Food

Fancy taking your cake decorating to the next level? In this class you will learn how to use fondant (or sugar paste) to create decorations for your baked goods.

We will through working with fondant to creating your own fondant figure! Then, piece by piece, we will learn how to create a cute unicorn cake topper!

Do you use the ‘splotch and spread’ buttercream technique, need to learn how to hide that lopsided cake or want to learn how to dazzle your friends with your next cupcake batch?

Learn a few basic piping techniques and take home (or most possibly eat on your way out) a pretty mini cake piped by yourself!

They often say ‘you are what you eat’ but how far does that concept actually go? So lets begin to explore your gut feelings, is it more than just physical symptoms – Gut/brain/mood connection? Do you suspect certain foods are impacting on your moods, but not sure how to narrow it down to the actual culprit(s)? 

Together we will explore the concept of food and mood journaling, how to do this effectively and look at the idea that all the answers we need are actually inside us, we just need to learn how to tune in and listen for them, and of course part of that is knowing what to listen for.

Cheesecake! The fluffy kind. This lesson is all about how to make the perfect fluffy Japanese style cheesecake in a step by step demonstration where you’ll end up with your own perfect fluffy cheesecake. 

Stuck at home? In need of comfort food but prefer a healthy version of a favourite snack so you can feel a little less guilty on the next trip to the fridge or pantry? Then these are for you! These two recipes are vegan and (sh!) believe it or not – these treats are quite healthy!! but at the same time, so yummy they could become addictive.

Have you had ‘start a podcast’ on your to do list for months (or years) but didn’t know where to start, what was involved or what the ‘rules’ are?  If so, this session is for you!  This is the 101 guide for getting started.

Lemon Butter or Lemon Curd (same thing, different Grandmother) is a bit of a classic and truly old fashioned, but is so delicious it withstands the pressure of Masterchef et al and lives on. Now don’t be mistaken – this is not health food. It’s great for special occasions and when followed by an 8km run. In the workshop you will get to sample a range of different flavoured ‘Butters’ while we make a batch to send you home with your own little pot for your Sunday croissants.

Back in the time of the great Greek philosophers, Epicurus said “plain fare gives as much pleasure as a costly diet” but then he was the sort of guy who believed that if you didn’t expect too much you wouldn’t be disappointed.

So, we are going to take Epicurus’ plain cheese and make it something special by marinating it in and adding delicious flavours. Choosing from an array of spices and herbs, the feta, goat and bocconcini, your own home made marinated cheeses will be the toast of the Forum.

Cheesecake! The fluffy kind. This lesson is all about how to make the perfect fluffy Japanese style cheesecake in a step by step demonstration where you’ll end up with your own perfect fluffy cheesecake. 

Melbourne winters call for delicious warming soups, broths and all things comforting, so let’s learn to make a wonderful traditional Dhal lentil soup that is hearty, healthy and simple (& cheap) that can be eaten by itself or with bread.