January School Holiday Program

If your children are at a loose end next week and looking for something to do it is not too late for them to join us for one of our daily school holiday programs.

Are your children at a loose end next week and looking for something to do- it is not too late for them to join Find out more!us for one of our daily school holiday programs. We cater for all ages from 2 thru to 15 years with a recipe repertoire to interest and please even the fussiest of eaters.

* Passionfruit yoghurt cupcakes
* Apricot yoghurt wholemeal muffins
* Muesli cookies
* Carrot cake/cupcakes

The above are just a few of the new recipes added to our birthday party choice, with more being trialled and tested over the next few months. These recipes with sample photos will be added to the website as soon as possible to assist you when you choice what recipe you would like for your party.

We are offering a FREE trial class for your children to come and have some fun learning a new and healthy recipe.

If you are having trouble getting your children to eat their greens may be we can assist!  We are currently taking bookings  for Term 1 for our Monday –Friday kinder morning  kinder afternoon, and after school program.  To take advantage of this FREE trial lesson you will need to phone and book prior to the 31st January 2011.

• East St Kilda
• Hampton
• Malvern
• Maribyrnong
• Montmorency – new
• Point cook – new

Through out the year we will be contacting you by email to share our yummy recipes with you and to tell you about our new classes and special promotions.

Gingerbread House Making Classes – $65

Learn how to make your own gingerbread house from scratch, from mixing and making the yummy dough, forming the panels, joining the all the pieces together and finish off by adding your own personal touch and decorations, which will make your house the centre piece of on your Christmas festive table.  This class takes approximately 2.5 hrs and  is suitable for ages 8 years and above. Parents are welcome to stay and assist their children if under 8 years.  If  you are short of time or your child is very little and you are wanting to decorate only, we also offer a 1 hour (pre-made houses available) decorating class for the same cost. Classes commence Monday 13th December thru to Friday 24th. Phone for class timetable and bookings.

Please refer to “Cooking Lessons – School Holiday Lessons ” for more details. When you ring to book, please let us know what recipes you are interested in, so that we will place you in the appropriate class.   Accordingly our class schedule may change according to the demand.

Please refer to “Cooking Lessons – School Holiday Lessons ” for more details. When you ring to book, please let us know what recipes you are interested in, so that we will place you in the appropriate class. Accordingly our class schedule may change according to the demand.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION FOR THE DECEMBER/JANUARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM
- our new home is at 1449 Malvern Road Glen Iris 3146 just over Tooronga Road (between Tooronga and Burke Roads)

December/January School Holiday Class Timetable (2-15 year olds)

We will be offering 2 independent December holiday programs – regular cooking classes (refer timetable below) and Xmas Gingerbread House making as follows: -Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15 afternoon/evening for teens and adults Thursday 16th, Friday evening for adults- Monday20th-Friday 24th TBA – enquire today!

The recipes for the day will be listed shortly to assist you make your selection and booking

When making your booking please feel free to discuss any special recipe interest and request, together with informing us what you have made previously to ensure you will be making something new each time you visit.

MOST toddlers would struggle to pronounce “frittata”, let alone make one.

But the popularity of TV shows like MasterChef is whipping up a new breed of mini gourmets.

MasterChef-themed parties are becoming the flavour of the month, with one Melbourne business reporting a boom since the show hit screens.

Gourmet Kids said cooking parties and classes were child’s play for budding chefs as young as three.

Susan Yarrow, who started the business 10 years ago, said children loved experimenting with food.

“Parents call up and say can we have a MasterChef party?” she said.

“We’re getting about 30 per cent more calls for cooking parties at the moment.

Among the dishes are vegetable frittata, Vietnamese rice paper rolls, spinach timbale, moussaka and risotto.

At Asha’s third birthday party yesterday, 25 children donned chef hats and aprons to make “lollipop biscuits”.

“Asha loves making me cupcakes so I thought this would be a good idea,” said mum Felina Goldberg, 30.

Source: Herald-Sun

Get the air in there: budding chef Colby makes sure his mix will rise, but he also knows a clever cookie needs to put his thinking hat on. Pictures: DAVID CAIRD

MINI MasterChefs are whipping up a culinary storm.
For Colby, 4, making a mess is just part of the fun.

Demand is high for children’s cooking classes, driven by the popularity of the hit Channel 10 show. School holiday and kindergarten programs are booked out, with food lovers as young as two keen to get into the kitchen. The flour flew as Colby and his kinder friends made lollipop-shaped biscuits at Gourmet Kids in Malvern.

Founder Susan Yarrow said up 250 children aged two to 15 came for weekend classes, learning to cook healthy, home-style meals.

Pasta, savoury muffins and pumpkin pies were on the menu. Ms Yarrow’s youngest student is just 20 months. ‘‘Many times a parent has said ‘my child enjoys MasterChef and I’d like to book a cooking birthday party’,’’ she said. ‘‘Children have free expression with cooking, they can make a mess and you can write it off.’’ Food writer and educator Sheridan Rogers praised children’s interest in cooking and said it was important children also knew how food was grown.

Author: Emily Power, The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Limited

September School Holiday Timetable (2-15 year olds)

The recipes for the day will be selected the day prior to class commencement, taking into consideration the class size, age of attendees plus what the children attending  have done previously – please feel free to discuss your recipe interest and request together with informing us what you have made previously at the time of booking to ensure you will be making something new each time you visit.