Charlotte Pike

Award-winning cookery writer, teacher and chef

2020 Class Dates

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Happy New Year!

I’m sorry I haven’t written anything here for a while. 2019 was a year of overwhelming work, family and house renovations, and it’s been a real juggle to make it through. But I’m through the other side and we took some time out for a very lovely holiday just before Christmas (I’ll be sharing the details of this soon). 

Christmas was so last minute this year. I was wrapping presents at 9pm on Christmas Eve…but it was so lovely in the end, despite being far less elaborate and organised as usual.

And after some lovely time with my nearest and dearest, I am back, and I wanted to share some of my 2020 class dates with you. There are more in the process of being organised, so do get in touch if you have any questions.

January

Tuesday 7th – Beginner’s Breadmaking – Harborne Food School

Wednesday 8th – Funky Up Your Veg (Winter) – Harborne Food School

February

Monday 3rd – How to Cook the Mediterranean – Harborne Food School

Tuesday 4th – How to cook Fish – Harborne Food School

Wednesday 5th – Moroccan Kitchen – Harborne Food School

Monday 17th – The Persian Kitchen – Harborne Food School

Tuesday 18th – Spanish Tapas & Wine Tasting – Harborne Food School

March

Monday 9th – Cake – The Basics – Harborne Food School

Tuesday 10th – The Spice Route – Harborne Food School

Wednesday 11th – Lamb Classics – Harborne Food School

April

Monday 6th – Knife Skills – Harborne Food School

Tuesday 7th – Beginners Breadmaking – Harborne Food School

Tuesday 14th – Cooking with Chocolate – Harborne Food School

Wednesday 15th – Mexican Streetfood – Harborne Food School

Thursday 16th – Middle Eastern Mezze – Harborne Food School

May

Tuesday 5th – Beef Classics – Harborne Food School

Wednesday 6th – Learn to Cook the Mediterranean – Harborne Food School

Thursday 7th – Cooking with Fish – Harborne Food School

Monday 18th – The Moroccan Kitchen – Harborne Food School

Tuesday 19th – Spanish Tapas and Wine Tasting – Harborne Food School

Wednesday 20th – Low Calorie and Nourishing Meals – Harborne Food School

A Special Recipe and Discount from Hello Fresh

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Speedy Sausage Pasta from Hello Fresh

I was recently contacted by Hello Fresh with whom I am collaborating to bring you this post.

Hello Fresh are the U.K.’s Number One recipe box delivery service. I know many customers attending my cookery classes use the service. Recipe box delivery services effectively take shopping out of the equation for customers wanting to cook from scratch, but are limited on time for planning and acquiring ingredients. Hello Fresh offer a subscription service to customers, allowing them to choose the number of meals they would like provided each week, and then to choose which dishes they would like from the selection. The final choice is the number portions required, and then Hello Fresh will deliver all the ingredients you need to make the recipes you have chosen for the number of people you require. Recipes change each week, and one can take a break from the subscription if needed. 

My customers who use this service find it works well practically, saving them time on shopping, and they like receiving the exact ingredients required, rather than keeping large stocks of ingredients in. I also hear that many customers enjoy trying new dishes they might not have tried otherwise by using the service.

In collaborating with Hello Fresh, I am very pleased to share this Speedy Sausage Pasta recipe (photographed) that caught my eye on the website, and also a special discount for you, offering £10 of a delivery, using this link. Please let me know how you get on if you give it a go. 

This is a sponsored post, written in collaboration with Hello Fresh. It is one of a very small number of sponsored posts for which I receive payment. All proceeds are used to fund the costs of running and maintaining this website.  

Final Cookery Class Dates for 2019

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The summer and autumn passed in a flash, with each day occupied with cookery classes, cooking for events, writing recipes and appearing at food festivals up and down the country. Now that Food Festival season is over, and my final wedding of 2019 is a wrap, I’ll be focussing on writing and teaching for the rest of 2019.

I wanted to write to share my last few cookery classes of 2019 here, in case you know someone who’d like to join. I’ll be sharing dates for 2020 classes in due course.

Thank you to everyone who has joined me for a class in 2019. It’s such a pleasure to meet and cook with you all. 

Final 2019 Cookery Class Dates

Monday 18th November – Scandinavian Cooking at Harborne Food School

Tuesday 19th November – Herbs in Food and Cocktails at Harborne Food School

Wednesday 20th November – Gastropub Cooking at Harborne Food School

Monday 8th December – Edible Gifts at Harborne Food School

Tuesday 9th December – Traditional Christmas Party at Harborne Food School

Wednesday 10th December – Christmas Baking at Harborne Food School

Monday 16th December – Christmas Canapés at Harborne Food School

Wednesday 18th December – Christmas Baking at Harborne Food School