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Do you lack that pizazz in the kitchen? Do you want to learn how to cook low fat delicious recipes? Do you need to spice up your menu? We'd like to start some cooking classes so us girls (and guys if you're interested) can come along and learn some new recipes and enjoy the rewards afterwards.Any excuse for a get together really! |
2 Dec 07, First Cooking Class!!!!
Over the weekend Maree held her first cooking class, a practice run for more we hope! around 10 eager cooks to be gathered around Maree's awesome kitchen which is perfectly made for cooking demonstrations. Funny that! but she says it wasn't intended that way when they built it years ago.
Maree showed us 4 yummy recipes: Stir fry thai vegetables with chicken, rhubarb muffins, thai mince patties and a very yummy diet cream dessert (which is now my new culinary obsession!). She also gave us an insight in bulk buying and where to buy the best low fat/low carb ingredients in Akl and boy she gets around to get the best. We'll have to write these down in future for you to shop around too.
She gave us detailed explanations of how she cooked all her recipes right before our eyes and how amazingly she cleans up as she goes. Me, well I'd probably leave washing the dishes to the end. But since Maree only uses a couple of bowls, frying pan (which hasn't seen oil for a long time!) and a George Forman which she covers the inside with foil, leaves her very few dishes to clean.
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I was quite amazed actually with her bulk buying. Her and Allan (who's also a bodybuilder) don't do things by halves. They buy the biggest size possible. Could you imagine buying a 5kg bag of curry powder or 5 litres of soy sauce or balsamic vinegar?? good thing Maree likes to cook eh?!!! left: Maree and Allan |
| Maree really knows how to flavour her food, something which I'm eager to learn, and she showed us all the various sauces she's sourced around Akl. So ofcourse by the time she finished cooking everything - all within about an hour - we were very hungry to try some of her delights. My favourite would have to be the diet cream dessert. So simple yet delicious. I'll put this recipe up next time. |  |
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| Lisa and Maree | Maree's test kitchen |
We hope to run another class in the new year so you all can come and learn new ways to spice up your food! Thanks Maree and Allan for letting us into your home and feeding us!!
Lisa
 eager learners |
 Foil, secret to George Forman |
 mmm spice up your life |
 Lisa and Kat |
 Tasty ingredients |
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 Mmmm let's eat! |
 My new dessert craving |
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