Family cooking - Overview

Our domestic worker cooking courses in Cape Town are run from a venue in Constantia on selected Saturday mornings. They are presented by Russ Blackwell of Rusk Catering. The courses are "get your hands dirty courses", not cooking presentation style lessons. All delegates get to prepare the dishes in the class and take home a little sample for tasting.

(Should you wish to have the lesson conducted in your own home or at a different time this can also be arranged – please enquire for further details.)

The cost is R400.00 for one course and R350.00 for 2 or more courses. This includes course notes, recipes and an apron.

The options are:

Mince and Pasta dishes

Spaghetti Bolognaise
Mince Lasagna with cheese sauce made from scratch
Cottage Pie
Basil Pesto
Napolitana sauce
Macaroni Cheese

Chicken dishes

Roast chicken with butternut and roast potato
Chicken pie with puff pastry
Chicken stock (can be used for chicken ala king / chicken soup / chicken curry)
Chicken salad
Brown onion and apricot/ orange chicken
Basmati Rice

Vegetarian dishes

Butternut Soup
Hummus
Grilled vegetables with couscous topped with feta
Vegetable Curry
Vegetable Lasagna (brinjal/butternut/spinach)
Tuna Salad

Basic introduction to cooking and Accompaniments to main dishes:

Preparation and cooking of Mediterranean grilled vegetable in oven
Preparation of spinach and butternut on the stove
Vegetable Stir fry
Prep of Greek Salad
Microwave cooking – preparation of rice and white/cheese sauce
Boiled / Fried / Scrambled egg
Basic techniques covered – chopping/frying/grilling/peeling/steaming/microwave cooking/boiling

Theory covers kitchen hygiene -Safety in the kitchen - Measuring

Additional classes below mentioned - on request

Home made meat balls
Egg options – omelets and frittatas
Home made Tzatsiki
Wraps and fillings
How to prepare bangers and mash
Green salad and home made salad dressing
Potato salad
Tuna salad
Pizza dough / bread rolls

Sweet things - on request

Apple crumble
Chocolate cake
Christmas mince pies
Custard
Banana bread
Smoothies
Flap jacks
Fried banana and ice cream
Biscuits
Fruit salad

Kitchen essentials - this is included in all

Laying the table correctly
Hygiene
Shopping lists

Feedback from moms

"Margaret came home with a big smile and sample of what she learnt, she absolutely loved it . We were amazed at what she learnt and we cannot wait to have her prepare more – thank you so much"

"Doris is very proud of her achievement. I am also very proud of her. Thank you very much. I think that we will never know what difference it made to her. She also want to cook it for her kids at home."

Nanny Cooking Course Cape Town Schedule

10 July – Vegetarian dishes
17 July – Intro course – main meal accompaniments
7 August – Mince and pasta options
4 September – Chicken dishes
3 October – Vegetarian dishes
17 October - Intro course – main meal accompaniments

(Should you wish to have the lesson conducted in your own home or at a different time this can also be arranged – please enquire for further details.)

Please contact Sonya for details of cooking courses in Gauteng