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1	2	3	4	5 Mini master cooks – autumn fruits 10:30 Mini master cooks – autumn fruits @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct Apr 5 @ 10:30 – 12:00 Tickets Calling all mini cooks, make healthy apple cookies drizzled with passionfruit icing. BYO apron and container to take the cookies home in. Organised by Strathdon House. Cooking with Australian ingredients master class 14:00 Cooking with Australian ingredients master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 5 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about some bush foods, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: smoked kangaroo tenderloin or [...] Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 5 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Japanese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu in odd numbered months: sushi [...]	6 Feta, haloumi and mascarpone cheese making 10:00 Feta, haloumi and mascarpone cheese making @ CERES Apr 6 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets You will learn all there is to know about making feta, halloumi and mascarpone, including: the cheese making process using cultures and rennet; sourcing the best quality local milk; salt-brining and dry-salting cheese; marinating feta [...] Thai cooking master class 14:00 Thai cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 6 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Thai cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: fish sauce dressing; green or [...] Vietnamese cooking master class 18:30 Vietnamese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 6 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Vietnamese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: fish sauce; mango/papaya salad; rice [...]	7 Indian cooking 10:00 Indian cooking @ CERES Apr 7 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Learn how to make easy, delicious and healthy vegetarian Indian recipes. At the end of the workshop, you will sit down together for a shared feast of your own making. Presenter: Aditi Daware. Flavours of Latin America cooking master class 14:00 Flavours of Latin America cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 7 @ 14:00 – 16:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Latin American cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: Peruvian lime-cured Fish with [...]
8	9 Gardening for kids 10:00 Gardening for kids @ Bridge Darebin, Bev Colvin Room Apr 9 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets Uncover the mysteries of soil life and the magic of plant propagation. Dive deep into the world beneath our feet and discover how seeds transform into flourishing plants. Organised by Bridge Darebin.	10	11 Pickling party and morning tea 09:30 Pickling party and morning tea @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Apr 11 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Tickets Join them to pickle excess rescued food over a cuppa. Organised by Greenhills Neighbourhood House. Vegan chocolate making 18:30 Vegan chocolate making @ Work-Shop Melbourne Apr 11 @ 18:30 – 20:00 Tickets Start by unravelling the story of cocoa butter. Then delve into the intricacies of chocolate making, from melting and mixing the perfect blend of ingredients to mastering the art of setting. Presenter: Tina Gelberidis.	12 Plant-based cooking with Betty Chetcuti 11:00 Plant-based cooking with Betty Chetcuti @ Lilydale Library, Box Hill Institute Lilydale Campus Apr 12 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Betty Chetcuti, author of My Vegan Cookbook, will show you how to create plant-based dishes that will satisfy, nourish and nurture your body. Vietnamese cooking master class 14:00 Vietnamese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 12 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Vietnamese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: fish sauce; mango/papaya salad; rice [...] Street food of Asia 18:30 Street food of Asia @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 12 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Prepare and cook a varied menu, utilising a wide range of techniques along the way. Finish the class by tasting all of your creations [...]	13 Japanese cooking master class 14:00 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 13 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Japanese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu in odd numbered months: sushi [...] Indian cooking master class 18:30 Indian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 13 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Indian cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: chicken tikka masala; naan, mint [...]	14 Beginners bread making 08:00 Beginners bread making @ Abbotsford Convent Apr 14 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets What you will learn: Experimenting with bread. The bread baking process with each step explained. How to replicate the process at home. What you will get: 1 kilo of organic flour to take home. Pizza [...] Vegan cooking master class 10:00 Vegan cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 14 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. Depending on the month, the menu will include dishes from Japan, [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class Apr 14 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. The basics of kombucha (2 sessions) 11:00 The basics of kombucha (2 sessions) @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct Apr 14 @ 11:00 – 14:00 Tickets On Sundays, 14th and 21st April, both 11am-2pm. Explore the art and science behind crafting this probiotic-rich beverage. Organised by Strathdon House. Japanese cooking master class 14:00 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 14 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Japanese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu in odd numbered months: sushi [...]
15	16	17	18	19 Pickle party 09:00 Pickle party @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Apr 19 @ 09:00 – 11:00 Tickets Join them to pickle excess rescued food over a cuppa. Organised by Greenhills Neighbourhood House. Just turn up. No waste cook club 18-25 years 12:00 No waste cook club 18-25 years @ Schoolhouse Studios Apr 19 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets On Fridays, midday-2pm. For those aged 18-25. Each week, you will cook and share a vegetarian meal with others using donated surplus food. In so doing, you will learn different recipes and cooking skills, including: [...] Cooking with Australian ingredients master class 14:00 Cooking with Australian ingredients master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 19 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about some bush foods, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: smoked kangaroo tenderloin or [...] Pizza making party 18:30 Pizza making party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 19 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets Learn to craft your own pizza dough from scratch. Taste a variety of topping combinations. Eat together at the end with complimentary drinks. Take home some dough balls.	20 Vegetable fermentation workshop 10:00 Vegetable fermentation workshop @ Arrabri Community House Apr 20 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets You will make your own sauerkraut and brine ferment. You will learn: the basics of gut health; the gut microbiome; the role of probiotics and fermentation in gut health; health benefits of fermentation; what is [...] Miso making with Rieko Hayashi 10:30 Miso making with Rieko Hayashi @ The Fermentary Apr 20 @ 10:30 – 13:30 Tickets Get your annual miso made. They will have the chickpeas soaked and cooked, the koji and salt ready to go, and the jars there. You will mash and squish and roll and throw – ready [...] Croquembouche workshop 13:30 Croquembouche workshop @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Apr 20 @ 13:30 – 17:30 Tickets Tish will teach you the art of making croquembouche, starting with how to make the choux pastry and the creme patisserie and then how to cook toffee and build the croquembouche. A limit of 4 [...] Spanish cooking master class 14:00 Spanish cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 20 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Spanish cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: ham and cheese croquettes or [...] Mexican cooking master class 18:30 Mexican cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 20 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Mexican cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: tacos de guisado (stewed beef); [...]	21 Sourdough bread baking 09:00 Sourdough bread baking @ CERES Apr 21 @ 09:00 – 17:00 Tickets You will: make a variety of different breads, gaining the skills and confidence to make your own at home; enjoy some of your own handmade pizza for lunch; and take home some leaven to get [...] Italian cooking master class 10:00 Italian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 21 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Italian cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: eggplant and ricotta cooked with [...] Thai wok classics 10:30 Thai wok classics @ Under the Pickle Tree Apr 21 @ 10:30 – 14:30 Tickets Learn to season and care for your wok and the difference between aluminium, carbon steel and cast iron woks. Learn to prep your wok station. Learn how to make a couple of pastes and stir [...] Cooking with Australian ingredients master class 14:00 Cooking with Australian ingredients master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 21 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about some bush foods, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: smoked kangaroo tenderloin or [...]
22	23 Cook to connect 11:00 Cook to connect @ Kathleen Syme Library Apr 23 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets oin Jane, dietician from CoHealth, to learn new tips and tricks for cooking healthy and delicious meals, even without all the bells and whistles of a full kitchen. This is a social, no cost session [...]	24	25 Kombucha brewing workshop 19:00 Kombucha brewing workshop @ The Good Brew Company Apr 25 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets Learn how to brew your own kombucha. Plus, receive your own kombucha SCOBY starter kit to create your own brew. Nonna & Mum’s cooking class 19:00 Nonna & Mum’s cooking class @ The Thorn 3071 Apr 25 @ 19:00 – 22:00 Tickets	26 Pickle party 09:00 Pickle party @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Apr 26 @ 09:00 – 11:00 Tickets Join them to pickle excess rescued food over a cuppa. Organised by Greenhills Neighbourhood House. Just turn up. No waste cook club 18-25 years 12:00 No waste cook club 18-25 years @ Schoolhouse Studios Apr 26 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets On Fridays, midday-2pm. For those aged 18-25. Each week, you will cook and share a vegetarian meal with others using donated surplus food. In so doing, you will learn different recipes and cooking skills, including: [...] Thai cooking master class 14:00 Thai cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 26 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Thai cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: fish sauce dressing; green or [...] One pot wonders of the world – hainanese chicken 17:00 One pot wonders of the world – hainanese chicken @ Under the Pickle Tree Apr 26 @ 17:00 – 19:00 Tickets Learn how to poach chicken. Make two different dipping sauces to accompany the dish: a spicy chilli sauce and a salty soy and ginger sauce. Use chicken broth and garlic to flavour your rice. Presenter: [...] Mexican cooking master class 18:30 Mexican cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 26 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Mexican cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: tacos de guisado (stewed beef); [...]	27 Greek cooking 10:00 Greek cooking @ CERES Apr 27 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets You will learn how to prepare traditional dishes that you would expect to eat in the kitchen of a Greek family home. You will prepare all the meals together and then enjoy your feast. Presenter: [...] Chinese cooking master class 14:00 Chinese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 27 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Chinese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: sichaun wontons; chilli and sesame [...] Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 27 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Japanese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu in odd numbered months: sushi [...]	28 Artisan bread making 08:00 Artisan bread making @ Abbotsford Convent Apr 28 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets What you will learn: experimenting with bread; the bread baking process with each step explained; and how to replicate the process at home. What you will get: 1 kilo of organic flour to take home; [...] Fermenting at home 10:00 Fermenting at home @ CERES Apr 28 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets You will learn the basics of making your own sauerkraut, fermented seasonal vegetables and kombucha plus how to use fermented products in day-to-day life. You will take home your own jars of vegetables to ferment [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class Apr 28 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Cooking with bean curd 11:00 Cooking with bean curd @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct Apr 28 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Be guided through various recipes that showcase the different ways that you can cook with bean curd at home. Then take home the dishes that you created (take your own container). Organised by Strathdon House. Korean cooking master class 14:00 Korean cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Apr 28 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Korean cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: kimchi, Korean style spicy chicken; [...]
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Lisa says:

May 22, 2022 at 11:49

Oh wowza fantastic thank you for the calender!
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