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| LEARN
TO COOK - THE ESSENTIALS | |
This
workshop is ideal for adults who have so far missed out on the wonderful joy of
cooking and who need a good grounding in the basics. The aim is to build confidence
and curiosity so that you'll leave inspired to cook anything and everything. The
course will provide a concentrated grounding in the basics of cooking, nutrition,
hygiene and shopping. The skills learnt during these three days will last for
the rest of your life. These
courses are great fun and a memorable experience. We aim to inspire everyone who
takes part to develop a love of cooking from scratch; enabling them to make healthy,
yet delicious and impressive meals. The
course takes place over three days. 2 quite long ones and a shorter final day
to allow for travel home. All recipes are chosen to be failsafe, uncomplicated
and easy to make with only basic equipment. |
Dates
for 2009: | | - 30
Jan - 1st Feb
- 29th
- 31st May
| Course
Fee: £320/person. Includes everything required for the course including
workbook and meals as specified. |
Accommodation:
accommodation can be provided at Firmount House. |
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Course
Outline: |
Friday:
Programme
starts at 10 am
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- Very
simple soups - Soup is so versatile. Master this and you'll never want for
lunch again.
- Anyone
can make bread - you'll need this to go with the soup and it realy not as
difficult as you might think.
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Lunch
- Soup and Bread |
Simple
Classics:
- How
to roast a chicken - with style naturally
- 3
classic pasta sauces - Quick and simple but very impressive.
- Salad
Savvy - beyond tomato, cucumber and iceberg.
- Nobody's
Fool - a creamy dessert for every occasion.
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6:00
Dinner - Pasta and Salads. |
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Saturday
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9:00
- 11:00 Shopping. We'll
visit a super market and a farm shop where we'll explore sensible shopping, labelling,
bargain hunting and seasonal purchasing. Then back to the Cooking School to turn
our purchases into some more great meals. Slow
Cooking - Great flavours and inexpensive ingredients have produced some delicious
classics. We'll discuss why different cuts of meat require different cooking and
how to get the best from non-elitist cuts. - Beef
Bourguignonne - could it get any more satisfying?
- Porcetta
(Slow Cooked Belly Pork) - yes it could!!
- Lamb
Rogan Josh - a simple curry made from scratch.
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Quick
and easy lunchtime specials: | | | | |
Where
are the Carbs? We eat them at almost every meal so knowing how to prepare
some delicious carbohydrate dishes: - Mash
to melt your Heart - not
gloop, not slop but good, honest, perfect, creamy, dreamy, mash.
- Potatoes
Boulangere - sounds fancy, tastes great, easy to make.
- Perfect
Pilau - Basmati
with attitude
- Cous
Cous - The easiest of the lot but gives a great Mediterranean feel to any
meal.
Plus
some seasonal veggies, dahl and a smoked fish paté
to start, and a Bread and Butter Pudding to finish. |
7:00
Guest Night Dinner. Now
that we're feeling confident everyone can invite a guest along for dinner. If
weather permits this will be on the terrace. |
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Sunday:
Sunday Brunch is a luxury we should all enjoy; and it's fun and simple
to cook as well as delicious to eat. | |
- Eggs
- omelettes, scrambled, poached and fried.
- The
Ultimate Bacon Sandwich - what more can I say?
- Pancakes
- one American tradition we love.
- Hit
the Fruit - Smoothies, juices and compotes for a healthy start to the day.
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And
if you have read this far and are getting worried that there's been no mention
of chocolate, fear not, because just before we finish we'll make a wicked Chocolate
Cake and chcolate mousse guarenteed to win friends and influence people. |
2:30
Lunch and Revision 3.30
Finish and Depart. |
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