Christmas

A Feast Fit for Christmas

Cooking with SBA’s Kitchen

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(All food will be gluten free)

Sample Menu
Stuffed Mini Capsicum Wreath
Orange & Sherry Baked Salmon with Crispy Kale
Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Fresh & Zesty Quinoa Salad
Beetroot, Pea & Herb Salad
Traditional Christmas Trifle
Fruit Salad(All food will be gluten free)

A delicious Christmas Meal that won’t break the bank!

In this fun session work together to create a selection of festive dishes that come together to provide a vibrant, delicious meal to share as we finish the session.

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On the day:
※ Participants will be provided with ingredients, instructions and guidance as they prepare the various dishes on the day.
※ We will enjoy a delicious festive meal as we sit, chat and relax to finish off the session
※ All food will be gluten free.

What you will take home:
※ Notes and recipes for the dishes made on the day.
※ New ideas for your Christmas table.
※ A share of any leftovers from the lunch (containers provided).
※ Maybe a new friendship with other’s who attend on the day.

More Information:
I prefer not to call this a cooking class, but more of a hands-on cooking and knowledge sharing session, where those attending learn and share from my experience. I am not a trained chef, just taught and guided by my experiences, and driven by my love of cooking, sharing, and celebrating with food.

Health and Safety:
※ If you have any dietary restrictions, please contact me prior to booking as I like to make sure that everyone can enjoy the food prepared on the day.
※ Closed shoes must be worn on the day.

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If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me using the Contact Page.

 

A Classic Cloth Boiled Christmas Pudding

Cooking with SBA’s Kitchen

The next session is scheduled for:

Date:  Thursday 22 October, 2026
Time:  10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Venue:  Briagolong Community House
Cost: $55.00 per person
Bookings:  Click here
Max Participants:  6 participants

Sample Menu:

Classic Cloth Boiled Plum Pudding
Irish Liqueur Cream
Brandy Sauce
Plum Pudding Tiffin
Plum Pudding & Orange with Yoghurt Cream
(All food will be gluten free – that includes the pudding!)

A traditional cloth boiled plum pudding with a little Irish flaire!

For some obscure reason, she who has never been a huge fan of plum pudding, is the one who makes it year after year after year for her family, and dares not walk through the door on Christmas day without the pud and the favourite accompaniments to serve with it!  I’ve even been known to make it when I was unable to be with my family on that big day in December – go figure!

Join me in this fun session, where you will make a plum pudding (with a little touch of the Irish) to take home and do the first boil, before hanging or storing your pud ready to share on Christmas day!

Before you come along on the day, make sure that your kettle or jug is full, and ready to boil as soon as you arrive home, and have a big pot (not a saucepan) out and ready to fill!

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On the day:
※  Participants will be provided with ingredients, instructions and guidance as they prepare the various s dishes on the day.
※  We will enjoy a light meal prepared on the day, and there will be a couple of the dishes to give you ideas on how to use up any leftover pudding after the event.
※  All food will be gluten free.

What you will take home:
※  Your own Christmas pudding.
※  Notes and recipes for the dishes made on the day, and information required for boiling, storing and reheating the pudding on the big day.
※  A share of any leftovers from the lunch (containers provided).
※  Maybe a new friendship with other’s who attend on the day.

Session Duration:
The session will run for approximately 4 hours.

More Information:
I prefer not to call this a cooking class, but more of a hands-on cooking and knowledge sharing session, where those attending learn and share from my experience. I am not a trained chef, just taught and guided by my experiences, and driven by my love of cooking, sharing, and celebrating with food.

Health and Safety
※  If you have any dietary restrictions, please contact me prior to booking as I like to make sure that everyone can enjoy the food prepared on the day.
※  Closed shoes must be worn on the day.

Learn ||| Cook ||| Eat ||| Chat

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me using the Contact Page.

 

 

The Month that was Christmas!

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The month of Christmas began with appropriately themed cooking classes run throughout our district, and finished with fabulous family gatherings…

Cooking classes for kids were all about Christmas treats,

Cooking with Kids – Christmas Treats
Cooking with Kids – Christmas Treats

and for the adults there was a meal that was budget friendly, various Christmas dishes from around the world and, of course, the Christmas hamper.

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Rosolli – Finnish Christmas Salad

I found the original recipe for this dish when searching for an alternative salad that showcased beetroot.  I love the simplicity of this salad, and we were a little surprised when it was served as part of a session showcasing Christmas dishes from around the world, that it proved to be an excellent accompaniment for a Eurasion Christmas curry – who would have thought!  It is a fabulous salad for a buffet, or just to serve as a side to cold cooked meats.

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Rosolli (Finnish Christmas Salad)
The Finnish word for Christmas table is “Joulupöytä” (Joulu: Christmas, pöytä: table). Rosolli salad is a very colourful and easy part of traditional joulupöytä.
Category: Salad, Side Dish
Style: Christmas, Finnish
Keyword: Apple, Beetroot, Beetroot Salad, Carrot, Christmas Salad, Mango Salad
Quantity: 4
Author: sbaskitchen
Ingredients
  • 1 large or 2 small potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 1 carrots, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 2 beetroot, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 1/2 red onion, finely diced
  • 1 red apple, cored, peeled and diced
  • 1-2 dill pickled cucumbers, cut into small dice
Sauce:
  • 125 ml pure cream
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • White pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Add about 2-3 cups of water to a saucepan. Add the diced potato and cook until tender - do not over cook.
  2. Drain the potatoes in a colander or sieve. Save the water and return the water to the saucepan.
  3. Add the carrots to the water in the saucepan and boil until tender, but not too soft/mushy.
  4. Drain the carrots in a colander. Save the water and return the water to the saucepan.
  5. Add diced beetroot to the water in the saucepan and boil until tender, but not too soft.
  6. Drain the beetroot into a colander. (You can save the liquid for soups, stews, sauces. etc. Or cool it and use it for plants.)
  7. While the vegetables are cooling whisk the cream. Add vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to the cream, and whisk a little more, until slightly thickened (you don't want it too thick).
  8. Put all the salad ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  9. Refrigerate to chill.
  10. Serve on a platter or in a bowl.
Notes

 

If you have a moment, I would love to hear your thoughts on what you see on
this page – just pop a note in the comments box below.
With many thanks and kindness,
Julie.

My Little Kitchen Desk

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A few years ago, for my birthday, I asked Gary to find me a little desk, I initially wanted to have it on the front porch, where I liked to sit on warm mornings.  He went in search of, and found, a cute, old, school desk, it was a little tall and painted mission brown, but I still loved it.  He immediately cut a wee portion off the legs to make it the correct height, it was put in place, still brown, but it fitted and really didn’t look out of place, but I never really used it.

My little brown desk on the front porch…

A few months ago I decided that I wanted to move it into the kitchen, a place where I could make notes as I worked on recipes, or other kitchen jobs.  We found some paint in the shed, and Gary got to work sanding it back and giving it a paint of antique white.   It looks fabulous!  It has a little bottle that sits snugly in the ink well hole, where I can place a single flower from the garden.  It makes me smile.

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