Food for Life
Our Food for Life courses are aimed at students who are still living at home, about to leave or already living away from home, typically aged 16 – 25.
Our courses are designed to be lots of fun, with students working in teams of 4-6, getting stuck in to hands-on cooking straight away. We link everything to nutrition, budget, seasonality and sustainability. We teach contemporary food that is easy to make and packed with flavour and goodness.
We believe that giving teenagers and young adults a solid foundation in a full range of cookery skills is essential for their future health and happiness. We have created a bespoke course – Food for Life that runs as a 2-day intensive course, a 12-week evening course and 1-week residential courses to fit in with D of E awards as well as college curricula. Food for Life covers:
- how to cook simple, cheap, but delicious food
- how food affects well-being, fitness and brain power
- how to shop smart and budget for a week’s food
- how to cook and eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables
- how to be an eco-friendly and ethical cook
Cook for Life – 2-day course (July and September 2011)
• 2 packed days of hands-on cooking: 8.30 – 5pm
• Breakfast and lunch provided
• Basic health and hygiene, essential knife skills
• Each day starts with cooking and eating breakfast together
• Full recipe pack
This course is a great start to independent cooking. Students will learn how to cook healthy everyday food to keep brain and body boosted during studies. Recipes include classic basics such as scramble eggs and omelettes, Lasagne and Cottage Pie, curries and risottos. The course also covers how to make good soup, how to use one chicken to make 4 meals, and what to cook when both fridge and purse are empty. We also cover cakes and cookies for those days when you just need a treat! This course is a great kick start into cooking and will give students a great repertoire of recipes. To book click here
Cook for Life – 5-Day Intensive Course
Starting in Summer 2011 we will launch a fantastic 5-day course. This course will provide students with all they need to cook healthy delicious food for life. Each day is dedicated to a different food group (fish; meat; vegetables; pasta & rice; bread and cakes), and provides time to try out a huge range of dishes. Residential packages will be available and the courses will be a fantastic confidence and team building experience, as well as lots of fun! This course is also ideal for a Duke of Edinburgh Gold award residential module, requiring students to stay away for 4 nights and 5 days. Course will cost £595 + residential costs. Please contact us for dates and times.
We also have one-off courses focusing on particular skills and types of food e.g Cake making and baking. Please click on Courses for Teenagers to view current courses or book a course.
