COOKING CLASSES 2016..

The classes will continue at Churchill Neighbourhood Centre and I will hold  an evening class at Castle Garden  on Thursday nights 7.00pm _9.00pm.PH 040 7561192  to book , numbers limited .

COOKING CLASSES 2016 ...TERM 1
It`s all about health , flavour and convenience

WEEK 1
SPANAKOPTA BURGERS & BASIC FOCACCIA

WEEK 2
COCONUT CHOCOLATE TART

WEEK 3
PALAK PANEER

WEEK 4
MINI BERRY COCONUT CHEESECAKES

WEEK 5
JAPANESE AUBERGINE LAMB STIR FRY

WEEK 6
PISTACHIO - GREEN TEA CUP CAKES

WEEK 7
CABBAGE & BEEF STUFFED CAPSICUMS

WEEK 8
COURGETTE NOODLES WITH BACON SQUASH & TOMATO MEDLEY .

TERM 2 COOKING CLASSES  2016
Term 2 will  find us using a different iconic ingredient every week to make either a savoury or sweet dish

TERM 3 COOKING CLASSES 2016
Term 3 will be all about making 3 in 1 cakes ,
There will be different cake each week , some sweet , some savoury .

TERM 4 COOKING CLASSES 2016
Term 4 will be of 5 week duration and over these weeks we will prepare a traditional Christmas cake .
A classic  Christmas Pudding
I will teach you to make your own savoury cheese .



 

AVOCADO CHIPS

I was sceptical at first , but I was asked to prepare these .........
........1 avocado per serve .....
.You will need arrowroot powder , back sesame seeds , white sesame seeds ,
Peel and deseed the avocado , slice into wedges . .
Lightly sprinkle arrowroot flour on a board .
Then roll in a mix of white and black sesame seeds .
You have two options  to cook ..
(1) bake in a preheated oven 200 deg C till lightly tanned .

OR

(2) deep fry in rice bran oil till heated through and slightly coloured .

These are amazing .

 

LET ME INTRODUCE PEACHES

Peaches is my beautiful ,opinionated cat .
Who arrived at my door in an empty stubby box .
 Peaches is a very fussy cat,   well look at the family she was adopted into  ...seriously .sometimes she eats wet  food , sometimes she nibbles dry food.
Peaches is all about  moderation .

MY APOLOGIES

My son Dale is obsessive to a high degree  about food and fitness , his food obsession led me in a new direction and understanding of grains  without compromising flavour of  local fresh or home grown  produce .
So please understand my complete surprise when my daughter Nicole  moved back home from the  Northern Territory , championing the benefits of a Keto lifestyle ....
Seriously , I was gobbed smacked ....Another twist in my learning curve .
The only `grain ` they agree on is chia ...
I have in the past  dismissed lifestyle changes such as Paleo , but without any qualified knowledge .
The books have been purchased and the reading is continuing ..... that`s how I learn .
As a parent all I want is for my adult children to be consuming all the essentials ....I try and
instil in them `we eat to live `, if we continually eat conveniently and badly their  life will be shortened .
My reading on KETO and PALEO has led me to produce some very healthy , flavoursome meals for both my daughter and my self .
My son`s choice of lifestyle sees him fit and healthy .
So apologies  for being so negative in the areas of  looking at renewing age old lifestyles .
My son and daughter are doing well with their life style choices .
As a cook and a mum ... I still run with moderation , but you know what is wrong with a little of everything in moderation ?
 It   is not trendy ....
Trends don`t save the world .
 I acknowledge change and change can only evolve from the tried and true .

 

ALTERNATIVES

I used a recipe which required  tapioca flour ...but I never had any .
So in the same position you can use cornflour  or arrowroot flour .. just halve the quantity needed .

ONE FOR THE CHEESE PLATTER ........SAVORY MEDITERRANEAN

OMG ...these are good ,
1 tub of full cream cheese ( 250 gm ) , 1/2 cup of ghee ( room temp ) , 4 tb s of dried oregano , 8 pieces of chopped sun dried tomatoes , 25 gm of slice black olives  , 2 tsp of minced garlic , cracked black pepper to taste .
Mix all these ingredients together .
Mix well .then roll into golf ball sized shapes
Roll each   ball into grated parmesan cheese .
Place on your cheese platter , pour a good red or white wine and enjoy ...

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2015

 

It`s 6.45am Friday morning the 25th Dec 2015  , and the house is silent , everyone is still sound asleep.

The best Christmas present for me is having all my family home .

I wish they would wake up , come on everyone get up !