Course Programme
A highly informative, fun and sociable 5-day cookery course which approaches all aspects of practical cookery.
This course is popular with:
- Food enthusiasts
- Cooks wishing to build a robust repertoire
- As part of a cookery holiday/break
- Those seeking survival/life skills
Lunch is provided each day and there is food to take away each evening.
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Course Details
Recipes, Day 1 of 5
- Chilled Gazpacho Soup
- Wholemeal Seeded Soda Bread & Compound Butter
- Gourmet Picnic Pie with Gruyere, Smoked Ham & Herb Omelette
- Orange & Roasted Walnut Cake
Skills, Day 1 of 5
- Food hygiene
- Knife skills
- Soup (varieties)
- Bread (recipes & derivatives)
- Pastry and bakery
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Recipes, Day 2 of 5
- Summer Vegetable, Goat’s Curd & Mint Risotto
- Spinach Tagliatelle with Home cured Pancetta
- Chicken & Mushroom Veloute (chicken stock)
- Floating Meringues, Vanilla Custard
Skills, Day 2 of 5
- Provenance ingredients
- Eating the seasons
- Stocks & sauces
- Risottos made easy
- Eggs & fresh pasta
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Recipes, Day 3 of 5
- Coq au Vin
- Dauphinoise Potatoes
- The Ultimate Burger (beef patty, relish, pickled beetroot, horseradish mayonnaise)
- Chocolate & Hazelnut Brownie, Espresso Cream
Skills, Day 3 of 5
- Marinating, dry rubs & wet pastes
- How to prepare a whole chicken
- Cooking times and temperatures for white and dark meats
- Potatoes & side dishes
- Chocolate puddings
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Recipes, Day 4 of 5
- Polenta with Roasted Vegetables and Gremolata
- Quick Rough Puff Pastry
- Homemade Scones & Strawberry Jam
- Apple, Walnut & Pistachio Tarte Tatin
Skills, Day 4 of 5
- Vegetarian cookery
- Vegetable side dishes
- Dressings
- Laminated pastry
- Baking
- Preserves
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Recipes, Day 5 of 5
- Roast Silver Mullet, Crushed Minted Peas, Beurre Blanc
- Thai Fishcakes with Homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce
- Sweet pastry
- Cherry, Almond & Kirsch Tart
Skills, Day 5 of 5
- Fish mongery (flat & round fish)
- Purchasing & identifying fresh fish
- Preparation; scaling, filleting, pin boning & skinning
- Thai Fishcakes
- Savoury sauces
- Advanced baking
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What’s Included
- Beverages and biscuits from the bar
- 75% hands-on practical cookery
- Interactive demonstrations
- Live feed TV screens to capture expert skills
- Professional tuition and qualified advice
- Sit-down lunches
- Complimentary glass of wine (or non-alcoholic alternative)
- Local Dorset ingredients
- Use of WhitePepper training kitchen
- No weighing up
- No washing up
- Colour recipe packs to take home
- Certificates given on completion of the course
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Frequently Asked Questions
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