Six Lesson Mini Cooking Courses

Creative Cooking Skills

Hands on interactive courses designed for those with limited time to spend hours in the kitchen. Each lesson features a specialty bread, starter, main and dessert. Learn the tricks to achieve perfect results in these 6 lesson mini courses.

Mini Chef Course R1850.00

This course covers the basic fundamentals of cooking and shows you how to be creative with daily meals as well as when catering for guests. Learn how to make:

• Breads such as focaccia, pizza, rolls, loaves, stuffed breads, rolls, pita, naan.
• Pastries - how to use Phyllo, Puff pastry; make springrolls, parcels, pies.
• Sauces - complex sauces, basic sauces and salad dressings.
• Beef – the perfect steak - how to prepare and present fillet steak to perfection.
• Chicken - versatile dishes for everyday cooking or entertaining.
• Pork - perfectly lean meat which is easy, economical and versatile.
• Pasta – easy and economical.
• Fish - the perfection of fresh fish.

Mini Gourmet Course R1850.00

Using basic skills and ingredients, master risotto, pate's, galette's, mousses, stacks, flambè's, pasta's, sublime salads, seafood, sauces, vegetables, bread making, pastry, flans, tarts, pull apart loaves, decadent desserts and party catering ... time is of the essence!

More Breads - Fancy Rolls, Cheese & Onion Plait, Fougasse, Garlicky Bread Sticks, Savoury Bread, Gecko's Water Biscuits, Tortillas and Irish Soda Bread.

Stylish Starters - Beef Carpaccio, Roast Pepper & Tomato Phyllo cups, Saffron Orange and Chilli infused Butternut Broth, Easy Cheesy Soufflès, Melanzane Vegetable stacks with Red Pepper Puree Shot, Onion & Tomato Tarte Tatin, Dusted Calamari with Caramelized Limes, Gourmet Potato Samoosas…baked not fried .., Smoky Potato Leek & Parmesan Soup with Garlic Croutons.

Main Attractions - Lamb with Rosemary, Berries & Vanilla, Pork Fillet in Mustard & Pepper Sour Cream Flambé, Blue Cheese and Bacon Gnocchi, Cheese & Olive Stuffed Chicken Fillets, Roast Butternut & Creamy Feta Ravioli with Burnt Sage & Saffron Lemon Sauce, Mini Gourmet Ostrich Burgers with Basil & Sundried Tomato Relish, Fragrant Lemon & Herb Lamb Racks, Butternut and Feta Cannelloni, Dusted Calamari Towers with Mango Chilli Reduction, Stuffed Fillet & Bacon Pinwheels with Peppered Cream Cheese Dollops on Gourmet Mash.

On the Side - Spring Onion & Parmesan Cous Cous, Burnt Butter & Lemon Beans with Sesame Seeds, Thyme & Balsamic Oven Baked Beetroot, Spinach, Sweet Peas & Onions with White Wine, Butternut, Chilli Candied Root Vegetables, Carrot & Orange Vegetables.

Decadent Desserts - Iced Mascarpone & Chocolate Ripple Mousse, Sublime Fruit Pavlova with Whisky & Honey Cream, Strawberry Shortbreads, Blue Cheese with Spun Sugar & Figs, Hot Ginger Sponge with Cardamom & Honey Sauce, Coconut Cream Crèpes with Seasonal Fruit and Citrus Sauce & Vanilla Dollop, Pecan & Vanilla Pavlova, Chocolate Nut Fudge, Vanilla & Chocolate Risotto, Custard Slices with Vanilla & Cardamom.
 

You BRING:

•Refreshments – or we can provide;
•Cameras - to capture moments of culinary genius;
•Something warm to wear, just in case – we eat on our veranda with a spectacular view over Durban.

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