Our one-to-one lessons are perfect home cooks, whether they are a beginner without a clue as to where to start, a keen cook wanting to extend their repertoire, or somewhere in between. Our bundles of classes offer great value with 6 lessons for the price of 5, giving you the opportunity to really make improvements… Continue reading One-to-one cookery classes
Category: Food
Reverse Advent Calendar
Have you heard of Reverse advent calendars? The idea is that every day throughout Advent you give something away. The Emsworth Cookery School has been putting one together for the Emsworth Community Christmas event – a lunch which brings together people in our community who might otherwise spend the day alone. Have a watch of what… Continue reading Reverse Advent Calendar
A Thought for Food Market – Emsworth British Food Fortnight
[soliloquy id=”4925″] One of the main events in the final weekend of Emsworth British Food Fortnight was the fantastic Thought for Food Market. Despite the horrendous rain (and thunder!) as we set up, the crowds turned out to see the best that Emsworth and the local area has to offer. In the food demo area we… Continue reading A Thought for Food Market – Emsworth British Food Fortnight
The kitchen gadget that does everything!
[soliloquy id=”4791″]Do you ever look around your kitchen and think it’s getting maybe a little too cluttered with appliances you maybe don’t use as often as you thought you would? I’m certainly guilty of having one too many gadgets, but I think I may have found the solution – the new Flint and Flame Master… Continue reading The kitchen gadget that does everything!
Blackberry Meringue Pies
I love fruit curds and this homemade blackberry curd is particularly easy to make. This recipe uses it to make meringue pies, but if you fancy taking a shortcut then just buy a good quality lemon curd. Ingredients for the blackberry curd 200g blackberries 1 lemon – zest and juice 100g caster sugar 100g unsalted… Continue reading Blackberry Meringue Pies
Fattoush
Fattoush This is the recipe for you if you are looking to take a side dish to a barbecue this summer, or fancy a light lunch full of flavours. This is a Middle Eastern salad using pitta bread and lots of fresh vegetables. You can get creative with the vegetables – just use whatever is in… Continue reading Fattoush
Cool in Copenhagen
[soliloquy id=”4096″] Last week I spent time out at the Weber Grill Academy in Copenhagen. This venue is beyond amazing, with a BBQ glitter ball hanging from the ceiling as you walk in and countless BBQs set up for indoor cooking. As with much of Scandinavia, they achieve effortless coolness – how do they pull off cool… Continue reading Cool in Copenhagen
Raspberry and orange victoria sponge
Raspberry and orange Victoria sponge Once you’ve mastered a classic Victoria sponge you can start getting creative! In our Crazy about Cakes class we make a chocolate orange version complete with Terry’s chocolate orange segments on the top – amazing! Here we are replacing the milk which normally gets used with some orange juice… Continue reading Raspberry and orange victoria sponge
Sweet potato, red lentil and coconut soup
I’ve been serving this soup as one of the lunch options for a number of our recent courses and its been receiving some fabulous praise so I thought I’d share it with them. One of the ingredients you might not have come across is coconut powder yet. I found it recently in the World Food… Continue reading Sweet potato, red lentil and coconut soup
Super healthy smoothie
Smoothies are a quick and healthy way to start your day and can be ready nearly as quickly as cereal. A few key ingredients to hand mean you can create variety of smoothies to suit your mood – greek yogurt, bananas, frozen berries, lime, apples orange juice and oats can all be mixed in different… Continue reading Super healthy smoothie