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  • Boost your confidence and efficiency in the kitchen with this  recorded, online Knife Skills course

    You don't need to be able to chop at chef's speeds to cook well, but learning how to use knives will make your cooking more efficient and more enjoyable.

    What you'll learn

    • What knife do you need & how to choose one
    • What cutting boards are best
    • How to care for, store & sharpen your knife
    • How to use the knife without cutting your fingers
    • How to hold the food that you're chopping safely
    • Different chopping & slicing techniques
    • 4 delicious, easy, healthy recipes to start practicing your skills.

    Sign up to get started now!

  • The Individual Gourmet

    An online cookery course that helps you turn everyday ingredients into inspiring dishes.

    Created for busy people who like good food, want to eat more healthily, but don't know where to start, have a small repertoire of dishes, are fed up eating the same things, but lack inspiration, or resort to ready meals.

    It's designed to take the thought out of the daily grind of cooking, help you spend less time in the kitchen & achieve a healthy diet. The Individual Gourmet includes:
    • 4 weekly menus of 3 delicious, easy, quick, nutritious recipes for 1 or 2 people so that you can fit your cooking around your life & not feel you're slaving over a hot stove!
    • A bonus recipe every week to use up the odds and ends and reduce waste
    • Short 'how to' videos for every recipe
    • Extra 'how to' video on chopping to help you become a quicker, more efficient cook.
    • Shopping list for fresh & store cupboard ingredients, so that you can quickly include ingredients to your weekly shop & have everything you need to make a dish
    • Adaptations, so that you can swap ingredients in case there's something you don't like or can't eat
    • Hints & tips, to help you become a better, more intuitive cook
    • Calorie & nutrition information, so that you can see how healthy the recipes are
    • One to one online help if you need it
    • Access to two additional months at a discounted rate.

    Reviews

    I just wanted to say thank you for The Individual Gourmet cooking course.  I have really enjoyed it and it has helped me so much!  I didn't really know how to use herbs etc to change my fairly bland cooking into something much more tasty!  The recipes have been so easy to do as well and I feel now I can follow and adapt a recipe with much more success. I wanted to improve my cooking skills so that my grandchildren could enjoy good home cooking and now I feel that I am achieving this and enjoying cooking. I am sure I will be on another of your cooking courses soon and many thanks once again. Aileen - The Individual Gourmet Been a busy few weeks where I’ve hardly been home to try this out, but it’s Bank Holiday so I’ve had time to shop & cook! Have to say, this is inspiring! I’ve just made the Piedmontese Chicken & it was delicious & so easy! I’d got into bad habits of scrambled or poached egg or avocado toast for my evening meal, but it was getting boring. Thank you for waking me up to another option. Xx Diane – The Individual Gourmet Loving the Individual Gourmet – makes me a great cook instantly. Very very easy to follow – try it – you won’t be sorry Janet - The Individual Gourmet
  • There is something primal and satisfying about producing your own loaf of bread.

    From the selection of flours and the texture of the dough, to the vigour of the yeast, the size and shape of the loaf and the final deliciousness of super fresh, still warm bread from the oven. Baking a great loaf of bread is a challenge, it is an achievement, sometimes it doesn't turn out the way you expect it to, but it is your bread and the more practiced you become, the easier you will find the process and the better the loaf will be. This pre-recorded online course allows you to make your bread in your own time. It takes you step by step through the yeasted bread making process, explaining the ingredients, methods and techniques for great results. Helping you produce top quality beautiful bread that will have you bursting with pride and satisfaction! By the end of this bread course you will be able to make a great loaf of bread and know:
    • What equipment is essential and what can be improvised
    • Which flours are the best to use and why
    • The different yeasts and how to use them
    • What liquids to use and the quantities needed
    • How salt works in a dough and how much to use
    • Other ingredients that can be added to bread and the best way to do this
    • How to mix and knead your dough, different techniques depending on the dough you're producing.
    • Fermenting your dough, what's happening in the process, how long to leave it and how to knock it back.
    • Shaping your dough into basic loaves or rolls
    • Different slashes and coatings to dress your loaves
    • How to bake the loaves, temperatures and timings
    • How to tell when a loaf is cooked, how to cool and store it.
    That's a long list, so sign up now and let's get started!
  • Cook & Eat Italy

    Whether you're a complete beginner or competent cook needing new ideas, this recorded cookery course enables you to proudly create this impressive, delicious, healthy modern Italian meal for family or friends in approximately 2 hours. This course takes you by the hand and leads you through the menu from start to finish so that everything is ready to eat at the end of the course. All you have to do is purchase the ingredients and have everything ready to start. You can stop and start the 'how to' video as often as you need to. Menu is:

    Pistachio Chicken Skewers

    Sautee Potatoes

    Warm Asparagus Salad

    Zabaglione with Fresh Fruits

      Included in the course:
    • Downloadable recipes
    • Ingredients, equipment & adaptation sheet
    • Cook along 'how to' video
  • Whether you’re a complete beginner or competent cook needing new ideas, this recorded cookery course enables you to proudly create this impressive, delicious, healthy Asian inspired meal for family or friends in approximately 2 hours. This course takes you by the hand and leads you through the menu from start to finish so that everything is ready to eat at the end of the course. You can stop and start the ‘how to’ video as often as you need to. Menu is:

    Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork Skewers

    Chilli Dipping Sauce

    Burmese Chicken Curry

    Asian Fragrant Rice

    Recipes are for two people, so if you’re on your own, there’s enough for another meal. Or you can double up the ingredients to feed more. Cook along at your own pace, pausing and rewinding the video as you need to. What’s included
    • Ingredients, adaptations & equipment list
    • Downloadable recipes for the menu
    • In depth step by step video instruction

    Sign up to get started now!

  • Perfect sharing food from the streets of Mexico that you’ll want to make again and again…

    Tutor: Jenny Thomson

    Head over to Mexico with this recorded cookery course to make these great sharing dishes and bring a little sunshine, warmth and salsa to your meal. The menu is:

    Chipotle Chicken

    Refried Beans

    Guacamole

    Pico de Gallo

    Tortillas

    Recipes are for two people, so if you’re on your own, there’s enough for another meal. Or you can double up the ingredients to feed more. Cook along at your own pace, pausing and rewinding the video as you need to. What's included:
    • Ingredients, adaptations & equipment list
    • Downloadable recipes for the menu
    • In depth step by step video instruction

    Sign up to get started now!

  • Visit the warmth of southern France to create a delicious meal with this recorded cookery class, accessed from the comfort of your own kitchen…

    Tutor: Jenny Thomson

    Inspired by the south of France, join Jenny online when she will guide you step by step to create a delicious Provencal lunch, which will be ready to eat at the end of the class. We will be making:

    Pissaladiere

    Salad Nicoise

    Pear & Hazelnut Clafoutis

    Recipes are for two people, so if you’re on your own, there’s enough for another meal. Or you can double up the ingredients to feed more. Cook along at your own pace, pausing and rewinding the video as you need to. What's included
    • Ingredients, adaptations & equipment list
    • Downloadable recipes for the menu
    • In depth step by step video instruction

    Sign up to get started now!

  • There's nothing more delicious than a good curry! This recorded course helps you make a great Indian meal.

    Join Jenny online when she will guide you step by step to create a delicious Indian meal, which will be ready to eat at the end of the class. We are making:

    Onion Bhajis

    Cucumber Raita

    Bengali Fish Cake Curry

    Fragrant Rice

    Recipes are for two people, so if you're on your own, there's enough for another meal. Or you can double up the ingredients to feed more. Cook along at your own pace, pausing and rewinding the video as you need to. What’s included
    • Ingredients, adaptations & equipment list
    • Downloadable recipes for the menu
    • In depth step by step video instruction

    Sign up to get started now!