My aim is to teach children to prepare a wholesome, nutritious meal which they can reproduce at home. Hygiene, nutrition – and loads of laughs – are also on the agenda. Classes are held in a charming domestic setting in North Sydney. The children eat the food they have prepared at the end of the class and take home whatever is left over. I also take them into my cook’s garden to identify (and pick) organic vegies and herbs, weather permitting.
Cost of the classes: $60. Deposit of $30 required – I’ll send details sent when you make the booking.
Ages 8-16. Limit of 12 per class.
Kids cooking classes are held during the school holidays for groups of 8- 12 (depending on capability, allow a year either side) and last Sunday of the month, starting September 2010 (11am – 2pm).
I also conduct BIRTHDAY PARTIES parties – starting from $600 (for 10 children), at your place or mine.
Balloons, party hats and take-away edible gift provided.
Baking the birthday cake in the class: $50 extra.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER school holiday dates:
Monday: September 27th
Wednesdays: 29th September and October 6th
Fridays: 1st October and 8th October
Sunday: 10th October
Please let me know if any of the children have allegies (to nuts, eggs) or any special dietary requirements.
Some of the dishes we cook in the classes:
Main Courses:
- Pizza (from scratch)
- Home-made pasta
- Home-made wholemeal bread (in flower pots)
- Bruschetta with Tomato Salsa or Home-made pesto
- Tandoori Chicken (or Roasted Moroccan Chicken)
- Mini lamb roast
- Chicken and Hokkien Noodle Stir-Fry
- Thai-style Chicken, Capsicum and Basil Stir-Fry
- Stir-Fry Beef & Vegetables
- Chicken (or beef) Satays with Peanut Sauce
- Sang Choy Bow (Stir-fried minced pork in lettuce cups)
- Sticky Chicken Drumsticks or mini drumstics
- Spaghetti – with Bolognese /Napoletana/Carbonara/ Alfredo Sauce
- Spiral Pasta with Macadamia Pesto, Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes
- Turkish lamb patties in a pide pocket with hummus
- Vegetarian Lasagne
- Tacos (or Tortilla muffin cups) with Chille con Carne
- Caesar Chicken Salad
- Macaroni Cheese, Cauliflower Cheese
- Sausage Rolls
Egg Dishes:
- Omelettes (Cheese, Mushrooms, Ham)
- Baked Eggs (en Cocotte)
- Quiche Lorraine (with pastry from scratch)
- Vegetable Frittata
Starters:
- Potato and Leek Soup
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Sunset Soup (Pumpkin & Orange)
- Potage Bonne Femme (French Farmhouse soup)
- Minestrone or Vegetable Soup
- Chicken stock – how to make
- Avocado Dip or Hummus with rainbow vegetable sticks
Cakes & Biscuits:
- Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
- “Happy Birthday” Butter Cake
- Orange (or Lemon) Poppy Seed Cake
- Apple Cake
- Upside Down Cake (using fruit in season)
- Little Hummingbird Muffins
- Banana Cake
- Chocolate Mud Cake
- Caramel Mud Cake
- Poached Pears, Peaches, Plums ( in summer)
- Apple Galette or Tartlets
- Tiramisu
- Chocolate Mousse
- Friands
- Double Chocolate Brownies
- Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
- Afghan Biscuits
- Cup Cakes (including Red Velvets and Giant Birthday Cupcakes)
- Buttermilk Pancakes or Crepes
- Fruits of the Forest Cake
- Meringues
Other:
- Fresh Fruit Parfait (with Yoghurt and Sponge Fingers)
- Char-grilled Fruit Kebabs
- Fruit Smoothies and Frappes (eg. Mango and Passionfruit, Banana and Strawberry)
- Moroccan Peaches
- Seasonal Fruit Kuchen or Crumble
- Classic Tossed Green Salad or Edible Flower Salad (in summer)
- Crudites (Raw vegetable sticks) with Hommous or Avocado Dip
- Melon Ball Traffic Lights
- Watermelon Basket with Fruit Salad
- Honey Joys or Chocolate Cornflake Crackles
- Gingerbread Men
- Shortbread
Bella, Grace and Jamie at my kids cooking class
“That was the most beautiful day of my life,” 8 year old Bella 13/1/2010
Bless you, Sheridan. And thank you. Jake had a terrific time and has been raving about how much fun it was and how kind you were to him. Lisa and I both appreciate it and ask you to inform us next time you have a class that you think Jake – or our 7 year-old, Louis, would fit in well too.
Warmly, Peter FitzSimons
Peter Fitzsimons and Sheridan Rogers
Just wanted to say Thank you very much for today. Imogen had such a lovely time and especially liked the Potato and Leek Soup!! She is going to make it for us on the weekend. Thank you again!”
- Erika Westley
“Thank you for a wonderful birthday party for Charlotte and her friends – it was so well organised and the girls absolutely LOVED the food !!!! You are obviously a very passionate cook which really came through to the girls. Let Paula know at school they’re still repeating her name rhymes!!!
There’s nothing better than having kids inspired to cook!!” – Petra Erby, June 2010
MINI CHEF APRON & HAT KITS
Brightly coloured Mini Chef Apron & Hat Kits (with wooden spoon or spatula) are available for sale at the classes.
