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We were taken upstairs where ten cooking stations had been lovingly set up for us to use, ingredients measured out and utensils at the ready. I love cooking so this was a real treat and I was excited to get started. Sitting at the front of class, the lovely Chef Cara demonstrated a few simple recipes with the help of Cherry; think oohs, ahhs and a lot of laughter and you get an idea of how they were received. In a true Blue Peter moment of "and here's some we made earlier" beautiful glass jars filled with scrumptious beetroot hummus and glasses of strawberry and banana smoothies were handed around the group, trying not to get distracted by the tasty food we watched on as cocktails were made, ready for us to try later.
Never one to shy away from a challenge, I mentally took notes as Cara and Cherry took us through a step by step guide on how to make an Autumn Trifle with Poached Pears, the demonstrations were punctuated with bursts of laughter as Cherry commentated during the cooking and and got stuck in whisking cream. We then headed back to our stations to try the recipe on our own and compete to be best in class. I was lucky enough to be working opposite the lovely Simone who gave me a good giggle while cooking up a storm.
It was such a joy to cook in an organised kitchen, with all the utensils you could ever need at hand. I quickly made my way through the recipe, learning how to poach pears, make homemade vanilla custard and whipped cream, before layering it all in a glass dish and scattering with toasted almonds.
We soon moved on to a slightly more complex recipe of Wild Mushroom, Spinach and Butternut Jar Pie, which as you can guess is served in a jar. Handfuls of colourful wild mushrooms foraged that morning were handed round and everyone quickly got cooking. After layering up our jars we promptly took our dishes downstairs where the table was beautifully laid out with fresh salads, warm bread and chilled wine, and we tucked into our creations.
I can't wait to try out some recipes at home and present them in glass jars, not only is it environmentally friendly it looks super pretty too!
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This looks ace! I've got a thing for jars at the moment too...
ReplyDeleteI love the wean green storage containers, so useful for so many different things
ReplyDeletemuch prefer to store in glass than plastic (nb rafflecopter comment option hasn't been updated still asking for favourite piece from Atelier Purple Jewellery :) )
ReplyDeleteThans for the heads up, changed now! lol Not sure how that one slipped through! x
DeleteOvernight oats, I think.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great day out! I love baking in jars like cupcakes etc plus i have a huge hoarding problem for jars!
ReplyDeleteThis event looks amazing. I love all the food. Family tea time would be a clamer experience if I had a workstation like that! Love the glass packaging too. Great idea and comp. x
ReplyDeleteI would love a light trifle served in a glass jar. Love fresh lemonade with mint too. x
ReplyDeleteThe recipes look amazing and all presented with perfection in glass! Looks like you had and ejoyable day - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI once made lemon meringue pies in little glass jars - they were fab! Looks like you had a great day!
ReplyDeleteOH MY that food looks amazing! I'm off to buy some glass jars now, they have been staring at me in the shops screaming at me to buy them. Also slightly jealous you met Cherry ;) x
ReplyDeleteA nice Caipirinha with zingy lime
ReplyDeleteIt all looks amazing! Trifle is one of my most favourite things! x
ReplyDeleteTiramisu - love it!
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That whole day looks delicious from start to finish! And I must admit there is something really nice about eating straight from the jar so this really appeals to me, especially as it's all about the layers/colours you can see through the side. Sounds Fun! x
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing! I do love a cocktail ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
ReplyDeleteA fruit salad.
ReplyDeleteenderflower cordial or jelly
ReplyDeleteI would have loved this- Cherry is definitely my girl crush too!
ReplyDeleteEton Mess
ReplyDeleteI love pickles in jars
ReplyDeleteMojitos
ReplyDeleteYour photos are wonderful, you have totally captured how delicious the food was - and what a fun event it was too!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the mention, it was a pleasure meeting you....thank you also for helping me out with whipping the cream for my trifle!! X
You didn't mention how your trifle won the best architecture! such a fun day! x
ReplyDeleteI would serve sex on the beach :)
ReplyDeletestrawberry daquari :)
ReplyDeleteprawn cocktail
ReplyDeleteTirimasu for me :) xx
ReplyDeleteEton Mess
ReplyDeleteoh this looks so fun!
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