Creative Cooking Skills

Creative Cooking Skills I – Mini Chef Course

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 and naan bread.
Pastries - how to use Phyllo, Puff pastry, making springrolls, pies, etc.
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 (or substitute) - perfectly lean meat which is easy, economical and versatile.
Pasta – easy, perfect and versatile.
Fish - the perfection of fresh fish.

Creative Cooking Skills II – Mini Gourmet Course

Use basic skills and ingredients to create masterpieces in minutes! 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 made easy ... 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.

ENTERTAIN WITH A DIFFERENCE!

No shopping, no rushing, no cleaning, FABULOUS food.....

Gecko is the perfect Party venue.

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View our course pics, our kitchen and the dishes we prepare.

Jul 2010