Creating and conducting hands-on cooking and knowledge sharing experiences, tailored to your needs, and held at your venue, or in your own home. Yes, we are mobile, so all you need to do is gather a small group – your family, friends, community group, find a venue, maybe a neighbourhood house, community hall, or even your home, give me a call or send an email and we can work together to arrange the rest – what you would like to learn, when, etc.
My cooking and knowledge sharing is not only about learning, it’s about bringing people together, it’s about enjoying a meal together and chatting too.
Please contact me if you would like more information.
Coming up:
Check out the current list of sessions to be held throughout the region.
BASIC FARMHOUSE CHEESE
Date: Tuesday 16 September, 2026 (Limited places left!)
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Venue: Library Meeting Rooms, just next to Paynesville Neighbourhood Centre (PNC)
Cost: $60.00 per person
Bookings: Call 5156 0214 or email info@pnc.vic.edu.au
Max Participants: 8 participants
Sample Menu: Queso Blanco Cheese ||| Baked Ricotta Stuffed Vegetables ||| Seasonal Veg Salad with Queso Blanco ||| Queso Blanco and Zucchini Fritters with Roasted Balsamic Truss Tomatoes ||| Raspberry Ricotta Cake (All food will be gluten free)
Details: Click Here
Date: Friday 18 September & Saturday 19 September 2024 (two options)
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Venue: Swifts Creek Hall
Cost: $50.00 per person
Bookings: Please contact Caitlin on 0491 697 298 or email ccscfoodsecurity@gmail.com
Note: This session has been subsidised by the Community Centre Swifts Creek and the State Government of Victoria, and will also include a take-home goody bag of key ingredients used in many of the dishes prepared on the day.
Sample Menu: Mini Irish Christmas Cake ||| Gingerbread Biscuits ||| Crisp Coconut Biscuits ||| Rhubarb & Strawberry Jam ||| Chocolate Truffles ||| A Finishing Salt ||| Red Capsicum Relish ||| and maybe one or two other treats! (All food will be gluten free)
Details: Click Here
(All food will be gluten free)
A CLASSIC CLOTH BOILED CHRISTMAS PUDDING (SOLD OUT – Waiting LIst Only!)
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
More details: Click here
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)
LET’S MAKE SAUERKRAUT!
Date: Wednesday 28 October, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Venue: Maffra Neighbourhood House, 31A Thomson St, Maffra VIC 3860
Cost: $55.00 per person (Cost includes recipes and all ingredients, and lunch on the day.)
Bookings: Maffra Neighbourhood House – Ph: 0422 335 155
Max Participants: 6 participants
More details: Click here
Sample Menu: Choucroute en jardinière (Gardener’s Sauerkraut) ||| Krautslaw topped Potatoes ||| Sauerkraut Okonomiyaki ||| Sauerkraut Salad with Apples, Almonds and Blood Orange Vinegar Dressing ||| Sauerkraut
(All food will be gluten free)
TEENS COOKING – A SUSHI BENTO BOX
Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Cost: $15.00 per person
Bookings: Maffra Neighbourhood House – Ph: 0422 335 155
Max Participants: 6 participants
A session where we make sushi and begin to explore the tradition of the bento box.
SUMMER TARTS & FLAN – JUST A LITTLE BIT FRENCH
Date: Wednesday 25 November, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Venue: Maffra Neighbourhood House, 31A Thomson St, Maffra VIC 3860
Cost: $55.00 per person (Cost includes recipes and all ingredients, and lunch on the day.)
Bookings: Maffra Neighbourhood House – Ph: 0422 335 155
Max Participants: 6 participants
More details: Click here
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TEENS COOKING – CHRISTMAS TREATS
Date: Tuesday 1 December, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Cost: $15.00 per person
Bookings: Maffra Neighbourhood House – Ph: 0422 335 155
Max Participants: 6 participants
It’s the end of the year, so time to make something sweet! Did someone say “truffles”!
CHRISTMAS
Date: Sunday, 6 December2026
Time: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue: Gormandale Community House, 32-34 Main Street,, Gormandale, VIC, 3873
Cost: $ per person (Cost includes recipes and all ingredients, and lunch on the day.)
Bookings: please contact Gormandale Community House 
03 5197 7264
gormandalech2@bigpond.com
Max Participants: 6 participants
More details: Click here
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(All food will be gluten free)
Past Sessions
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