Breadmaking for Beginners with Rob
Saturday 25th February 2012
Chorlton High School, 11am to 2pm.
– SOLD OUT
Rob is back giving you another chance to learn how to make amazing 100% organic bread, and delicious garlic naan. We don’t seem to be able to provide enough places on Beginners’ Bread to satisfy demand! The January session is already full and this one looks set to fill up soon too, so book while there are spaces!
Example of feedback from previous sessions:“Very inspiring workshop!” – Sue Nzilaric
“I really enjoyed this event. It was well organised with an inspiring teacher with a passion for bread. I have learned so much and would like to go on an intermediate bread course” – Beverley Jenkinson.
“What a fantastic way to spend a few hours at the weekend. Rob was extremely informative and the co-ordinators always to hand to help – brilliant!” – Hawys Williams
Book and pay online now - this session is now SOLD OUT
Late Winter Nature and Food Forage with Jesper
Sunday 26th February 2012
Fletcher Moss Park, Didsbury, 11am to 2pm.
– SOLD OUT
This walk is the perfect remedy for the blues of winter. Following months of cold and dark, winter is finally coming towards its end, and whilst nature isn’t yet in the full bloom of spring, if you know where to look there are some remarkable, beautiful, and edible delights to be discovered. Edible roots, hardy greens, and even a few species of fungi are on the agenda for this hunt through Fletcher Moss Park and its surrounds. The walk will last about two and a half hours and will be capped off with some wild food sampling.
www.jesperlaunder.com
Please click here to watch an inspiring FILM from one of Jesper’s previous sessions last year
Example of feedback from previous sessions: “It was fascinating seeing what plants and food grow and learning what we could eat! I will definely be trying this myself!” – David Roberts”Loved the medicinal info, cooking tips and the ideatification/tasting of plants! Really informative, great introduction to foraging” – Zophie Begolo “Very enjoyable, informative – very inspiring” – Katie Corbes-HillBook and pay online now - this session is now SOLD OUT
Malaysian & Indonesian Cuisine with Jackie Kearney
Tuesday 28th February 2012
Chorlton High School, 6pm to 9pm
- £40 / £35
Due to popular demand, and her previous sessions selling out very quickly, Jackie Kearney is back again.
Join our resident Masterchef finalist for this exciting new cooking session where you will learn how to make Indonesian warm salad with peanut sauce (Gado gado), Classic Indo-Malay egg fried rice (Nasi goreng) and Vegetarian adaptation of Malaysian nooodle soup (Laksa).
If you enjoyed her Asian Vegetarian Cuisine and Thai Street Food, you’re bound to love this one too!
Jackie Kearney is a top 4 finalist in BBC One’s MasterChef 2011. She is now developing her experience and reputation with pop-up dining events, as a private chef and working with a number of highly regarded chefs in the UK.
Her food passion lies with vegetarian dining and Asian street food, inspired by her extensive travels across Asia with her husband and twin children. You can read more about Jackie’s adventures with her family on her Asia travel blog.
Jackie’s ambition is to raise the bar in vegetarian and street food dining. She aims to bring something to the table that is exciting, delicious and thought provoking.
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Desi Punjabi Khanna with Harjinder
Saturday 10th March 2012
Chorlton High School, 11am to 2pm
- £40 / £35
Due to popular demand, Harjinder is here again with a new meat and fish cooking session, ‘Desi Punjabi Khanna’ – ‘Tasty Home-cooked Food’!
Cracking Cook Harjinder, who has been cooking Punjabi food for 40 years and has been on TV with the Hairy Bikers on their well known Mum Knows Best series, will share her secrets of this delicious cuisine with Varreh (lamb kebabs), Tandoori machi (tandoori fish), Mooli raita, Achari murghi (Chicken and lemon pickle curry) with a demonstration of hot-off-the-tava rotis by Harjinder
Harjinder will be appearing on the Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Special on 20th December at 8pm on BBC1!
Please take a look at the Cracking Good Food blogs on Harjinder’s previous sessions:
http://crackingcooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/hot-stuff.html
http://crackingcooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/from-feast-to-yeast.html
http://crackingcooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/guest-blog-spice-world.html
http://crackingcooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/guest-blog-spice-magic.html
Example of feedback from previous sessions:“Harjinder is a natural teacher and very knowledgeable + interesting” – Heather Gourlay “Really enjoyed the whole session, hearing about the background of food, having a go myself and eating…! Yum!” – Tessa McKee “All useful techniques and very delicious + straightforward recipes. Helpful advice in the cooking” – Felicity Collings “All if it! Loads of good tips to take away. Good info on spices. Really good to cook in a group. End products really yummy!” – Kate McWilliams “Loved it!” – Ike Goldman “Harjinder is such a professional & so inspirational “– Fiona Goldman
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Asian Vegetarian Cuisine with Jackie Kearney
Tuesday 13th March 2012
Chorlton High School, 6pm to 9pm
- SOLD OUT
Due to popular demand, Jackie is returning to her original cooking session with us, Asian Vegetarian Cuisine. If you missed this one first time round, be sure to get it now before it sells out again and learn to cook butter dal with spiced aubergine curry, served with a paratha stuffed with seasonal vegetables.
Jackie Kearney is a top 4 finalist in BBC One’s MasterChef 2011. She is now developing her experience and reputation with pop-up dining events, as a private chef and working with a number of highly regarded chefs in the UK.
Her food passion lies with vegetarian dining and Asian street food, inspired by her extensive travels across Asia with her husband and twin children. You can read more about Jackie’s adventures with her family on her Asia travel blog.
Jackie’s ambition is to raise the bar in vegetarian and street food dining. She aims to bring something to the table that is exciting, delicious and thought provoking.
Book and pay online now - this session is now SOLD OUT
Perfect Pastry with Kim
Saturday 17th March 2012
Chorlton High School, 11am to 2pm
- £35 / £30
Kim from Islington Mill Cafe will guide you through the various stages of pastry-making in this popular session, and you will learn the art of making perfect shortcrust pastry from scratch and master the skill of handling the sometimes tricky filo and puff pastries. Once you’ve nailed the perfect pie base, you’ll then use seasonal ingredients to create delicious caramelised onion tartlets, a tasty new potato, goats cheese & leek quiche and a roasted spinach strudel.
Click here to take a look at the Cracking Good Food blog from a previous session
Examples of feedback from previous session:“This session revolutionised my cooking – I can now knock out pies and pastries instinctively, I’m never at a loss what to do now!’ – Adele Jordan. Director of Cracking Good Food.
“All of it was so useful! The combination of ingredients, that were put together just melded into deliciousness” – Harjinder (volunteer) “The opportunity to learn as a group, and to have everything explained in a clear and practical way” – Arvin Prashar
“Well done to Kim and the volunteers. Wonderful!” – Arvin Prashar
“Tips about pastry making. Eating at the end of the session! Listing seasonal food and understanding what combinations are possible” – Ruth Cammish
“Fantastic morning, inspiring to learn some new cooking techniques and use seasonal + delicious ingredients” – Ruth Cammish
“Making pastry, learning the hands on techniques from Kim. I will have more confidence now in trying it myself. Please continue to do great courses. Thanks so much!” – Rachel Hockey
“Using seasonal produce is really interesting. Gives me confidence to cook with seasonal veg/find in the shops.Really inspirational! Thank you!” – Rachael Maskill
“Learning about different types of pastry. Picking up tips about how to prepare vegetables + herbs – Richard Frost
“The food was delicious. Cracking Good Food is a brilliant project – long may it continue!” – Richard Frost
“Very enjoyable. Thank you” – Chris Flower
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Breadmaking for Beginners with Rob
Tuesday 20th March 2012
Chorlton High School, 6pm to 9pm.
– SOLD OUT
Rob is back again giving you yet another chance to learn how to make amazing 100% organic bread, and delicious garlic naan. And still we don’t seem to be able to provide enough places on Beginners’ Bread to satisfy demand! The January and February sessions are already full and this one looks set to fill up soon too, so book while there are spaces!
Example of feedback from previous sessions:“Very inspiring workshop!” – Sue Nzilaric
“I really enjoyed this event. It was well organised with an inspiring teacher with a passion for bread. I have learned so much and would like to go on an intermediate bread course” – Beverley Jenkinson.
“What a fantastic way to spend a few hours at the weekend. Rob was extremely informative and the co-ordinators always to hand to help – brilliant!” – Hawys Williams
Book and pay online now
Early Spring Forage with Jesper - NEW
Sunday 25th March 2012
Fletcher Moss Park, Didsbury, 11am – 2pm
– £20/£15
Early spring is the season for finding tender and delicious edible plants. Woods and hedgerows come to life with patches of fresh green growth and this walk is the perfect opportunity to decipher what can and can’t be eaten, and to learn how to differentiate the toxic from the delicious. With luck, some of Spring’s tastiest edible mushrooms will be on the agenda too. This walk will last up to 3 hours and will be followed by an al fresco cooking experience of our best finds.
www.jesperlaunder.com
Please click here to watch an inspiring FILM from one of Jesper’s previous sessions last year
“We really enjoyed this session – Jesper was incredibly friendly and informative, and his passion is really contagious – many thanks” – Cristina Delgado
“4 pages wouldn’t be enough space to detail what I’ve learned from these short hours. Main thing I’m taking away inspiring enthusiasm for something I’ve had a passion for for a very long time” – Amy Downing
“Very interesting and have learnt a lot. Would be interested in learning more about medicinal properties of plants now” – Francesca Smith
“Fantastic day, good taster “– Candale Shan
“Really enjoyable, would like to do more + will recommend to others!” – Candale Shan
“The day was really engaging and enjoyable. Thank you very much” – Andrew Kennedy
“Jesper is a brilliantly engaging teacher – very humble & approachable…with a great depth of knowledge, which is staggering. – learned so much + v. inspired…” – Amy Downing
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Cracking Good Food and Stretford Pizza Ovens at Chorlton’s Big Green Festival
- Gourmet Stone Oven Baked Pizzas with Rob -
Saturday 31st March 2012
4 sessions: 12-12.45, 1-1.45pm, 2-2.45pm and 3-3.45pm
- £6 / FREE
Come and join us to celebrate our 2nd birthday and cook with us too!
This year Cracking Good Food will be returning to the Chorlton’s Big Green Festival for the 3rd time, thanks to everyone who voted for us at Manchester City Council’s U Decide scheme! We successfully came 1st out of 13 fantastic projects in our bid for funding to be able run another Cooks On The Hop event at Chorlton’s Big Green Festival on 31 March 2012.
Our Cracking Cook Rob (our expert breadmaker), will give inspiring tuition in how to cook up wonderful gourmet stone oven baked Pizzas (look out for his secret tomato sauce recipe) under the wooden gazebo, learn how to make dough easily which you can then transform with your chosen toppings into your personalised veggy pizza by popping it into the wood fired oven. And all this will be done in collaboration with Mark and Graham at Stretford Pizza Ovens. 4 sessions will be available, with 8 people in each, running for 45 minutes and then you get to eat what you’ve made!
THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT, we are offering half of all places as pre-bookable via our website and half will be available to book with us on the day. Each session costs £6.00. As a result of our funding from U-Decide we are able to provide half of all sessions FREE to those who are currently unemployed / students in full time education or people who are over 65 years of age. We will require proof that you are eligible for a concession so please e-mail fiona@crackinggoodfood.org to state what your concessionary status is and bring proof with you on the day.
Chorlton’s Big Green Festival puts sustainability centre stage with a vibrant mix of live music and dance, food and drink, arts and swaps, and much more. There are also plenty of opportunities for festival-goers to get hands-on with practical workshops, a bike parade and a huge ceilidh. Best of all, entry to the festival is completely free! We look forward to seeing you all there!
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Spring Wild Food Extravaganza with Jesper
Sunday 15th April 2012
Chorlton Ees, 11am – 2pm
- SOLD OUT
Mid-April heralds the finest season for finding tender and delicious edible plants. Woods and hedgerows come to life with patches of fresh green growth and this walk is the perfect opportunity to decipher what can and can’t be eaten, and to learn how to differentiate the toxic from the delicious. With luck, some of Spring’s tastiest edible mushrooms will be on the agenda too. This walk will last up to 3 hours and will be followed by an al fresco cooking experience of our best finds.
www.jesperlaunder.com
Please click here to watch an inspiring FILM from one of Jesper’s previous sessions last year
Example of feedback from previous sessions: “It was fascinating seeing what plants and food grow and learning what we could eat! I will definely be trying this myself!” – David Roberts”Loved the medicinal info, cooking tips and the ideatification/tasting of plants! Really informative, great introduction to foraging” – Zophie Begolo “Very enjoyable, informative – very inspiring” – Katie Corbes-HillBook and pay online now- this session is now SOLD OUT
Late Spring Food-For-Free Event with Jesper
Saturday 19th May 2012
Fletcher Moss Park, Didsbury, 11am – 2pm
- SOLD OUT
Late spring offers some of the broadest and most enjoyable wild food hunting of the year. Tender greens and shoots are still readily available along with the first flowering edibles, and an increasing number of edible mushrooms can be expected if the weather hasn’t been too dry. This is definitely a walk for bringing a collecting basket with you. We will harvest foods for preparing at the end of the walk, but you might want to consider making a personal collection for wild leaf and flower wine-making at home. Details of how to make a wide array of preparations will be discussed on the walk along with a handout at the end.
www.jesperlaunder.com
Please click here to watch an inspiring FILM from one of Jesper’s previous sessions last year
Example of feedback from previous sessions: “It was fascinating seeing what plants and food grow and learning what we could eat! I will definely be trying this myself!” – David Roberts”Loved the medicinal info, cooking tips and the ideatification/tasting of plants! Really informative, great introduction to foraging” – Zophie Begolo “Very enjoyable, informative – very inspiring” – Katie Corbes-HillBook and pay online now - this session is now SOLD OUT
Food Foraging – Elderflower Special with Jesper -NEW
Sat 26th May 2012
Chorlton Water Park, 11am to 2pm
– £20/£15
This event coincides with the flowering season of our native elder and is a chance to learn about and celebrate the many food and medicinal uses of this delightful plant, as well as being aware of the many other berries and plants growing around you. After an hour or two of foraging, you’ll set up an outdoor cooking space and transform the foraged elderflowers into none other than delicious thirst quenching elderflower cordial and elderflower champagne for you to take home. Recipe sheets will be provided. It promises to be a full and fruitful forage!
Pls bring your own sterilised glass bottle with a flappable cork top.
www.jesperlaunder.com
Please click here to watch an inspiring FILM from one of Jesper’s previous sessions last year
Example of feedback from some of Jesper’s previous sessions:“Really enjoyable, would like to do more + will recommend to others!” – Candale Shan
“Very interesting & good fun. Jesper very good & knowledgeable” – Amanda Eden
“Excellent” – Sarah Haines
“We really enjoyed this session – Jesper was incredibly friendly and informative, and his passion is really contagious – many thanks” – Cristina Delgado
“Gained lots of new information – learned a lot” – Emma Cole
“Interesting knowledge shared – excellent tasting” – Nicolette
“Really great to walk in country side and pick out wild food – very knowledgeable facilitator”– Adele Myers
“Jesper’s incredible knowledge + inspiration” – Georgie Duke
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