Kids Cooking Classes

NEW CLASSES:  I’ll be running Winter Warmers on Friday afternoons and on Sundays over the next few months.  Next dates are:

Friday June 1st 4pm – 7pm:  after-school class (includes dinner)

Sunset Soup (pumpkin and orange)
Spaghetti Bolognese
Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
Chocolate dipped strawberries

Sunday June 3rd – 2pm (includes lunch)

Chicken Noodle Soup
Tacos
Orange Poppy Seed Cake
Blondies (white chocolate “brownies”)

July  school holidays 2012: 10.30am – 1.30pm

Monday July 2nd

Sunset Soup (Pumpkin and Orange)
Thai-style stir fry chicken with holy basil and capsicum
Chocolate Buttermilk Cake/or Chocolate Bunnies
Rocky Road

Wednesday July 4th

Potato and Leek Soup
Mini Bat Wings (Stick chicken drumsticks)
Triple Chocolate Brownies
Afghan biscuits (Yum Yums)

Friday July 6th

Chicken Noodle Soup
Sang Choy Bow
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Chocolate dipped Strawberries and Afghan Biscuits (Yum Yums)

Cost of the classes: $65.

My aim is to teach children to prepare a wholesome, nutritious meal which they love to eat and can reproduce easily at home.  I hold my classes in my home in a beautiful setting which spills out into the garden where the children and I have fun  looking at and identifying the various herbs and vegetable I grow.
In my classes we don’t attempt to do celebrity-chef restaurant-style food, though a couple of my students have done so well, they were in the finals for Junior MasterChef.  The classes are a mix of demonstration and hands-on.
We cook savoury dishes kids love to eat and can cook at home themselves – and we also indulge in a few wicked things!
Hygiene, nutrition – and loads of laughs – are all on the agenda.  The children eat the food we have prepared at the end of the class and take home whatever is left over.

Please contact me here for further details.

“Yesterday was fantastic. She even had cause to use some of your tips today. We really appreciate you taking the time and Madi really enjoys cooking with you”.  Madi’s mother, with her Junior Master Chef Trophy 9/8/11

 

Deposit of $30 required – I’ll send details when you make the booking.  I am based on the lower north shore, just over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Ages 8-14. Minimum of 8, maximum of 12 – 14 per class.
Please wear closed in shoes. Aprons & chef hats provided. I’ll provide all ingredients, recipes to take home, plenty of food to eat and an experienced child-friendly assistant.
If parents wish to join the class, there will be a charge – please contact me to find out details.

Kids cooking classes are held during the school holidays for 8- 12 olds (depending on capability, allow a year either side).

I also conduct BIRTHDAY PARTIES parties – (for 10 children), at your place or mine from $70 per child, depending on menu and location. All food included – deposit of 50% to be paid 2 weeks prior to party.
Balloons, party hats and take-away edible gift provided.
Baking the birthday cake in the class: $50 extra.
If at your house, cost of transport/loading: $60/hour.

Please let me know what your child would like to learn to cook and I shall try to include it in the class.

Also if any of the children have food intolerances or allergies (to nuts, eggs) or any special dietary requirements.

Deposit must be paid  prior to class or booking will not be held.

“Thank you so much for teaching Aya today and sending us the recipe for the candied citrus peel.  Aya really enjoyed the time with you and she’s cooking us the roast right now! ” – Aya’s Mum 15/7/11

 

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)
• Sushi
• 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
• Pizza muffins

Cakes & Biscuits:

• Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
• Chocolate mousse muffins
• “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 or Coconut Macaroons
• Custard Tarts or Butter Tarts
• Raspberry, white chocolate and coconut muffins

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
  
• Madi with her 2011 Junior Master Chef Trophy
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• 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

 

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

Hi Sheridan,

Just want to say a big Thank You! My kids had a wonderful time cooking with you today. They learnt heaps and are making me dinner tonight.
Warm Regards,
Cindy, Jessica and Toby 29/9/10

MINI CHEF APRON & HAT KITS

Brightly coloured Mini Chef Apron & Hat Kits (with wooden spoon or spatula) are available for sale at the classes.