so many new, versatile, and delicious recipes.

With 115 pages and over 80 inspirational and versatile recipes, you'll be faster, happier and more confident in your kitchen.

Chef Mel moved from South Africa to sunny Brisbane where she opened Vanilla Zulu in 2011, bringing her big smile and happy nature with her. She has just published her book of recipes, tips and hacks to help you create magic in your own kitchen. The book is written in her endearing style, with plenty of quirkiness, but provides solid information and tips for the confident cook and the culinary novice. You will find dozens of quickie recipes, and innovative ideas for meals. The recipe for Magical Moroccan Mince with pistachios and date gravel inspured this reviewer to take the brave step of letting the mince do its own thing without stirring on a high heat, until the meat became brown and luscious. I now find myself using this technique often when cooking a protein. As does the hubby!

Culinary Quickie Customer Reviews:

"I've been cooking for many years & never realised I've been cooking mince incorrectly my whole life! Your chopping, cooking & plating techniques inspire me in my everyday cooking. So much flavour and so easy. I also loved your practical tips for freezing pastes, lime leaves etc..."

- Katherine Meldrum

"Mel's so much fun, informative & teaches things that I thought were difficult in the kitchen which are now a breeze. She has a great knack of making simple dishes look exciting"

- Kerstin Knott

"Mel dispelled the myths surrounding the difficulty of preparing a family meal and has given us the confidence to do more cooking and entertaining"

-Jackie & Steve D

"Hello everyone, do yourself a favour and get the Culinary Quickies cook book by Mel, some fabulous recipes! I did the Rosti Cottage Pie the other night, yummy, easy and perfect mince with NO grey liquid in the pan!"

-Susie French