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courses

a night at silwood with le crueset

July 27, 2011

cooking and fabulous classmates

Last week I attended a cooking class at Silwood kitchen,  hosted and arranged by Le Crueset. 14 food bloggers + 1 x cooking class @Silwood Kitchen + wine = huge fun.

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i got to be a kitchen cowboy for one night

June 28, 2011

kitchen cowboys by pete goffe-wood

I have known about Pete Goffe-Woods Kitchen Cowboys cookery for courses for a long time, but exclusively reserved for the masculine of the species, there has always been some mystery sorrounding what actually went down there. A couple of weeks ago I got the opportunity to attend an evening course with PGW and check out the whole Cowboy vibe. What a [...]

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neill anthony masterclass 2

February 15, 2011

a beautiful warm chocolate fondant tart

On Saturday I attended Neill Anthony’s second masterclass arranged by Jane-Ann and Judy and it was fabulous. On the menu for the day was: A white Onion Risotto  De boned Shoulder of Lamb with a Caper and Shallot Relish, and Spiced Carrot Purée Chocolate Fondant Tart One of the main reasons why I attend these things, is [...]

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masterclass with neill anthony

November 14, 2010

prune and brandy souffle with a dollop of creme fraiche

On Saturday I attended a masterclass presented by chef Neill Anthony arranged by fellow Cape Town food blogger, Jane-Anne Hobbs Rayner of Scrumptious South Africa. Neill has an impressive background working in London kitchens under Gordon Ramsey and Marcus Wareing. He has cooked for many celebrities, so on Saturday whilst we learned so much about the [...]

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Lindt chocolate studio and petit gateaux course

July 27, 2010

white chocolate mousse with a raspberry ganache

Last week I got to attend the petit gateaux course at the Lindt chcoloate studio, which I had been looking forward to for months. I love baking so thought this particular course would take the skill level up a notch.  Over two days we learned how to make 8 beautiful little cake creations, all of which incorporated in [...]

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