Calendar

Updated 21st February 2012. Send an email to info [insert @] nottinghamcookeryschool.co.uk to BOOK YOUR OWN DATE

Classes are being added to this calendar on a daily basis – enquire for details!

Join one of the classes listed below or CHOOSE YOUR OWN SLOT [minimum numbers apply according to class type]

Weekday or weekend slots are available for tailored lessons – please enquire!

MARCH and APRIL 2012

TEENAGERS & OFF TO UNIVERSITY COURSES
Date	Time	Class
Sun 25th Mar	10am – 3pm	TEENS/STUDENTS – Day 1 – Fits Criteria for Duke of Edinburgh Award – ENQUIRE FOR DETAILS – 2 Places left
Tue 10th Apr	10am – 3pm	TEENS/STUDENTS – Day 2 – Fits Criteria for Duke of Edinburgh Award – ENQUIRE FOR DETAILS – 2 Places left

Choose Your Classes – SKILLS
Date	Time	Class
Fri 2nd Mar	2.30pm	FISH FILLETING – 2 Places left – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO NEED BACKGROUND KNIFE SKILLS Understand how to use filleting knives easily and properly and what to look for when buying fish Hands On: Learn how to fillet different fish, pinbone fillets, skin fillets and prepare the fish for cooking A range of fish preparation skills will be demonstrated and then you will practise filleting, skinning and pinboning under our supervision Food eaten at the class – none, soft drinks only Take Away: 2 Filleted fish [please bring tubs] Price: £70 per person Minimum 2 person booking Allow up to 2 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to prepare fish [skills are undertaken individually so different levels of competency are catered for] Vegetarian options not applicable
Fri 2nd Mar	4pm	FISH – WILD BASS – Gut through Gills, Bone through Back, For Stuffing “Canoe-style” – 2 Places left – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ADVANCED FISH SKILLS COURSE – IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO ARE ADVANCED COOKS WHO WANT NEW SKILLS Understand this advanced fish technique properly Hands On: Gut through the gills, bone through the back and prepare it ready to stuff “canoe-style” for stuffing/cooking at home Key skills are demonstrated before you undertake them individually Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only Take Away: Class Recipe and your bass Price: £70 per person or £60 per person if 4 people book in together Minimum 2 person booking Allow up to 2 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who has undertaken the orignal fish course here or already has strong fish preparation skills [the practical preparation skills are undertaken at a faster pace than our orignal course so you must be able to keep up] Vegetarian options not applicable
Fri 2nd Mar	2.30pm	FISH PREPARATION SPECIAL – SAVE £15 on the 2 classes above when booked together – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE
Sat 17th Mar	10am	PASTA – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE – 1 Place left CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LOVE ITALIAN FOOD Understand how to make fresh pasta dough by hand and machine and also how to use a pasta machine easily and properly. Hands On: Learn how to prepare fresh pasta such as tagliatelle, spaghetti and lasagne sheets All skills will be demonstrated and then you will practise under our supervision Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only Take Away: Your fresh pasta [you will be asked to bring a suitable container] and Factsheet/Recipe/Instructions Price: £50 per person Minimum 2 person booking e INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £100 per person Allow up to 1.5 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to use a pasta machine to make their own fresh pasta Vegetarian
Sat 17th Mar	12pm	PASTA – Filled with Sauces – 2 Places left CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LOVE ITALIAN FOOD AND PASTA Understand how to make fresh filled pasta easily and properly. Hands On: Make pasta with filling and sauce All skills will be demonstrated and then you will practise under our supervision Food eaten at the class – soft drinks and pasta tasting Take Away: Your fresh filled pasta [please bring a tub around 1 litre in size] and Factsheet/Recipe/Instructions Price: £70 per person Minimum 2 person booking Allow up to 2 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to make filled pasta who has made pasta before. It is useful if you have already taken the introductory pasta class prior to this more advanced class. You will need to work at speed so it is better if you are not completely new to pasta making at this class Vegetarian
Sat 17th Mar	10am	PASTA SPECIAL – SAVE £25 on the 2 classes above when booked together – 1 Place Left
Sat 14th Apr	1pm	GAME – Joint/Fillet/Stuff & Cook – £70 per person – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN ADVANCED PREPARATION SKILLS Understand how to bone out birds easily and properly and learn how to prepare them with a stuffing for cooking. Also fillet a pigeon and cook the breasts in a starter/light lunch recipe with soy sauce and chorizo Hands On: Individually joint and prepare a game bird [included in cost] – and stuff [for cooking at home] and fillet a pigeon [included in cost] and cook to eat at class All skills will be demonstrated and then you will undertake the preparation of the birds under our supervision. As a group we will prepare a stuffing/flavourings so that the birds go home flavoured and ready to cook Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only and pigeon recipe Take Away: A stuffed game bird [please bring 1 tub around 1 litre in size] and recipes/factsheet Price: £70.00 pounds per person Minimum 2 person booking Allow up to 2 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to prepare game birds and get ideas for flavouring them [skills are undertaken individually so different levels of competency are catered for] NOTE: This course is seasonally affected so frozen game may need to be used if fresh is not available. Actual game used is subject to availability.
Sat 21st Apr	10am	FISH – perfectly cooked with crispy skin – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE – 2 PLACES LEFT ONLY £50 per person – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LIKE PERFECTLY COOKED FISH WITH SIMPLE FLAVOURS Understand how to prepare and fry a fish fillet with perfectly cooked flesh and crispy skin. Learn what affects the outcome when you fry fish, how hot to have your pan, which oil to use, and how/when to add flavours/sauces Hands On: Learn to pinbone a fillet of fish and prepare/fry it with crispy skin [with Mediterranean sauce] Food eaten at the class – a fish fillet with sauce [cooked by you] and accompaniments [made by us] with soft drinks Take Away: Class Recipes Price: £50 per person Minimum 2 person booking INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £100 per person Allow up to 1.5 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to perfect their fish frying skills [pinboning/frying skills are undertaken individually - so different levels of competency are catered for] Vegetarian options not applicable WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!

Choose Your Classes – TAKEAWAY
Date	Time	Class
Fri 2nd Mar	10am	TAPAS TAKEAWAY – 2 places left – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LIKE SPANISH FOOD Understand how to prepare a range of authentic Spanish recipes properly Hands On: Learn to make a range of Authentic Spanish recipes: Chicken Bocaditos, Marinated Manchego Cheese, Albondigas – Spanish Meatballs with Roasted Tomato Salsa, Roasted Pepper & Tomato Mojete, Spanish Seafood dishes [various], Crispy Potatoes with Chorizo, Courgette with Herb Dressing, Marinated Mushrooms [a selection of these types of recipes is completed] No food eaten at the class – soft drinks provided Take Away: Food prepared [ready to finish at home] and recipe pack Price: £100 per person where 2 people share the cooking/food to take away [minimum 2 person booking] – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON PUBLISHED DATES Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to prepare Spanish food properly Vegetarian options available Organic meat available at extra cost – please ask WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!
Sat 3rd Mar	10am	TAPAS TAKEAWAY – 1 place left – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LIKE SPANISH FOOD Understand how to prepare a range of authentic Spanish recipes properly Hands On: Learn to make a range of Authentic Spanish recipes: Chicken Bocaditos, Marinated Manchego Cheese, Albondigas – Spanish Meatballs with Roasted Tomato Salsa, Roasted Pepper & Tomato Mojete, Spanish Seafood dishes [various], Crispy Potatoes with Chorizo, Courgette with Herb Dressing, Marinated Mushrooms [a selection of these types of recipes is completed] No food eaten at the class – soft drinks provided Take Away: Food prepared [ready to finish at home] and recipe pack Price: £100 per person where 2 people share the cooking/food to take away [minimum 2 person booking] – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON PUBLISHED DATES Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to prepare Spanish food properly Vegetarian options available Organic meat available at extra cost – please ask WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!
Sat 3rd Mar	2.30pm	VEGETARIAN TAKEAWAY [Thai Green Curry + Spanokopitas with Cherry Tomato Sauce] – FULLY BOOKED – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS COOK 2 VEGETARIAN MAIN COURSES This class covers 2 vegetarian main course dishes – THAI GREEN CURRY and SPANOKOPITAS [GREEK FILO PARCEL WITH SPINACH & FETA] with CHERRY TOMATO SAUCE Price: 75 per person Allow: 2 Hours WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!
Fri 23rd Mar	10am to 3pm	OPEN SLOTS BOOK YOUR CLASS HERE – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS PICK A CLASS FROM OUR LIST, ROUND UP A FRIEND/FRIENDS AND BAG THIS SLOT FOR YOUR CHOICE We know your are short of time and have few available dates – so we are keeping all slots open for you to choose the class! Once you choose and minimum numbers are met then we will advertise it and allow others to join your chosen class. The class runs for you and your friend/friends anyway. Price: Price quoted on request according to your choice of class Off Peak rates apply to weekdays and Peak Rates and restrictions to Saturdays/Sundays SINGLE BOOKINGS are ACCEPTED once minimum numbers are met by groups of 2 or more [minimum depends on class] WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!
Sat 24th Mar	9.30am	TAPAS TAKEAWAY VEGETARIAN [NO MEAT/POULTRY OR FISH] – 2 places left – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LIKE SPANISH FOOD Understand how to prepare a range of vegetarian Spanish recipes properly Hands On: Learn to make a range of Authentic Spanish recipes: Chicken Bocaditos, Marinated Manchego Cheese, Albondigas – Spanish Meatballs with Roasted Tomato Salsa, Roasted Pepper & Tomato Mojete, Spanish Seafood dishes [various], Crispy Potatoes with Chorizo, Courgette with Herb Dressing, Marinated Mushrooms [a selection of these types of recipes is completed] No food eaten at the class – soft drinks provided Take Away: Food prepared [ready to finish at home] and recipe pack Price: £100 per person where 2 people share the cooking/food to take away [minimum 2 person booking] – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON PUBLISHED DATES Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to prepare vegetarian Spanish food properly Vegetarian options available WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!
Sat 24th Mar	2pm	MEXICAN TAKEAWAY – 2 places left – SINGLE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED ON THIS DATE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LIKE MEXICAN FOOD Understand how to prepare a range of Mexican recipes properly Hands On: Prepare and cook a starter, main course and side dishes No food eaten at the class – soft drinks provided [and tastings of the food as we go along] Take Away: Food prepared [ready to finish at home] and recipe pack Price: £100 per person where 2 people share the cooking/food to take away Minimum 2 person booking Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to prepare Mexican food properly WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!
Fri 30th Mar	9.30am	MEXICAN TAKEAWAY – FULLY BOOKED CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LIKE MEXICAN FOOD Understand how to prepare a range of Mexican recipes properly Hands On: Prepare and cook a starter, main course and side dishes No food eaten at the class – soft drinks provided [and tastings of the food as we go along] Take Away: Food prepared [ready to finish at home] and recipe pack Price: £100 per person where 2 people share the cooking/food to take away Minimum 2 person booking Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to prepare Mexican food properly WE WASH UP – YOU JUST LEARN, COOK and EAT!
Thu 12th Apr	9.30am	DAD & DAUGHTER CLASS – Skills, Techniques & Cook – Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, Basic Fresh Pasta Making & Risotto – £90 per person – FULLY BOOKED – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN PREPARATION SKILLS & COOKING TECHNIQUES WITH FAMILY MEMBERS Choose from our rangte of popular menus that include Indian, Mediterranean, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Thai and much more. Skills include Knife Skills, Fresh Pasta-making, fresh bread, poultry/game skills and fish/seafood preparation skills [again you choose what you want to do] Hands On: Choose a menu/skills list, book a date and come and learn together [Mum and Son or Dad and Daughter or any combination of at least 2 family members All appropriate skills will be demonstrated and then you will undertake the preparation of the recipes under our supervision. Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only and tastings Take Away: All the food to serve minimum 2-3 people [please bring tubs as requested on booking] and recipes/factsheet Price: Classes range from £90.00 to £150.00 pounds per person Minimum 2 person booking Allow up to 2-4 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn cooking skills/techniques with another member of their family

TEENAGERS & OFF TO UNIVERSITY COURSES
Date	Time	Class
June Half Term	10am – 3pm	TEENS/STUDENTS – Day 3 – Fits Criteria for Duke of Edinburgh Award – ENQUIRE FOR DETAILS