Would you like to increase your self sufficiency and make delicious, flavourful meals and drinks using homegrown and seasonal fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs and edible flowers? Learn the art of using whatever your garden produces to create healthy feasts in this small-group workshop based in my small homestead.
One of the questions I’m often asked is: “I have grown all this produce, but what shall I do with it all?” In this day course I’ll explain how to use the garden as a larder and make thrifty, tasty wholesome meals year round.
For many years I worked as a course chef, producing vibrant, rainbow coloured feasts, feeding 18-20 people with entirely plant based dishes – often creating 15 or more different dishes in a morning, never quite knowing until that day what ingredients I would have to use. This sparked a passion for using every bit of the plant, and for using up all of the leftovers too.
The day will be a combination of step-by-step demonstrations and hands-practicals, with cooked and raw recipes, to inspire you to be creative in your kitchen, and make even more of your veg garden, or local produce markets.
You don’t need to have a large plot to attend this workshop: it’s fine if you just have a few herbs on the windowsill and buy everything from the shops.
The Creative Kitchen day course is truly seasonal, so the recipes and ingredients used will vary according to the time of year.
The course includes:
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- How to use fresh and stored produce to make fantastic food – salads, slaws, soups and more
- Dressings and sauces
- Making the most of herbs
- Pates and spreads
- Delicious main meals
- How to use all of the plant in inventive ways (the parts that are edible!)
- Picking skills to increase the life of the plants (weather permitting!)
- Quick pickles
- How to swap out ingredients depending on the season and people’s preferences
- Suggestions for unusual plants to try, and why you should grow them
- Creative ways with leftovers
- What equipment I use to make the most of the garden’s produce
- PDF of recipes used in the course (or print out if you prefer)
All ingredients and beverages (please bring your own packed lunch and snacks, and a pinny)
With a maximum of 5 attendees, these small-group courses are friendly and fun, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions and share ideas. If you would like to book a personalised Creative Kitchen day course for yourself and friends, either here at the Half Acre Homestead or at a different location, please contact me to discuss.
Hosted in our well stocked outdoor kitchen, located in a small barn, you’ll be cooking in the heart of this productive homestead.
The day course starts at 11 (arrive from 10:30) and ends around 4pm. £95 for the day including all ingredients used, beverages and a copy of the recipes. Please read the Terms and Conditions before booking.
All of the recipes are plant based because that is what I grow here.
Whilst I hope to use as much home grown produce as possible, some ingredients will be bought-in (oil, salt, seeds, etc) and I may need to buy some of the veg if the weather has been bonkers (!)
Please let me know of any dietary requirements and allergies
