New Afternoon Classes

COOKING CLASSES
(in English)Award-winning British Food Writer Sarah Beattie’s
new afternoon cookery classes

3rd or 10th November 2pm Edible Gifts – An afternoon workshop making all manner of pretty delicious presents to give to your friends and family. All ingredients and packaging materials will be provided and you will enjoy tea and cakes. We'll be making Panforte, Florentines, Macaroons, Stained Glass Biscuits, Christmas Pudding Truffles and other lovely things.

17th or 24th November 2pm Christmas Puddings & Pies Get ready for Christmas with traditional and new recipes for the Festive season. All ingredients provided. Followed by a cream tea. Choose an authentic dark Victorian pud or a lighter tropical one. Or ring the changes with Rum & Chocolate or try an iced Ginger Mousse. And you won't believe your mince pies......

1st or 8th December 2pm Finger Food, Party Snacks & Cocktail Canapés – As the end of year festivities loom, learn how to make some new nibbles to treat your guests. Finish with a serious tasting session with mulled wine. A selection of hot and cold delicacies using choux, filo, brik and puff pastry plus fresh fruit and vegetables.

50€ includes all ingredients and refreshments.
Small Classes - Max four people - At Villa Leon, Ste Dode (nr Mielan)
For bookings or further information ring: 05 62 70 02 21 or email sarah.beattie@neuf.fr

La Rentree - Time for New Classes at La Cuisine Verte

9th or 16th September 6pm Moroccan Feast Make Brik a l’oeuf, Fatayer, Vegetable Tagine with Lemon & Coriander Couscous and a fabulous Serpent Cake, then sit down and eat it!

23rd or 30th September 6pm THAI CURRY PASTES – learn to make your own authentic curry paste, the basis for all sorts of delicious Thai curries. Learn the difference between Red, Yellow, Green & Mussaman curries. Understand the harmonious balance between spicy, sour, salty and sweet and how it is fundamental to all Thai food. Discover where to source ingredients locally.

7th or 21st October 6pm Squash Find delicious new ways of using these plentiful seasonal vegetables: Mucver (Turkish Fritters), Butternut Squash Risotto with Roquefort, Spiced Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Cake (with a hidden surprise….)

50€ includes all ingredients and supper.
Small Classes - Max four people - At Villa Leon, Ste Dode (nr Mielan)
For bookings or further information ring: 05 62 70 02 21 or email sarah.beattie@neuf.fr

B&B at La Cuisine Verte

We have now registered at our Mairie, put ourselves on the Tourist Office's list and are open for business as a B&B - Chambres d'Hotes. Website: http://villaleon.weebly.com We look forward to welcoming guests at any time of the year. All rooms are en suite with a choice of double or twin. Travel cot and bedding on request at no extra charge. Special diets catered for. Rates 65 euros per room per night incl taxe de sejour.

Nearest airports at Lourdes Tarbes (50 mins) Pau (1hr 15 mins) or Toulouse (1 1/2 hrs) TGV trains to Tarbes or other trains to Auch. To book or for more information, ring 00 33 562700221 or email sarah.beattie@neuf.fr

More evening dates

There is just ONE place available for the MEDITERRANEAN MEZZE class on Thursday week, April 29 at 6pm. Please phone asap if you’d like to book this place. All other classes on our previous mailing are sold out.



BY POPULAR DEMAND - we are now adding another THAI CURRY PASTES on 12th May (please note this is a WEDNESDAY due to Public Holiday on the Thursday) and adding another MEDITERRANEAN MEZZE on Thursday 20th May.



PLUS!



27th May & 3rd June FRESH PASTA – learn to make your own pasta from scratch. You will find out where to source the best flour and how to make green, pink, yellow, orange and even chocolate pasta. Have fun with shapes, make stripey or spotty farfalle, plump tortellini, ravioli or cappeletti. Afterwards we’ll have a pasta supper when you’ll be able to taste everything we’ve made.



10th June & 17th June PIZZA – discover how to bake authentic Italian pizza with a variety of doughs and toppings. Will include pizzette, Friuli fruit pizza and Turkish pide. You will find out the best way to cook your pizza in a domestic oven and you’ll be able to enjoy all the different pizzas for supper followed by a luscious Italian pudding.



50€ includes all ingredients and supper. All classes start at 6pm



Small Classes - Maximum of four people - At Villa Leon, Sainte Dode (near Mielan)



For bookings or further information: phone 05 62 70 02 21, reply to this email or email sarah.beattie@neuf.fr



Check out Sarah’s blog at

http://lacuisineverte.blogspot.com





Former BBC Mastercook and BBC MasterChef of the North, Sarah Beattie is the author of six cookery books and has appeared on Food & Drink, This Morning & Woman’s Hour. She has written for many major national publications and wrote the monthly seasonal recipe for The Soil Association for several years. She lives full time in the Gers.

EVENING CLASSES!!

EVENING CLASSES AT LA CUISINE VERTE

15th or 22nd April 6pm THAI CURRY PASTES – learn to make your own authentic curry paste, the basis for all sorts of delicious Thai curries. Learn the difference between Red, Yellow, Green & Mussaman curries. Understand the harmonious balance between spicy, sour, salty and sweet and how it is fundamental to all Thai food. Discover where to source ingredients locally.

29th April or 6th May 6pm MEDITERRANEAN MEZZE – little dishes of delight, the tradition that wraps the Med from Spain to the Middle East, from Tapas to Mezze. Learn how to make lots of different hot and cold mezze and then enjoy an informal supper, with wine, to sample them all. You’ll make traditional French, Spanish, Greek, Turkish and Lebanese recipes.

50€ includes all ingredients and supper.
Small Classes - Maximum of four people
For bookings or further information ring: 05 62 70 02 21 or email sarah.beattie@neuf.fr
http://lacuisineverte.blogspot.com

The Connexion

I have a piece on Asparagus in the current issue of The Connexion newspaper (April 2010). It looks at the difference between the green and the white (beyond the obvious!) and has a couple of recipes. The paper is available in French newsagents or on subscription.

Spring Classes at La Cuisine Verte

Details of new Spring Classes have just been announced.
Big Spring Salads: lunch in a bowl for warmer weather Tues 9/3/10 or
Weds 17/3/10
Easter: hot cross buns, saffron cake, Easter biscuits & Pashka Tues 23/3/10 or
Weds 31/3/10
Eats Shoots & Leaves:
New season vegetables Tues 13/4/10 or
Weds 21/4/10

Come and have a pleasant morning in a warm light kitchen with friendly people and delicious food! Ring 05 62 70 02 21 to book or email sarah.beattie@neuf.fr

Where is La Cuisine Verte?

La Cuisine Verte cooking classes are held at Villa Leon, in Ste Dode (a small village in the Gers, SW France). There is overnight accommodation available - please ask for details. Airports are at Lourdes Tarbes (50mins), Pau (1hr 15mins) or Toulouse (1 1/2 hr). TGV trains to Tarbes or other trains to Auch.

Happy New Year

New Classes for the New Year at La Cuisine Verte

Soups: 13 Jan 2010

Clear or creamy, light or hearty - soups for every meal. Flavours and ideas from around the world are added to local seasonal produce.

Tubers: 19 Jan 2010 or 3 Feb 2010

Potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, sunchokes, sweet potatoes

Celeriac: 23 Feb 2010 or 3 Mar 2010

Why the "ugly one" as celeriac growers call it, is a star. Find out about this versatile seasonal vegetable that can make anything from salad to chips!

All classes start at 10 am, include lunch with wine, and cost 50 euros. Maximum 4 people per session.

To book ring 05 62 70 02 21 or email sarah.beattie@neuf.fr