Gift Vouchers are available for purchase for either our Italian cooking classes or accommodation. Or for a truly memorable experience, accommodation and class packages are also available. Just let us know where you'd like it mailed to.
Gift Vouchers are available for purchase for either our Italian cooking classes or accommodation. Or for a truly memorable experience, accommodation and class packages are also available. Just let us know where you'd like it mailed to.
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4 Day Private 2 hour Lessons
Katie Paterson Class
Week One (or Day 1): Starters
Bread
Week Two (or Day 2): Primi
Pesto filled mushrooms
Meat rissoles and meatballs.
Week Three (or Day 3): Main
Potato Gnocchi
Week Four (or Day 4): Dolci
Cannoli
Then we could do another round of classes if he wishes to continue:
Week 1: Starters
Arancini
Week 2: Primi
Minestrone
Week 3: Main
Sicilian Caponata
Week 4: Dolci
Granita
Cost:
$75.00 per class*
Includes all ingredients
One-on-one lessons including cooking
Eat what we make in class
Glass of wine or mineral water
*Applies when four classes are booked and paid for in one transaction.
Total cost $300.00.
Items marked with a double asterisk ** in the menu below will be made in class, giving you first hand knowledge of what to do and how it should taste.
We will also teach you how to make a pesto sauce without nuts.
Regarding allergies, we do not use nuts in any of our cooking.
When it comes to gluten free, most of our own traditional dishes, apart from pasta and bread, are gluten free, with a big emphasis on vegetables.
As you are wanting accommodation, the class will be held during the day starting at 10.30 am so that we sit down for lunch around 12.30ish.
You may choose to do the class either on Saturday 14th October so you can relax afterwards.
Or on Sunday 15th October so that you check out at the end of the class. We finish at 2.30 pm approximately.
The three courses that follow our class are:
Appetisers
Main
Dessert
Wine, mineral water and coffee or tea are included.
GF = gluten free
DF = dairy free
NF = nut free
I suggest the following menu :-
Appetisers:
Meatballs GF DF **
NF Pesto filled mushrooms GF (using the pesto sauce we make in class)
Stuffed vegetables GF DF**
Homegrown olives GF DF
Homemade bread (not GF)
Crackers GF
Main:
Stuffed Portobello mushroom GF DF
Roast capsicum GF DF
Zucchini Flowers GF DF
Mixed salad (rugola, cos, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, avocado) GF DF
Dessert:
Homemade granita al limone with berries and mint GF DF
Coffee or tea.
Cost:
$400 per person
Portobello mushrooms
Onion garlic sautéed
Added half tomato herbs salt mushroom inner
Added to rice
took about an hour.
Needs egg to bind and sauce to serve with.
Meatballs ingredients:
Pork veal mince 250g
1 egg
Half tomato
Half raw potato
Herbs
Salt pepper dried oregano
3 Course Class
see Events book for outline
Entree: approx cost $17 / $2.13 pp
Bruschetta (two types -
Roast capsicum and Artichoke)
Ingredients:
Roast capsicum x 3 (+ 2 trial) 3 $4 Y
Olive oil Y $1
Garlic, salt, pepper Y
Fresh oregano or basil Y
Artichoke hearts x 24 Y $4.50
Lemon juice Y
Capers 38c Y
Parsley
Bread
Prosecco Y $10
Main: approx cost $28 without drinks / $3.50 pp
Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Mushrooms
Wine and mineral water
Ingredients:
Spaghetti pasta x 800g Y $5.40
Olive oil x 1 cup min Y $2.19
Garlic Y 20c
Salt Y
Parsley
Mushrooms $10 Y
Carrots 30c Y
Celery 80c Y
Chilli flakes (optional) Y
Parmesan Cheese (optional) x 1 cup Y $2.50
Wine Y $7
Mineral water Y $1.66 each
Italian carbonated $1.58 each
Dessert:
Tiramisu - approx cost $31.00 / $3.89 pp
Ingredients: approx $35 (./. 8 = $4.40)
Mascarpone $21 includes trial Y
Coffee $2 Y
Caster sugar x 5 tbspn Y
Eggs x 5 (plus 5 trial) $6.66 Y
Vinegar (white) Y
Savoriardi biscuits x 4.5 pp x 7 = 36 x 9c = $3.24 Y (includes trial)
Cocoa Y
Liquor fruit (optional) Y
Plastic containers to assemble into x 6 $1.32 Y
Total costs $9.52 pp (8 people)
$76.16