CULINARY DELIGHTS

Cheesemaking
Saturday, 22 August, 10am-2pm, 1 day $75
Experience the ageless craft of cheesemaking! Discover how easy it is to make your own cheese. Pamela will demonstrate the basic steps of making a hard cheese and share with you her extensive knowledge.  Samples will be available for you to try.  Detailed handouts will be provided so you can make your own cheese at home and Pamela will also explain what equipment you will need. Learn how to become a home cheesemaker!
Course ID: C182
Tutor: Pamela Parkinson

Basic Breadmaking
Saturday, 5 Sept, 10am-2pm, 1 day $70
Discover how easy and rewarding it is to make your own bread. Get back to basics. Learn how to make potato yeast and how to grind your own flour. Take home a delicious wholemeal loaf. (Bring a loaf tin and a clean tea towel).
Course ID: C180
Tutor: Pamela Parkinson

Wild Herbs in the Kitchen

Saturday, 19 Sept, 12.30-3.30pm, 1 afternoon $40
How do you use wild herbs? What are the benefits? Learn how to introduce wild herbs into your cooking and at the end of the session sample some simple dishes that Bianca will prepare including pesto and salads. Please note that this is not a hands-on workshop.
Course ID: C178
Tutor: Bianca Haux
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Wild about Weeds

Discover how to forage for wild herbs on a short Saturday morning field trip. Learn how to identify and use edible wild herbs that are full of vitamins, minerals and essential phytochemicals. Vist In the Garden for details

Beeswax Food Wraps

Saturday, 19 Sept, 9am-11am, 1 morn $30
Want to be crafty and eco-conscious? Join this workshop and learn how to make beeswax food wraps, your very own cling wrap alternative. Craft your way to plastic-free living using natural ingredients with no additives! This is a hands-on class and you will get to make a couple of wraps to take home (all materials provided). Beeswax wraps make great gifts and are a perfect home essential for wrapping up lunchbox items, preserving last night’s dinner or bundling up your favourite on-the-go snacks.
Course ID: C20
Tutor: Greer Rasmussen
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Famous Indian Curries

Saturday, 15 August, 9am-3.30pm, 1 day $60*
Cook authentic Indian vegetarian food which offers a great balance of flavours and nutrition. Includes butter paneer masala, rajmah curry, allu gobhi masala, peas pulao accompanied with boondi raita and missi roti. A great start to your Indian cooking experience or a transition to an affordable nourishing vegetarian lifestyle.
Cousre ID: C192
​Tutor: Purnima Goyal

Popular Indian Starters and Snacks

Saturday, 22 August, 9am-3.30pm, 1 day $60*
Learn a variety of easy mouthwatering recipes which will make a pleasant change to your ‘bring a plate’ ideas. Dishes will include stuffed bread pakoras, onion bhaji, chole kulche, mix veg cutlets and famous street food Vada Pav accompanied with sweet n sour tamarind chutney and coriander mint chutney.
* Ingredients are extra.
Course ID: C193
Tutor: Purnima Goyal
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Popular Indian Breads

Saturday, 29 August, 9am-3.30pm, 1 day $60*
Learn how to make a variety of healthy and fulfilling Indian breads which could become favourite lunch box treats for yourself and your children. You can prepare them a night in advance and they can also be frozen for later use. Enjoy them with your favourite curry, chutney, yoghurt dip or any relish of your choice. Includes a variety of stuffed paranthas including laccha (multi-layered) parantha, gobhi parantha, spinach poori, allu parantha and masala poori with potato curry and yoghurt dip.
 *Ingredients are extra
Course ID: C191
Tutor: Purnima Goyal

Japanese Cooking

Thurs 6-8pm, starts 6 August, 4 weeks $85*
Learn how to prepare a variety of popular Japanese dishes including Haposai, Shumai, Chicken Karaage, Sukiyaki-style beef and tofu. Join our tutor as she shares with you some authentic Japanese meals. Experience new tastes and healthy eating. *Ingredients extra.
​Course ID: B198
Tutor: Mari Fushida-Hardy

6 Midwinter Meals for Beginners
Mon 6-8pm, starts 17 August, 6 weeks $60*
Did the recent lockdown expose your culinary shortcomings? Do you want to know how to put a good meal on the table without opening tins or packets? This six week beginners cookery course will show you how to cook six different homemade meals that are quick, easy, healthy and economical. The menus are designed for absolute novices and as well as covering the basics such as how to prepare and cook each dish, the class will also cover other essential topics such as shopping for groceries, food handling and hygiene, food storage, using left-overs and how to adapt meals depending on the ingredients you have in the pantry. Over this six week course you will also learn how to vary the recipes so you can prepare at least nine other dishes, adding 15 different meals to your repertoire! *This class is subsidised but ingredients are extra. Join our NEW tutor for a fun workshop. By the end of this course you will be cooking like a professional!
Course ID: C200
Tutor: Ben Fernmoor

Cucina Italiana

Wed 6-8pm, starts 2 Sept, 4 weeks $85*
Enjoy some primavera (spring) dishes including bruschetta and pasta primavera with fresh toppings for hot days, a quick and easy pizza, the best ways to cook and eat artichokes, plus fruit-filled pastries for dessert. This is not just a cooking class but also an opportunity for you to learn a little of the language. Join our tutor, Madelaine, as she shares with you her love of both Italian food and the Italian language. Cook, Eat, Speak Italian - Cucinare, Mangiare, Parlare Italiano! All new dishes. Ingredients are extra. Buon appetite!
​Course ID: C196
Tutor: Madelaine Reid

Fermented Foods

Saturday, 5 Sept, 9am-1pm, 1 morning $55
What are fermented foods, how are they made and what are their health benefits? Fermented foods are probiotics that support a healthy gut and help us to stay healthy. They include yoghurt, kombucha, kimchi, sauerkraut, quark etc. A healthy gut contains supportive bacteria that assists digestion and produces vitamins and minerals for us. Learn how to make your own fermented food to improve your gut health. You will make your own sauerkraut in class and the tutor will demonstrate how to make quark. A range of recipes will also be provided for you to make your own fermented foods at home.
Course ID: C176
Tutor: Bianca Haux

Make a Bokashi Compost Bin

Looking for a new way to dispose of your kitchen scraps?  Bokashi is a form of fermented composting which is done on a small scale and in a sealed container.  Visit In the Garden for more details.
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