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Melanie Lionello

Hey guys! I’m Mel and I love to cook. But more than that?

I LOVE to share my food with my friends, my family and with you guys!

I make everything at home in Melbourne, Australia but travel often and am inspired by everywhere. So I use the flavours of the world to create and share simple, fresh and utterly delicious recipes that you can take from my little kitchen, to yours.

Healthy Honey and Oat Banana Bread

19th June 2023

Happy new year everyone! I’m back in the kitchen again and as you guys saw on Instagram today, I was getting my bake on and preparing lots of snacks including…

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Roasted Pumpkin Salad with Goat’s Cheese, Pomegranate and Honeyed Walnuts

I couldn’t help but get excited when I saw pomegranates on special this week. They looked just gorgeous and I still haven’t got over drinking cups and cups of freshly…

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Chickpea Cacciatore with Soft Polenta

What a week! I’ve barely cooked. Renovations are tiring! I didn’t realise this for so long but this week I started to ‘itch’. I wanted in on my hazard zone…

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Spring Salad with Potatoes, Green Vegetables and Herbs

A little while back now I was asked by the lovely team at I love linen to create an easy Spring recipe for the latest edition of their quarterly publication,…

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Spaghetti and Meatballs

These meatballs are seriously life. I use a combination of pork and beef mince, like all good Italians, for these meatballs with just a simple passata sauce. I generally make…

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Brown Butter Banana Bread

Hey friends, it’s been a minute! This year has been insane with such a crazy start for everyone, no matter where you live! Because I’ve had a lot more time…

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