Julie Goodwin is arguably Australia's favourite home cook. She is also a busy business owner, running Gosford cooking school Julie's Place, author of four cookbooks with her fifth book, Homemade Takeaway, due out at the end of October, a columnist for Australian Women's Weekly, an ambassador for the McGrath Foundation, Oxfam and ChildFund. She is married to Mick, and has three sons.

Julie's family-focused style of cooking and 'mum next door' persona made has turned her passion into a hugely successful career, when, in 2009, 4 million Australians watched her win the first season of Masterchef. In 2012, Julie appeared on on 'MasterChef All Stars', and in 2015 she became a regular guest breakfast host on the Central Coasts Star 104.5FM. Julie also made the gutsy move to head into the South African Jungle on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' to compete for her chosen charity, Cure for MND Foundation.

Julie currently supports several charities and is a proud ambassador for the McGrath Foundation, Oxfam and ChildFund. She lives on the NSW Central Coast with her husband and three sons.

You can follow Julie on Facebook, twitter and Instagram.

In this episode we discuss:

•What prompted Julie to apply for Masterchef Australia and how she stayed focused to win Season 1

•Tips or tricks to help overcome nerves

•How her life changed after winning Masterchef, and how she coped with the media attention

•How to stay focused while writing a cookbook

•Why Julie opened a cooking school and not a restaurant

•The best business advice Julie has ever received

•The trend of eating out more and cooking at home less and how we can encourage our kids to learn to cook

•Tips for busy parents

•Julie's top tip to get stuff done.

 

This episode is sponsored by Duosista www.duosista.com.au