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Ayuverdic Nutrition and Cooking

Ayuverdic Cooking and Nutrition

Tutors: Hansa Rama and Veena Prasad
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: starts Tuesday 12 March 2013
Term 2: no class
Held every Tuesday for 4 weeks
Fee: $58 + $28 ingredients

Ayurveda is a traditional health care practise from India, which focuses on diet as a means to maintain good health and prevent diseases. This course will introduce you to some of the key principles of Ayurveda and methods of cooking for improving digestion, overcoming food intolerances, maintaining healthy weight and improving immunity. You will learn to make everyday food that is tasty and fast using an ancient culinary art for the modern-day individual. $28 payable to tutors on the first night for course ingredients.

"There was a really nice mix of learning and cooking...The tutors were very personable and lovely and included everybody. Food was delicious and a great variety" - Student

Cake Decorating: Celebration Cakes (Cupcakes and Novelty Cakes)

Tutor: Florinda Periera
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: starts Monday 11 February 2013
Term 2: starts Monday 20 May 2013
Held every Monday for 7 weeks
Fee: $95

Highly experienced cake decorating tutor Florinda will teach you how to decorate children's novelty cakes and cupcakes. Class suitable for beginners. Materials and some utensils required from week 2. $10 payable to tutor on the first night towards demonstration materials.

Cake Decorating: Sugar Flowers

Tutor: Florinda Periera
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: starts Wednesday 20 February 2013
Term 2: starts Wednesday 21 May 2013
Held every Wednesday for 7 weeks
Fee: $95

Extend your cake decorating skills and learn the special techniques of making flowers and leaves for a spray. $10 payable to the tutor on the first night towards demonstration materials. Materials and some utensils will be required for this course - the tutor will provide a list.

Chinese Yum Cha

Tutor: Yin Wong
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm
Term 1: no class
Term 2: Saturday 22 June
Held on Saturday for 1 morning
Fee: $35 +$20 ingredients

Prepare quick and tasty Dim Sum delicacies, such as spring rolls, pot stickers and shau mai using traditional ingredients and techniques.

Indian Cooking: An Introduction

Tutor: Niharika Dave
Time: 7-9pm
Term 2: Monday 13 May 2013
Held every Monday for 4 weeks
Fee: $70. Includes first night's ingredients.

Learn to cook mouth watering Indian finger foods and curries well known for their aroma, spices and taste.

"The range of recipes was fantastic - delicious! And I tried a lot of things I never would have at home and learned many new techniques." - Indian Cooking student

Indian Cooking: Street Foods & Snacks (Vegetarian Cooking)

Tutor: Niharika Dave
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: no class
Term 2: starts Monday 17 June 2013
Held every Monday for 4 weeks
Fee: $70. Includes first night's ingredients

The streets of India are crowded with vendors tempting you with delicious foods, full of spices and aroma. In this course, you can bring these flavours to your own kitchen. Learn how to make delicious vegetarian snack and street food. There will also be something for those with a sweet tooth! Fee include's first night's ingredients.

Italian Cooking - NEW!!

Tutor: Francesca Giansanti
Time: 7-9pm
Term 2: starts 15 May 2013
Held every Wednesday for 4 weeks
Fee: $70 (includes first night's ingredients)

Learn to cook delicious, authentic Italian dishes.

Italian Cooking & Lunch - NEW!!

Tutor: Francesca Giansanti
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm
Term 1: Saturday 9 March
Term 2: no class
Held for one morning
Fee: $45 includes ingredients

Spend the morning cooking authentic Italian dishes adn then sit down to enjoy the results at a delicious lunch.

Mediterranean Cooking: A Taste of Spain, France, Morocco, Turkey, Greece & More!

Tutor: Ghada Abrahim
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: no class
Term 2: starts Tuesday 14 May 2013
Held every Tuesday for 4 weeks
Fee: $70 (includes first night's ingredients)

This class invites you to travel to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Greece, Turkey and Egypt. In each class you will prepare two or three classic or favourite dishes from some of these countries. Recipes will include lamb tagine, fettuccine alla pizzaiola, moussaka, cheese pastries (borek), couscous, yufkali pilaf, foccacia and more. You will learn new techniques and be introduced to exotic spices.

Moroccan Cooking

Tutor: Ghada Abrahim
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: no class
Term 2: starts Tuesday 11 June 2013
Held every Tuesday for 4 weeks
Fee: $70 Includes first night's ingredients

Learn how to cook delicious Moroccan dishes full of exotic and aromatic flavours. Fee includes first night's ingredients.

Pastry and Bread

Tutor: Ghada Abrahim
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: starts Tuesday 12 February 2013
Term 2: no class
Held every Tuesday for 4 weeks
Fee: $70 (includes first night's ingredients)

Make delicious sweet and savoury recipes for breakfast, brunch and coffee time. Learn tips on how to work with both ready made and home made pastry. Get creative as you fold, mould, stuff, twist, plait and roll it. You will also learn how to make different types of bread, such as Turkish, pita and foccaccia.

Raw Food

Tutor: Melanie Tuscia
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: no class
Term 2: starts Wednesday 12 June 2013
Held every Wednesday for 4 weeks
Fee: $70. Includes first night's ingredients

Raw food can lead to a life without disease, weakness and injury, and can assist in permanent weight loss and a significant increase in energy. This class gives you a bit of science, food tastings and demos and a good dollop of advice on how to get there.

South American Cooking

Tutor: Jesus Alvarez
Time: 7-9pm
Term 1: starts Monday 11 March 2013
Term 2: no class
Held every Monday for 4 weeks
Fee: $58 + $32 ingredients

This is an opportunity to enjoy exotic cuisine from different parts of South America. Jesus is an experienced native Peruvian chef. $32 to be paid to tutor on first night for all course ingredients.

Sushi

Tutor: Yin Wong
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm
Term 1: Saturday 16 March 2013
Term 2: no class
Held on Saturday for 1 morning
Fee: $35 +$20 ingredients

Prepare tasty and nutritious sushi - lesson is part demonstration and part practical.

Thai Cooking

Tutors: Efrem and Catherine Tham
Time 7-9pm
Term 1: starts Monday 11 February 2013
Term 2: no class
Held every Monday for 4 weeks
Fee: $58 (Excludes ingredients)

Learn how to prepare delicious sweet and spicy Thai dishes in this popular class. Bring your own ingredients weekly - enrolled students will be sent a list of ingredients to bring on the first night.