Cookery Classes for Students and Teenagers, Nottingham
"Dad and Daughter", "Mum and Daughter", "Mum and Son" classes are also now proving popular - email for menu choices and book your own date!
Dates being scheduled for February 2012 Half Term - email Sarah now to join these classes
Half Day classes available from as little as at £45 per student per class [minimum 2] and £55 per student per class [single bookings]. Classes run with minimum 2 and maximum 4 - so students are closely supervised and do everything themselves - very HANDS ON!
Learn to Cook for Teenagers - ideal for teenagers/off to University Students who want to learn to cook!
MAXIMUM 4 in CLASS - they always learn!
Larger groups can be catered for separately
- Hands On Cooking
- Small Groups - maximum 4
- 2.5 Hour classes from £45 - 55
- Full Day Options from £75 - 90
- 3 Day Option
[fits criteria for Duke of Edinburgh Award with homework] - Every student will undertake all appropriate cooking techniques/skills - this is vey hands on!
- Discounts for Groups [2+ Students]
- Taught by Cordon Bleu Certficated Chef
- Recipe Packs to take away
- Range of Fast Recipes with Skills
- All produce is provided
- Flexible Options available for groups of 4+
- Flexible Dates [School Holidays, occasional Saturdays/Sundays throughout the year]
- Use of equipment/aprons included
- 4 miles from Nottingham, near J25 of M1
- CRB Checked - Certificate available - please ask if you wish to see this!
The Learn To Cook hands on cookery courses are a series of hands on classes aimed at teenagers [aged 13yrs+]. The courses take place in a relaxed, fully-equipped home kitchen with maximum attention given to students. Each student will undertake many cooking techniques over the different days and work as part of a team in the kitchen. Appropriate knife skills are included across the different days.
Flexible courses are now offered for groups of 2+ Teenagers by arrangement. Contact Sarah to discuss possible dates.
The menus focus on useful meals that the students can then cook for the family. These recipes and skills will also stand the young people in good stead when they leave home or have to fend for themselves. The final menu for each day is decided near the date and any food allergies are taken into account.
Please contact Sarah on 0115 9160861 or email me using the Contact Details on this web site [under no obligation]
The parents who have sent their sons and daughters on our cookery courses have sent this feedback so far.........................
Hi Sarah. I've been meaning to drop you a line to say how much James enjoyed the course, as you know at that age to get them enthused about much can be a bit of an uphill struggle! He was saying how much he enjoyed a number of the dishes. After a bit of badgering I encouraged him to make us the chicken thighs with homemade pesto for supper the other evening and I was most impressed with his garlic chopping skills. The end result was delicious and we are looking forward to some of the other recipes and new ones when he gets round to cooking for us all. Thanks again. Jennie
Thank you for the wonderful things you did with the boys on 4th and 6th Aug. Eamonn said he learnt a lot and you are a very good teacher. Eamonn's knife handling and chopping skills are quite impressive after the 2 sessions, though he did say that my knife was not as good as yours. He's even been describing the way to shell and clean prawns to our friends. Eamonn had a trial run on Monday in preparation for the camp cooking for leaders. He chose the chicken, vegetables, bananas etc and kept within the budget of £20! He had to buy enough to feed 5 hungry boys and 2 adults. We had a very nice stir fry noodles with chicken and lots of colourful and crunchy veg. Kind Regards Anne
Hi Sarah. David really enjoyed himself and has come back telling us that he is going to sort out our fridge and teach us how to cut properly! We have agreed that he is going to prepare one meal a week for us. He starts on Tuesday!! Thank you so much for all you have done. David was a reluctant starter but came back so enthusiastic - many thanks!! Lesley
Dear Sarah, Robert and Emma were both shattered by the end of the day but they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and cooked the chicken stir fry on Tuesday which was fab especially the cut vegetables. Emma is keen on learning more about meat so maybe for her birthday in September she might choose to have that as a present? Many thanks for teaching them so much - I know it will stand them in good stead for the future. Kind regards Caroline
Hi Sarah, I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for the days that you have done so far with the kids. They have really enjoyed themselves and were full of enthusiasm when they got back. I am very impressed with Katherine's knife skills - she diced a tomato as a demonstration within seconds......They are looking forward to doing some cooking for us so that is great........I hope you enjoyed it as much as they did. Thanks again. Ailsa Abbott
Hi Sarah. Thank you for the feedback on Will's course. He seems to have enjoyed himself and I am looking forward to trying more of his cooking. I think the course is probably better split into 2 as I think concentration would have lapsed if they had to concentrate for all the days on the trot. Thanks again. Kirstie Jackson
Dear Sarah, Will and his friends were certainly all very enthusiastic when they got home and clearly enjoyed the days immensely. I was really impressed with the amount of recipes you managed to cover with them and would like to thank you very much for putting so much into developing, running and supporting the course - it is very much appreciated. I felt I had to drop you a line this evening as Will is, as I write, preparing a courgette salad for us all - I never thought I'd hear the words "oh great we've got courgettes" on opening the fridge door to peruse the contents!! Well Done!! I know that they are all looking forward to practising what they have learned and coming back to you in October. I have forwarded your email to Will so he can drop you a line independently if he needs any help with the work you have set. Thank you again for all your hard work. Kind regards, Bridget Allen
Hi Sarah, Rohan really enjoyed the days and I can't believe how many different dishes you taught them. He was very positive each time and I will definitely be getting him to practice on the dishes he has learnt. I know he did particularly enjoy the tasting sessions. Regards Ameeta Rana
And here's some extracts from the teenagers comments about the courses............
I feel that throughout the course I learned so many different things from knife skills to seasoning separate dishes. I have enjoyed it a lot so thank you Sarah and Jon. Katie
All the things I wanted to achieve were hopefully accomplished. Tsunwan [who listed 4 things that he wanted to achieve and achieved them all]
I would now be more willing to cook new types of food and be confident in how the food will taste.Will J
I think I am now more confident in preparing meals and chopping. During this course I have learnt a lot about nutritious food and have enjoyed it very much. Rohan
I hoped to gain confidence in cooking and learn to cook a range of meals. I think I achieved this. Harry
I now have several dishes that I would be comfortable making. I also grasped some handy skills in the kitchen and have a better understanding of how to prepare meat and get the most out of my food. Will A
I wanted to learn to cook and prepare different meals for myself and dinner parties. I found that when you buy a whole chicken you can use more of the chicken. I think the knife skills are also very useful. Katherine
I enjoyed the variety of preparation of dishes. Learning knife skills was good because it meant I could use them at home when cooking my own food. Florence
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