Other courses

Check out our other timetabled open cookery courses that cover a wide range of cooking techniques. Please click on any of the courses listed below to see further details and hopefully get a flavour of what we can offer:

Unlike many other cookery schools we also offer bespoke cooking classes for individuals or groups. Please have a look at the bespoke courses page on this website for further details.

Warm Spices & Fresh Herbs course

Background

We are now fortunate to have access to such a wide range of spices and herbs from all over the world. Indeed our interest in food from different cultures has never been higher.

Many of us would like to understand more about the use of herbs and spices in cooking, what goes with what, how much to add, when to add, and when to remove!

This cookery course covers different cooking and preparation techniques with a judicious use of spices and herbs. So by the end of the day you'll have tasted a wide range of flavours as well as understood how to prepare a great range of dishes.

The Warm Spices & Fresh Herbs course

The day begins at 10am with refreshments and a chance to meet with the others on the course. We begin with a description of the day and the dishes and techniques that we'll cover.

Since numbers on each course are small there's plenty of opportunity to ask questions across the day but this is an ideal time to cover any specific questions you might have.

We have a short talk on health and safety and an orientation of the kitchen and facilities, before donning a lovely crisp apron and starting the cookery day.

Example dishes

Some of the Dishes we cover include:

A fragrant Thai curry, making the pastes from scratch
Two lovely Indian dishes, including a beautiful Indian Biryani - multilayered with flavours, herbs and spices
Pesto and variations including a sensational fresh herb, tomato and almond pesto
A warming North African Tagine accompanied with spice and seed flatbreads
Poached pears with aromatics
plus more...

All the dishes we prepare are eaten for lunch or eaten/sampled across the day.

The course usually ends around 4:45.
All the recipes come in a lovely presentation folder for you to take home.

The Warm Spices & Fresh Herbs course is suitable for most skill levels, but please contact us to discuss any questions you may have.

Please visit the ‘dates & course info’ page for forthcoming dates, prices and booking information