Meet the team
Finding your tribe can be a challenge and when they are spread around the country it makes the journey even more challenging. We are really proud of what each of our team members brings to the table. Most importantly, each of them is selected because they have a heart to serve.
Queensland
Bek Daley
Chief Recipe Tester / Founder
Amanda
Brisbane
Amanda is married with 3 school aged children. She has always had a passion for cooking for family and friends. Amanda is originally from Wallumbilla (near Roma) and brings her country values and home style cooking to our team.
Vic
Brisbane/ Moreton
Vic is a Mum to 2 gorgeous and busy boys, growing up in a family of passionate cooks and restauranteurs cemented her love of cooking healthy and delicious whole food meals, particularly evident in her flavour rich curries. She is looking forward to sharing the gift of great food with others.
Renae
Brisbane
Renae is a married mum with 2 small humans (6 & 7) and has a husband that travels frequently. She recently left the corporate world behind to create more work life balance. Renae has a passion for cooking and loves to cook and especially loves to cook delicious home cooked meals from scratch. Cooking is Renae’s happy place, and its much easier than yoga.

Catherine
Brisbane
Catherine is a busy lady with 2 beautiful kids, who just likes to get things done. She is super organized and has an incredible passion for all things food.
Adrienne
Moreton Region
Being a Mum to two busy girls from the North of Brisbane, I understand just how time poor people can be. After spending my whole life in the hospitality and customer service industries and with a passion for home cooking, I am looking forward to helping my community regain precious time with loved ones and soothing them with delicious food.
Yve
Moreton

Bron
Redlands/South Brisbane
Bron is a mum of two wonderful young boys, one who is on the spectrum. Her family express love through getting together, cooking and eating. She’d love to be able to share her passion for food with others.
Toni
Redlands/Bayside/South Brisbane
Toni is a mum of 2 busy teenagers, who has always had a passion for food and cooking. With a background in natural health she is driven to helping people enjoy wholesome and nutritious food, bursting with flavour without spending all day in the kitchen. Additive free cooking and using hubby’s home-grown produce and local produce are on Toni’s list of priorities.

Andrea
Brisbane West
Andrea is married and a loving mum to two sporty little boys! She has a passion for home cooking and loves serving up delicious and nutritious food for family and friends. One of her son’s has allergies so she is used to substituting ingredients to suit dietary requirements or personal preferences.
Grace
Brisbane
Dani
Logan / Northern Gold Coast
Dani is a mum of 3 beautiful kids. She has a heart to serve, which is one of the prerequisites to cook for us.
Lisa
Gold Coast
Lisa loves to cook. She loves everything about cooking (even the washing up after). Lisa learned to cook from her mother’s and grandmother’s and used these skills when she appeared on MKR where she picked up tips from Pete, Manu and Colin. Lisa can cook for you too!

Glenn
Southern Gold Coast/Tweed
Glenn is an emptynester wanting to cook for your family as his has flown the coop! Cooking for family and friends has always been a passion and given him a great feeling of community. Speaking of, he is the King on the Coolangatta Tweed Rotary BBQ and is excited to join the crew from I Hate Cooking and expand his horizons
Andrea
Gold Coast
Jacinta
Ipswich
Jacinta is an extremely busy mum of 4 small children. She loves to cook for them and is constantly working with recipes to cater to the intolerances in her family. She’s really excited to bring I Hate Cooking to the Ipswich community

Jennifer VB
Toowoomba
Jennifer is the mother of 4 boys and has many grand children, so has had a world of cooking experience. She believes that going to someone’s home and cooking for them is not just about the cooking, rather becoming a friend, teaching a life skill, being a listening ear.
She is the life of the party. and I know how to organise one!

Bev
Kingaroy/Nanango
Bev wears many hats, from farmers wife to expert sour dough maker and busy mum. Her customers love her food and love having her in their house to creat delicious meals.
Linda
Sunshine Coast
Linda has worked for I Hate Cooking on both sides of the country, returning from her stay in the far north of Western Australia and rejoining the team on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. As a coeliac, she has an excellent understanding of the gluten free way of eating and is looking foward to whipping up some tasty meals for you.
Emmie
Sunshine Coast / Nambour
Emmie is a Sunny Coast mum of 2 amazing little men and has a FIFO husband. Emmie found her passion for cooking during school, when she enrolled in a hospitality certificate. From then on she has been cooking up a storm. She loves making cooking fun and most importantly, sharing food. Knowing how busy life can be, Emmie is offering you a help you learn to cook in your kitchen.
Karen
Sunshine Coast and Gympie
Karen has 4 sporty children who love to eat 24/7. Two of her children have food issues which developed Karen’s passion for cooking without additives. She knows what it’s like to work full time with a big, hungry family, where being prepared is the key to not only eating healthier, but saving dollars on takeaway. She’s excited to be bring I Hate Cooking to Noosa, Gympie and the Sunshine Coast.
Lauren
Bundaberg
Lauren is married and the mum of 2 kids. She has been working in the food industry for many years. She has a passion for whole foods and cooking what she grows. She is also a recipe tester for Jo Whitton of Quirky fame.
Vanessa
Rockhampton
Vanessa has 4 children and has always enjoyed cooking. She became passionate about wholefoods when her eldest sons health needed extra support. Being in the kitchen and cooking is one of her happy places and she loves providing her family with tasty and nutritious home cooked meals. She is very excited to bring the “I Hate Cooking” service to Rockhampton.

Danille
Mackay
Danille is a Mum of 2 children who has settled in Mackay after travelling around Australia with her husband and furry child. Danille has a passion for good food and cooking. She likes to know what goes in her food and enjoys cooking from scratch. She has recently been diagnosed with Coeliacs disease so she has an awareness for food intolerances and cooking practices. Danille is passionate about creating healthy food that tastes amazing, encouraging a healthy lifestyle, especially for those who feel overwhelmed by a limited diet, who are time poor, or simply hate cooking!

Helen
Mackay/Sarina
Helen is an avid foodie, in the consuming and in the creating. She believes food can be used as a wonderful medium to walk beside and bless people as they cross our paths.
Bronwyn
Townsville
Bron is a mum of 3 adult children. She worked for many years in the disability sector and has worked in the food industry for 8 years. She loves making healthy home made food from scratch for her friends and family.
Jharna
Cairns
Jharna is a chef by trade, but with her new role as mum to a beautiful little girl, she loves to take time out to create delicious meals away from the environment of a commercial kitchen.
New South Wales
Freya
Trainer
Freya is a Mum of four in their late teens and early twenties. She’s always loved cooking and sharing her love of cooking with family. Freya worked as a Police officer for 15 yrs. Her role is to help teach out cooks to create healthy wholesome meals, which in turn, helps other busy families and those working terrible hours trying to maintain a healthy eating pattern.

Nicole
Wagga Wagga
More about Nicole coming soon.
Kirsten
Newcastle/Central Coast
Kirsten is a mum of 8 (yes 8!) with 3 adult children and 5 younger ones down to a busy and adorable 3 year old! She loves to cook for my big family including 4 grandchildren. She is skilled at catering to all sorts of diets and situations including vegans, vegetarians, meat eaters and fussy kids! She loves saving people time and stress and seeing them enjoy real, home cooked meals.

Meg
Newcastle
Meg is a mother and step mother to 4. She learnt how to plan & manage over the years, with so many family activities and commitments. It’s her privilege to now help others in return. Meg has always been passionate about healthy, nutritious food and cooking. She loves being able to cook from scratch the way her Grandparents cooked but with the use of modern lifesaving technology. Her mantra in life is to inspire, encourage and support whilst remaining completely authentic.
Whitney
Newcastle

Bree
Port Stephens
Bree is passionate about cooking good wholesome food for her family of 5. As life has become so busy for many families these days she is excited about using her passion to help fill your home with nutritious meals that will give you more time to focus on the more important things.

Kirstie
Campbelltown
Kirstie is a mum who “Gets things done!” She is a fantastic cook and has an incredible heart to serve. She is looking forward to cooking with you in our Cook Eat Repeat Program, as well as offering our cooking service.

Western Sydney
Vacant
We are always on the look out for mums and dads who have a passion for cooking and want to work during school hours.
If this is you then get in touch.
Rebekah
Mt Annan/Camden

East Sydney
Vacant
We are always on the look out for mums and dads who have a passion for cooking and want to work during school hours.
If this is you then get in touch.

ACT

Kerrie
Canberra
Kerrie is a wife and mother to 2 busy teenagers. She has worked in many different areas of the food industry over the past 20 years. She loves cooking and sharing great food with family and friends. Kerrie is looking forward to offering the I Hate Cooking services to the Canberra community.

Could this be you?
Canberra
We are looking for passionate cooks with a heart to serve. If you fit the bill then get in touch.

TASMANIA

Gaye
Hobart
Gaye is passionate about cooking wholesome nutritious food. She has a wealth of experience as she’s cooked for her 4 children and now 5 grandchildren. She has also enjoyed working in a commercial kitchen for the last 14 years. Her other passion is gardening. Gaye has a wonderful vege patch with lots of fresh produce and is looking forward to sharing her love of cooking to contribute to the local community.

Could this be you?
Canberra
We are looking for passionate cooks with a heart to serve. If you fit the bill then get in touch.
Victoria
Lochie
East Melbourne
Emily
East Melbourne
Emily is a pre-kids wifey to a man who loves food, so it’s a good thing she loves to cook, bake and create in the kitchen! She also works for a disability services agency as a kindergarten assistant and absolutely loves it – working with children and in the disability sector is so rewarding and special. But she needed something else to fill up more of her time – so now she does 2 things she loves!
Leanne
Packenham/Beaconsfield
More about Leanne coming soon.
Christiane
Melbourne
Christiane has 2 older children and has worked for many years in the food sector. As well as cooking she loves a good book. Especially the recipe book kind.

Mana
Outer South Melbourne
Mana is the mother of 4 active adult/teenagers. She has been on a wellness journey for 12 years so health and nutrition is a passion. She loves to be able to cook from scratch knowing what is going into meals without nasties. Mana wants to be able to help others in bringing wholesome food into our community. #Elev8Yourself – lifting you up by inspiring,encouraging to better health and happinness.

Jodie - Mornington Peninsula
Coming Soon
Jodie is a mum of three adult children. She have spent a lot of time cooking for the family and now she has a little more time on her hands, she feels this is a great opportunity to be active and positive within the community, while contributing to her family.

Central Melbourne
Coming Soon
South Australia
Robyn
Adelaide
Robyn is a busy Mum to 2 children. With over 10 years of food experience, she watches life gets busier and work expectations get greater each year. Seeing more and more take away “convenience” processed foods and speed eating amongst friends and colleagues, to the detriment of their health. Passionate about knowing what’s in our food and about food bringing the family together. Her mantra is ‘slow down, eat nourishing food and share what happened in your day today’. Not everyone can slow down, but she looks forward to giving valuable time back to her clients so they can eat healthier nourishing food and spend time on the things that matter most. She’s excited to bring I Hate Cooking to Adelaide!

Erin
Western Adelaide
Erin is a wife, and mum to 2 boys who has always loved to cook for others. Erin has a professional background in Social Work specialising in supporting teenagers, young adults and their families through crisis, engaging education options and transition into independence. Erin is also a special needs parent and understands that life gets super complicated and very busy at times. Erin is passionate about reducing the stress load many carry and is excited to take the pressure off by filling your fridge with yummy and nutritious meals – leaving you time to enjoy the people and activities you love.

Nat
Western Adelaide
Nat is a wife and a mum to two busy kids! Coming from a corporate background, she found no time for her 1 year old and run of the mill household activities. She decided to start a party planning and catering business. She love to plan, cook, help people and make them happy. In 2018 she immigrated from South Africa to the land of milk and honey and had to sell her business! Her children have busy sports schedules and with no family support to help cart them about. She considered starting another business here and thought of going into people’s homes and cooking for them, but very quickly realised the law’s and regulations were so different from her home country and sadly put this on the back burner… then came across I HATE COOKING and first thought, what a catchy name and then thought, wait this is what she had been looking for! The kitchen is her happy place and feeding people makes her heart sing… She is regularly teased about cooking for an army – She’s excited to be on this journey!

Linda
North Eastern Adelaide

Deb
North Eastern Adelaide
Deb realised her food passion when she started working for an International cake manufacturing company in Brisbane 10 years ago. From there her love of all things “food” has grown, along with her cooking skills and being in the kitchen is her happy place. A self-confessed “preserving nut” Deb loves to create pickles, chutneys, jams and preserve all the goodness from the garden & farmers markets. She also makes her own cheese, yoghurts, butter, mayo and nut milks. With so much of todays food processed, Deb believes we need to get back to whole foods, build sustainable food sources and enjoy what nature intended us to. Her satisfaction in this area is driven by helping others in their gardens, exploring different tastes, textures and helping others move out of their everyday comfort zones by getting back to basics. She loves cooking for others, sharing tips, recipes and enjoys creating healthy affordable meals that pack in the flavour.

Kathryn
Port Lincoln
Having qualified as a cook after leaving school, Kathryn has worked in a variety of jobs and places over the years, including a tour cook around the NT & WA. Now a mum of 2 teenagers, she has a strong desire to be a contributor in her community, who has passion for wholesome and nutritious food. She has found helping busy mums feed their families, other time poor people and NDIS participants, I Hate Cooking the perfect outlet for her passions.

Western Australia

Mel
Perth/Mandurah/Rockingham
Mel is a mum of 2, who gained her love of food growing up cooking with her mum, who is a talented chef. She loves providing her family with healthy, home-cooked, delicious meals and wants to be able to help other people be able to eat quality cooked meals made from scratch with no hidden nasties.

Hannalie
Rockingham / Baldivis / Mandurah
Hannalie is an AMAZING baker and alongside her I Hate Cooking Business, she also runs a successful cake business. So if you are looking for delicious home made meals or a cake for a special occasion, Hannalie has the skills to help you out.

Fiona
Perth
Fiona heard about I Hate Cooking and knew immediately that she wanted to be involved. She loves meeting new people and cooking for them and likewise, loves being part of a great team. She loves cooking and finds it a creative outlet. It’s theraputic, focusing on something outside of every day life. In the words of Fiona ” It brings me and my customers joy – I LOVE MY JOB.”

Jessica
Perth
Jess is a busy mum of 2 kids and a highly experienced support worker in the disability sector. Starting out as an apprentice chef, Jess learnt the ropes of cooking in a fast paced and demanding environment. Once her kids came along, meeting their dietary needs and those of her friends, made her very allergy and intolerance aware. Now she cooks for others to ensure that they have the best food for their needs, without their situation getting in the way of a lovely meal. Food is her love language.

Stacey
Perth

Kerrie
Perth North Metro

Kirsty
Perth North Metro
Kirsty is a busy Mum of 3 girls. She has over 25 years experience in the food industry and a passion to feed people! Food brings people together and she can’t wait to meet you to help you feed you and your family.
Leslie
Perth North Metro
Leslie was born and raised in France so for her, cooking is a way of life. Eating good and healthy food is her passion. She is a mother of 2 primary school children so it’s primordial to provide them with nutritious meals to be great learners at school. She and her son are coeliacs so she is well-educated with gluten-free cooking / cross-contamination and cooking with other food allergens.
Nga
Bunbury & Busselton
Nga (with a silent G) is an accomplished cook, with a passion for plant based food. She can create a menu suitable for just about any way of eating from her repitoire of personal recipes. Nga does a couple of days a week in Bunbury but spends the balance of her time in beautiful Busselton.

Kirrilly
Albany
Kirrilly is a ‘from scratch’ cook who grew up making meals from available ingredients, having lived half an hour from the nearest shop. Because of this she can substitute ingredients like a Boss! She has a keen interest in additives and their effect on the body, especially with 3 kids. She hates good food being wasted so is able to reinvent a meal or ingredient so nothing is left behind…unless the dog would love it.

Sally
Albany
Sally is a mum of two school aged kids and a self-confessed “procrast-a-baker” (meaning she loves to cook and will choose to do that over most other tasks!) We think that makes her the perfect candidate for our team.

Jody
Denmark
Jody is a busy wife and mum of three boys who became interested in food and additives when her kids were little. She strives to give them the best nutrition possible. Jody love providing her family with yummy, nutritious home cooked meals and is happy to offer this as a service to others in her community in the beautiful town that she lives in.

Lucie
Geraldton
More about Lucie coming soon.

Rox
Geraldton
Rox is practically famous in Grealdton. You already know how well she cooks.