About us

Hello!

We’re Emma Malinek and Joel Sharp, and we are the founders of A Recipe for Independence.

We are passionate about food! Most days you’ll find us in the kitchen, creating healthy recipes, trying new cuisines, and teaching others to cook.

We have been working with NDIS participants for some time, focussing on co-developing their skills to enabling them to lead increasingly independent lives. We focus on understanding each participant’s needs and working together to achieving desired outcomes.

Over this time, and speaking with various support organisations, we identified that many of our participants have the want and resources to cook amazing meals, however are lacking the direction and skills needed to plan, prepare, and cook the meals of their choice. This is why we created A Recipe for Independence - we want to teach and develop the culinary skills of our participants so that they may live those increasingly independent lives. 

With A Recipe for Independence, participants will learn basic food preparation and cooking skills in a social environment that match the personal abilities and living circumstances of each participant, thus enabling participants to continually improve their independent living lifestyles, expand their social networks, and open opportunities for employment.

Contact us today!