Book a private cooking class on Basic Cooking

July 22, 2025 10:00 am
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Date/Time
Date(s) - 22/07/2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location
59 Ibis street

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Want to learn a couple of new recipes to spoil your families, Au Pairs, Domestic training or to go work on the Yachts? Book a private cooking session.

To book, WhatsApp: 0765709961

Basic Cooking Menu

 

* Choose any 3 dishes (and one starch): R1300 (1 or 2 people)

* Cooking from scratch (chopping and prepping veg and meats)

* Step-by step cooking instructions

 

 

Breads:

Focaccia

chakalaka Biltong muffins

Pita breads

Walnut and raisin bread

Brioche

Easy dinner rolls with biltong and cheese

 

 

Salads:

 

  1. Strawberry, rocket and salad onion salad with a poppy seed dressing
  2. Zucchini, pea and baby spinach salad
  3. African salad with paw paw and nuts
  4. Herb baby potato salad
  5. Prawn and avo starter with poppadums
  6. Basil pesto noodle salad with Danish feta and peppers
  7. Thai Beef Salad with roasted cherry tomatoes and caramelised onions
  8. Halloumi, roasted pepper and chickpea salad
  9. Pickled mushroom and spinach salad
  10. Salad Zalouk (traditional Moroccan salad) on toasted focaccia
  11. Pineapple salsa on toasted focaccia
  12. Traditional Korean cucumber salad
  13. Thai Beef Salad
  14. Beetroot, rocket and blue cheese salad
  15. Broccoli , bacon and cheddar salad

 

 

 

 

 

Starch and Vegetarian Dishes:

 

 

  1. Making fresh egg pasta on the pasta machine with a Italian Tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese
  2. Ratatouille vegetable Pie
  3. Spinach and Danish feta quiche
  4. Pumpkin, spinach and chickpea curry with a roti
  5. Wild Mushroom and spring onion quiche
  6. Vegetarian Pad Thai with pak choic, mushrooms, spring onion and sprouts
  7. Butternut fritters
  8. Chakalaka and biltong muffins (perfect for a braai)
  9. Sweetcorn fritters with a pineapple salsa
  10. Spanakopita’s with sweet chilli sauce
  11. Vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
  12. Halloumi cheese, eggplant and field mushroom stack with basil pesto
  13. Roasted Cauliflower with a chipotle bean stew and Danish feta or halloumi blocks
  14. Potato and Leek Samosas
  15. Vegetable Spring Rolls
  16. Italian sliced eggplant, grilled, topped with freshly prepared tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese
  17. Vegetarian Nachos (mushrooms, red kidney beans, Italian tomato sauce) and Guacamole
  18. Assorted Vegetarian Pizza
  19. Peppers, baby corn and mushroom Enchilada with guacamole
  20. Moroccan Roasted vegetable and barley dish
  21. Ratatouille vegetables with polenta (Italian Veg dish with Tomato sauce)

 

 

 

 

Soups:

 

  1. Creamy Butternut, carrot and apple soup
  2. Moroccan beef and chickpea soup
  3. Asian chicken and corn soup
  4. Potato, bacon and leek soup
  5. Ham and pea soup
  6. Portuguese chorizo, potato and kale soup
  7. Creamy tomato and basil soup

 

 

 

Chicken

 

 

  1. Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Pie
  2. Chicken Kedgeree (chicken, veg and rice dish)
  3. Pancake filled with a creamy chicken mix, folded, topped with white sauce and baked in the oven
  4. Prego chicken strips with vegetables and steamed rice
  5. Italian chicken (veg and Italian tomato sauce) with Polenta
  6. Chicken tenders with a starch (crispy chicken strips)
  7. Crispy chicken salad with avo, bacon, mozzarella cheese and croutons
  8. Korean Fried chicken with THE SPECIAL SAUCE (sweet dipping sauce)
  9. Honey Mustard chicken with zucchini and butterbeans
  10. Cape Malay chicken Curry
  11. Mongolian chicken
  12. Sweet and sour chicken
  13. Basil pesto chicken with butterbeans and zucchini
  14. Chicken, bacon and mushroom pie
  15. Italian Chicken (Chicken parmigiana)
  16. Sweet potato and chicken curry (mild)
  17. Cape Malay chicken curry (sweet and mild)
  18. Thai chicken penang curry
  19. Moroccan chicken dish (creamy curry dish)
  20. Chicken breast topped with sun-dried tomatoes, bacon, spinach and mozzarella cheese
  21. Chicken Stroganoff with mushrooms
  22. Smoked chicken and camembert Quiche
  23. Roasted pepper, Halloumi, grilled chicken and chickpea salad
  24. Chicken Caesar salad
  25. REAL Kentucky Chicken

 

 

Pork:

 

 

  1. Eisbein  (cooked in a cider)
  2. Char-grilled pork with a mustard and tarragon sauce
  3. Pork Won Ton wrappers with Teriyaki sauce
  4. Spanish pork sausage casserole with black beans and peppers
  5. Sweet and sour pork stir-fry
  6. German bockwurst, potato and sauerkraut dish
  7. Quiche with bacon, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach
  8. Chorizo and Italian vegetable pie
  9. Chorizo and mushroom risotto
  10. Bacon, pepper, corn Samp dish
  11. Traditional Macaroni and Cheese with bacon

 

 

 

 

 

Fish / Seafood

 

  1. Egg fried rice with prawns, pak choi, spring onions and Teriyaki *Additional R50
  2. Pad Thai Noodle dish with prawns *Additional R50
  3. Harissa prawns with white beans served with croutons *Additional R50
  4. Hake strips in Panko Crumbs with tartare sauce
  5. Amazing tuna, basil pesto spaghetti Dish
  6. Lemon butter Calamari
  7. Greek-style Calamari with feta cheese, olives and a Italian Tomato sauce
  8. French Mussel Chowder
  9. Tuna and sweet potato fish cakes
  10. Honey soy and ginger Hake
  11. Mongolian style Hake
  12. Beer battered hake
  13. Easy and delicious Hake fish cakes
  14. Smoor snoek tart
  15. Seafood Pie
  16. Mediterranean Tuna pasta dish
  17. Smoked Salmon Quiche
  18. Salmon Teriyaki style
  19. Salmon, avo and asparagus salad
  20. Mauritian prawn and hake balls
  21. Portuguese grilled sardines with fennel seeds, chilli, lemon and toasted onions
  22. Mussels in a home-made tomato sauce
  23. Tuscan Sardine and Anchovies Sauce with Italian Tomato sauce, chilli, feta on Spaghetti

 

 

 

Beef:

 

 

  1. Cottage pie with a cauliflower topping and parmesan cheese
  2. Korean Beef and glass noodle stir fry
  3. Beef meatballs in a Korma sauce
  4. Lamb Liver with a sweet and sour sauce
  5. Beef Lasagne
  6. Greek beef moussaka
  7. Sweet beef curry (mild)
  8. Chilli con carne Nachos with Guacamole
  9. Asian beef stir-fry
  10. Beef and butternut bobotie
  11. Beef mince Biryani
  12. Curry mince
  13. Tomato Bredie (Lamb)
  14. Creamy beef and mushroom stroganoff
  15. Thai beef salad with roasted tomatoes and caramelised onions

 

 

 

 

Starch:

 

  1. Creamy polenta
  2. Samp
  3. Savoury rice
  4. Cous Cous
  5. French mash potatoes
  6. Roasted baby potatoes
  7. Egg noodles
  8. Crispy smash potatoes
  9. Bombay potatoes
  10. Honey mustard potatoes

 

 

 

 

Breads: Focaccia, Walnut and raisin bread, Brioche, easy dinner rolls, Chakalaka and biltong muffins

 

 

Desserts:

 

  1. Chocolate Brownies
  2. Pancakes with Cinnamon sugar
  3. Flapjacks
  4. Peppermint Crips Tart
  5. Apple Crumble
  6. Hawaiian Pineapple Cake
  7. Banana and Peanut butter Muffins
  8. Malva Pudding
  9. Baked Passion Fruit Cheesecake
  10. Chocolate eclairs
  11. Pavlovas
  12. Crème Caramel
  13. Buttermilk pudding
  14. Lemon curd Pudding
  15. Black Forrest Dessert
  16. Baked Alaska
  17. French apple tart tatins
  18. Pana Cotta with berry sauce
  19. Pasteis de Nata
  20. Churros with cinnamon sugar, caramel and choc ganache
  21. Waffles (stacker: American-style)

 

 

 

 

 

R1300 per person

3h session

 

Cost includes: recipes, Certificate, chef hat, apron for the class, water and a meal