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 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 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.

As a stay at home mum for 18 years in a rural location, Steph developed her love of food from paddock to plate. She is passionate about using high quality ingredients but also ensuring food is fun! Recipe development lead her to start blending my own spices (to ensure there were no nasty surprises or preservatives.) She loves to share the joy cooking brings her, with friends and family.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

Dani is a mum of 3 beautiful kids. She has a heart to serve, which is one of the prerequisites to cook for us.

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

Jenny is a busy mum of 5 kids. Cooking is her happy place and she loves to create meals that everyone likes, which is not always so easy.
She has always loved cooking and has a lot of great memories cooking with her grandma and mum. She is excited to pass that on to her kids and to you as well.

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

Originating from the UK and, after backpacking around Australia, Lis decided to call this great land home. She is Mum to 3 adult children and one teenager, also home-educator and foster carer.  She likes to live a preventative, healthy lifestyle and enjoys a diet from a diverse range of cuisine.   Lis is looking forward to assisting clients in cooking nutritious and wholesome meals for themselves.  In a nutshell, she is creative, compassionate … and a lover of good coffee! Lis is offering our Cook Eat Repeat program in the Ipswich area.

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 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.

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. 

Sara is a busy Mum who understands that you don’t always have time to put a home-cooked meal on the table. She loves cooking, and can help you serve healthy, tasty meals for you and your family.

Anika is a long time resident of Hervey Bay and mum of 2. She loves cooking for family and friends, and making sure that her kids have fun and healthy snacks for their school lunch boxes and that hubby has something delicious for his work lunch.

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 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.

Helena is a mum of three and understands the pressure of keeping up with meal prep from day to day. She loves making food that looks good and tastes great, while being healthy and nutritious as well. Her garden is not only her second happy place, but a great source of freshness right to the table. She is excited to bring meal assistance to your home and share the ‘food’ love..

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.

More about Nicole coming soon.

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 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.

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. 

Katrina has had a passion for cooking for a long time. This came from working in the hospitality industry in cafes and restaurants. She took a different career path and now wants to do something that she love to do and is happy doing. Her happy place is when she is cooking, whether baking a cake, making shortbread or baking a roast dinner. She looks forward to growing and sharing her cooking experiences and all that she knows.

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.

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.

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.

Dayna’s passion for cooking started at a very young age, just cooking cakes and muffins for her family. This passion grew very quickly and as a result, she decided to make it her career. She has completed her Cert III in commercial cookery, patisserie and cake decorating. Dayna also travelled to Italy and did her Masters of Italian cookery. She has worked on the coast, Adelaide, ACT, Italy and even Alaska. Dayna has now worked in the industry for 17 years but since having her beautiful baby boy, she had decided to teach and help others by combining it with her knowledge of cooking.

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.

Anne has always loved to cook and eat great food. Her husband calls the kitchen her “happy place”.  She has 3 children, 4 step children and 3 grandchildren who are the loves of her life. Having an autoimmune disease and 3 children with epilepsy, she knows how important good nutrition and healthy meals are. She loves to cater for people with special needs and understands how important this is. Food brings people together, it creates joy and most of all, can nourishes our bodies for good health. Helping others eating wholesome nourishing foods is her passion. 

Barb is a busy mum of two gorgeous and active boys and is a happy wife to a supportive husband. From owning a bagel shop in New York (named after her) to helping out a catering company she has a wealth of experience in hospitality. Barb loves to entertain and she is passionate about cooking healthy meals from scratch. She is excited to support busy families by cooking for them so they too can enjoy wholesome food with less effort and stress.

Emily is a one kid 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!

More about Leanne coming soon.

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 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.

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!

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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 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 (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.