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Steph De Sousa: From A Love Of Scratch Cooking To MasterChef Contestant & Social Media Sensation! Being A Cook, Author, Mother & More

Steph De Sousa: From A Love Of Scratch Cooking To MasterChef Contestant & Social Media Sensation! Being A Cook, Author, Mother & More

Update: 2025-06-25
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Steph De Sousa—AKA The Frugal Foodie or steph_cooks_stuff on Instagram—is a passionate cook, author, mother of 4, and Instagram sensation. 

While living with her young family on the French-speaking island of Vanuatu for a short time, Steph worked as a hairdresser and makeup artist for weddings. It was here that the island taught her about buying and using fresh ingredients from local markets, eating organic, and where she developed her love of scratch cooking. 

She made her way to becoming a contestant on MasterChef, and Australia fell in love with her gorgeous personality and ability to simplify meals. Across Steph’s content, website and books, she shows us how to create simple, delicious, family-friendly meals without a lavish budget. Steph has two amazing books available—Air Fryer Queen and her new book, Easy Dinner Queen, which will have you in your own kitchens not believing how easy she makes creating food. 

Steph is like a warm hug, and you will probably get hungry during this episode...so grab snacks!

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Website:
easyrecipegang.com.au

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CREDITS:
Sound Engineer & Music: @kailesh_reitmans
Videographer & Editor: @nathan_niguidula
Producer: @lisajohnston_ @julessebastian

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Steph De Sousa: From A Love Of Scratch Cooking To MasterChef Contestant & Social Media Sensation! Being A Cook, Author, Mother & More

Steph De Sousa: From A Love Of Scratch Cooking To MasterChef Contestant & Social Media Sensation! Being A Cook, Author, Mother & More

Jules Sebastian