Thai cookery classes at The Cooking Academy in Rickmansworth

Thai Cookery classes in Hertfordshire

Flavours of the East from beautiful Bangkok are summed up in this highly original and authentic Thai cooking class, here at The Cooking Academy in Rickmansworth.  

Thai cuisine is made up of lightly prepared dishes packed with spicy, fresh and well-balanced flavours.  As with Asian cooking it is based on the five taste senses of  heat through chilli,  sour flavours with the use of tamarind,  salty flavours typically using fish sauce, sweet flavours using jaggery, pure sugar, from cane juice and and unami flavours, bitter from lime.

We cover some of the classic Thai dishes that appear in menus throughout Thailand, highly original recipes that hit the note with all our customers and will leave your guests wanting to come back for more.   Our cookery classes are entirely hands on with all the recipes being cooked by attendees – No demonstrations, we want you to actually learn by making the cookery journey yourself and experiencing first hand to ensure you remember and can re create the dishes at home in your own kitchen. 

To book on one of our Thai cookery classes here email Cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Saturday 17th March, Thursday 29th March, or Saturday 12th May2012, or for further information call us on 01923 778880.

Cookery vouchers for Christmas presents

Swift Solutions for Christmas – The gift that just keeps giving

Take the stress out of christmas shopping and make an investment in someones culinary skills.  This is the one christmas present where you will benefit from enjoying a homecooked meal by the recipient of ‘A cookery Gift Voucher’. Buy your family and friends a cookery gift, we have a number of offers to make the decision an easy one.  If you have attended one of our classes before, we’ll give you £10 off any voucher you buy.  We are also offering a free voucher for every 5 you purchase.  The vouchers are valid for 12 months. 

call us on 0845 0 68 58 48 to arrange a voucher. or email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

 Cookery classes for Kids

Cookery classes for Kids at The Cooking Academy

Half term week is always reserved for school, in one way or another.  The first half of the week was for teachers who wish to attend the cookery school for personal cookery classes and can’t take time off during school term .  The latter half of the week has been devoted to teaching teenagers to cook for survival - basic kitchen skill and simple nutrious food to give them independence: what a  pleasure.  It s great to see so many children that are so enthusiastic about food and cooking.  I’m eternally grateful to the parent who share our ethos about cookery and see this ‘purchase’ as an investment in their childrens eating habits and future well being.  Teach them cook and they’ll eat well for a life time. 

Typically we teach them to cook a fish pie, a pasta sauce base from scratch, a white sauce, homemade burgers, a quick chicken dish and some veggie dishes – all on a  budget to get them through university and independent living.   They learn knife skill and simple techniques to be safe in the kitchen as well as short cuts to make food prep easy and save time.

 To find out more about our classes contact us on 01923 77 8880, or email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Cookery classes in Hertfordshire

If you’re looking for a cookery school and ways in which to learn to cook Asian food great food then you’ll find us on your doorstep. 

The Cooking academy is based in London and in Rickmansworth, Ideally placed to access from all directions.  We buy local products, employ local people and want local customers to learn to cook and be enthused about cooking – just as we are.   Our food values are simple.  Great food that is easy to cook, looks good, tastes divine, as natural and as organic as possible.  We want to share our cookery techniques hints and tips to make cooking simple and easy and encouraging. 

We have a range of classes from Indian cookery classes to nutritional cookery classes, Cookery classes for Kids and Thai cooking classes, all the classes teach you tecnhiques, skills, and the recipes to make great authentic cuisine within 30 minutes. 

Classes are available as gift vouchers to buy for your loved ones, friends, and family or as corporate cookery team building events.  for more information call us on 01923 778880  or email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Kids learning to cook

Well the class has finished and the kitchen is restored, however we had some utterly gifted teenagers in today.  Five kids and five perfect roux sauces, made from scratch with not a whisk in sight.  I have seen should good roux sauces from accomplished chef, perfectly silken and smooth. 

They learn’t to make a roux sauce to add to a fish pie.  This is one of the first things they learn, they are then shown how to turn this into a bechamel sauce or a cheese sauce for macaroni or cauliflower cheese.  They were so pleased with their sauce mix and pie filling that they practically licked the pan clean.  

They had a fantastic day, all really motivated to continue their culinary endeavours.  They took loads of food home to share with their families over the next few days.  Most of all they all have a tremendous sense of achievement. 

I think the parents want to come and learn as now! 

For further information about our cookery classes please call The Cooking Academy on 01923 720 697.

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Cookery classes for Teenagers

This week we have had a lot of teenagers through the academy where we have been focussing on cookeryclasses for teenagers, getting young people to start cooking from an early age and giving them the confidence in the kitchen to get started.  You’ll be surprised, that’s all it takes, and like their fearless attraction for computers young people take to cooking like a duck to water. 

You’ll wonder why they don’t learn at home, but it’s quite simple, mum and dad telling them sounds like a chore.  At fourteen its hard enough to hold a conversation let alone get in some bonding time, which is what cooking can be once you get over the intial hurdle.  Kids do feel like its another instructions when it comes from a parent. 

Of course the other key factor is that cooking is a chore for a lot of parents, its a question of getting it done as quickly, painlessly, and effortlessly as possible.  Extending the agony by having a child making mistakes and making the kitchen a mess is beyond the pale!!!!  Sorry if I sound cynical -I see it in a lot of homes when I’m asked to help the family to learn to cook, or when I talk to kids about their experience cooking at home.   It’s the reason why they don’t bother. 

Finally, we assume that parents can cook and don’t rely on ready meals, take outs and restaurants themselves. It is no longer a skill that is learned at home by passive observation.  It is this single facor that has led to cookery needing to be taught outside the home, especially if we are to break the cycle and get home cooking back on the menu and a way of life.  

I really admire the teenagers that come to our cookery classes to learn to cook.   It takes courage to ask, it takes positive attitude to take the time out and it takes self awareness to realise its necessary.  These kids are mature and its worth every penny of the money their parents spend to send them, Its an investment in their future health, better than private health insurance, and cheaper!   

For more information on our cookery classes for Teeenagers or for adults, Indian cookery classes, Thai cookeryclasses please contact cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk or telephone 01923 720 697

  If you’ve ever visited Thailand you’ll know the food is very different to what we get served over here in a typical Thai restaurant in the UK.   So if you want to re live those flavours then here’s a Thai cooking class for you.

 Our 1-day Thai cookery class is as authentic as the flavours of Bangkok.  In this class you will be doing the cooking, and tasting and blending and its a ‘cook a thon’, right after chef has taken on a spice trail of all the herbs and spices used in Thai cooking and explained why and how to use them including suggesting where to shop for your ingredients.

 You’ll be making a curry paste from scratch, blending your own ingredients and then putting it to good use throughout the day with your first ever really authentic fish cakes, classic red curry, soups and spring rolls and noodle dish.

 Bring a big appetite with you and loads of tupperware to take it home in.

 To book onto one of our Thai cookery classes in London or Hertfordshire or find out more about our cookery classes please email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk.

Indian cookery classes at the Cooking Academy.co.uk

Today we’re running the advanced Indian cookery class at our location in Hertfordshire.  This Indian cookery class is designed for the die hard Indian cook and curry lovers and is a follow up class from the one-day Indian class and so enables you to hit the ground running.  

Delegates will already be comfortable with their environment from their previous experience and ready to roll their sleeves up and COOK.  

Menu

Coconut Chicken grills in caramelised onions

Cinnamon lamb finished with Ginger juilienne

Peshwari Rice

Monkfish with Star anise and lemon zest

Pan fried Okra with a hint of mango

Butternut squash with french beans

Tadka Daal

Sorry did I say cookery class – I mean’t cookathon. 

To find out further information about this Advanced Indian cookery class or our other classes please contact cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Kosher Indian cookery classes

If you keep kosher and want to learn to cook the interesting flavours from the east then look no further. 

Our one to one cookery classes will allow you to learn how to create all the magical flavours of the Middle East and Asian cooking whilst observing the rules of keeping kosher.  One of our highly trained chefs will come along and spend the day teaching you to cook specific dishes based on your requirements.  They will show you lots of simple techniques that will help you with everyday cooking as well the specialism of Asian or Indian cuisine. 

For further information call Cara at The Cooking Academy or email her at cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

If you’ve ever visited Thailand you’ll know the food is very different to what we get served over here in a typical Thai restaurant in the UK.   So if you want to re live those flavours then here’s a Thai cooking class for you.

Our 1-day Thai cookery class is as authentic as the flavours of Bangkok.  In this class you will be doing the cooking, and tasting and blending and its a ‘cook a thon’, right after chef has taken on a spice trail of all the herbs and spices used in Thai cooking and explained why and how to use them including suggesting where to shop for your ingredients.

You’ll be making a curry paste from scratch, blending your own ingredients and then putting it to good use throughout the day with your first ever really authentic fish cakes, classic red curry, soups and spring rolls and noodle dish.

Bring a big appetite with you and loads of tupperware to take it home in.

To book onto one of our Thai cookery classes in London or Hertfordshire or find out more about our cookery classes please email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk.