Mix Taste Eat

13/10/2026

This class is for the Thermomix sitting in your kitchen that is capable of doing approximately eleventy-billion things...while you use it for the same five.

Everyday Essentials is a two-hour hands-on class focused on practical food you can actually see yourself making again at home.

We'll be cooking with the TM6 and TM7, sharing ideas and hopefully sending you home excited to use your Thermomix a little differently.

📅 Thursday 15 October — 6:30 pm
📅 Saturday 17 October — 1 pm
🎟️ $45 per person
📍 Mix Taste Eat, Nambour
(Bring a container for leftovers.)

You don't need to own a Thermomix to attend either.

Thermomix owners: what do you make so often you could probably do it with your eyes closed?

13/10/2026

If you're constantly scraping dinner off the frying pan, your pan may not be the problem. You may simply be too impatient.

And I say that with affection because we're all guilty of:
Put food in pan → immediately poke it → flip it → poke it again.

For many foods, you need to give the surface time to brown and release.

- Heat the pan
- Add your cooking fat
- Add the food
- LEAVE IT ALONE

Obviously different foods need different temperatures, but learning to recognise when food is actually ready to turn is one of those tiny skills that makes cooking dramatically easier.

Save this cooking tip for later.

12/10/2026

Apparently sitting down and using a plate is optional once you're an adult.

What's the food that somehow tastes better eaten standing at the kitchen bench? Leftovers straight from the container? Toast?
Cheese while you're supposedly making dinner?

Confess your bench food.

08/10/2026

This is why someone can own 400 recipes and still not feel confident cooking without one. The missing piece usually isn't another recipe. It's understanding what you're looking, smelling, tasting and listening for while you cook.

That's exactly the thinking behind my upcoming Kitchen Confidence adult program.

07/10/2026

Did you know we're running the only hands-on Thermomix cooking class on the Sunshine Coast? Whether you've owned your Thermomix for years, have the latest TM7, or you're simply curious about what all the fuss is about, come along and get cooking with us!

In our Everyday Essentials Thermomix Class, we'll be getting hands-on and exploring just how much your Thermomix can do!

👩‍🍳 Cooking with the Varoma
🥘 Exploring Open Cooking
🍞 Making dough from scratch
🧀 Creating our own fresh cheese
🍮 Finishing with a delicious steamed pudding!

This isn't a sit-back-and-watch demonstration. You'll be cooking, learning, tasting and hopefully discovering a few new tricks along the way!

📅 Thursday 15 October | 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 17 October | 1:00pm
📍 Mix Taste Eat, Nambour
💰 Just $45 per person | 2 hours of hands-on fun!

All Thermomix models welcome, and you don't even need to own one to join us!
Just bring your appetite – we'll take care of the rest!

Places are limited, so grab your spot before they're gone!
Book now through MixTasteEat.com

05/10/2026

I will teach you to make things from scratch.
I will also enthusiastically tell you when not to bother.

HINT: it's when needing to feed your family overrides needing to make pasta from scratch.

05/10/2026

There are foods we've collectively labelled “easy” and I would like to dispute several of them.

Poached eggs? Risotto?
Steak cooked exactly how someone wants it?
Rice without a rice cooker?
Pancakes where pancake #1 isn't ceremonially sacrificed?

What food gets described as “easy” that you think absolutely deserves more respect?

Present your case.

05/10/2026

While last year was a trial for this small business, I'm so excited for the future of Mix Taste Eat!

Mix Taste Eat bounces back with new studio

A Nambour cooking school hit hard by flooding from Cyclone Alfred has bounced back in a new Currie Street studio and is now looking to strengthen the community connections that helped it survive.

Mix Taste Eat founder and nutritionist Daneyl Regan told the October Nambour Chamber of Commerce coffee catch-up the support she received after the flooding had shown her the value of Nambour’s business community.

“Last year Mix Taste Eat was significantly impacted by the Nambour floods from cyclone Alfred, and it was pretty overwhelming time as a small business owner,” she said.

“The support I received from the Nambour Chamber of Commerce and Marty Hunt MP and the wider Nambour community was incredible.

“There were people advocating for me and checking in and offering help and genuinely wanting to see my business get back on its feet.”

Daneyl said the business was now firmly looking ahead. “Mix Taste Eat is still here and we're in a new studio and we're looking forward to what's coming next.”

The hands-on cooking school works with homeschool students, teenagers, adults with disabilities and members of the wider community, with programs aimed at developing practical cooking skills, independence and social connections.

“My goal is to use food and cooking to build confidence, independence and connection,” Daneyl said.

“One of my favourite things is watching someone walk into the studio and they say, ‘I can't cook. I don't know how to cook. I'm a terrible cook.’ And then they leave two hours later carrying a container of food that they've made themselves and they're usually looking quite pleased with themselves.”

Daneyl is also keen to build stronger links with Nambour businesses through private cooking experiences for workplace team building, Christmas parties and end-of-year celebrations.

Her fully equipped Currie Street kitchen can also be hired for workshops, meetings and events, with Daneyl welcoming opportunities to collaborate with other local businesses.

“After the support this community has given my business, I'm particularly excited about finding more ways that Mix Taste Eat can support and work with other businesses here in Nambour,” she said.

mixtasteeat.com | [email protected] | 0400 394 180 | Shop 5, 6-22 Currie St, Nambour

04/10/2026

Reminder for our Term 4 - Monday classes start next week!

01/10/2026

One cooking class can be fun, but confidence usually comes from repetition.

Using the knife again, reading another recipe, turning the stove on again.
Making another decision. Realising you don’t need quite as much help this time.

That’s why our Inclusive Cooking program runs as small, ongoing weekly groups.

We currently have availability at:
Tuesday 12:30 pm
Wednesday 12:30 pm
Thursday 12:30 pm

Participants are welcome to attend with their support worker. If you’re a participant, family member, support worker or support coordinator looking for a practical weekly program in Nambour, send me a message.

Or share this with someone who might be looking.