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COOK FOR GOOD - VIRTUAL ONLINE ZOOM & LIVE KITCHEN TEAM BUILDING & BONDING COOKING EVENTS WHERE TEAMS COOK FOR CHARITY AND SOCIAL ACTION IN THE UK, COOKING FOR THOSE IN NEED, HOMELESS & VULNERABLE PEOPLE

FESTIVE ONLINE COOKING EVENT: Illumina 

We are delighted to cook with your team, to celebrate the festive season!

​Cook for Good is a not-for-profit social enterprise. We run corporate team cooking events, and use the profits to fund free community projects for people in need. We have exciting projects planned for 2021, including building our very own community kitchen on a housing estate in London's Kings Cross. Read more about our community project here
MENU:

The menu for your session includes:
  • Mini quiche with Brussels, mushroom & chestnut 
  • Sweet pepper "ceviche" with avocado on croute
  • "Mince pie" & walnut filo bites

The ingredients list below indicates vegetarian ingredients. If you have other dietary requirements, please ask for advice if you are not sure what to use as replacements. 
​SESSION DETAILS: 
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  • ​​Date: 2nd December 2020
  • Time:  11h00 - 13h00 UK time (GMT) 
  • Live Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88382343486?pwd=UmtldGx0M0JaUnJPOHA2UEpLRThUUT09
  • Meeting ID: 883 8234 3486
  • Passcode: 4768657
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​There will be a waiting room enabled, and the "kitchen doors" will open 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. Please login early so we can start promptly. 

 If you have any questions, feel free to email us
INGREDIENTS:

Dairy/Pastry/bread
  • 100g unsalted butter 
  • 1 large egg 
  • 125ml single cream 
  • 25g blue cheese OR parmesan OR Gruyère OR cheddar 
  • ​1 sheet ready rolled shortcrust pastry 
  • ​6 sheets of phyllo pastry
  • 4 slices bread (any brown/seeded/sourdough, med sliced)
 
Veg/Salad/Fruit:
  • 100g mushrooms
  • 80g Brussels sprouts (3 large, 6 small approx)
  • 2 small (or 1 large) red onion 
  • 2 sweet peppers (different colours i.e. red and yellow)
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 lime 
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 chilli (optional)
  • Coriander (or parsley/dill if you don't like coriander)
  • 3 leaves sage
  • 1 few sprigs coriander

Ambient/other:
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 10ml olive oil 
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 50g whole chestnuts
  • ​100g ground almonds
  • 50g walnuts
  • 50g mixed peel
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp mixed spice 
  • 20 x baby dried cranberries 
UTENSILS:
Please have all your utensils out of cupboards and quickly accessible. You wont have much time during to go looking for equipment.    
  • Small food processor (500ml bowl capacity is fine)
  • 1 x 12-hole cupcake/muffin tray OR 12 small tart moulds (approx 6cm diameter)
  • Pastry cutter - 1cm larger than the diameter of the moulds
  • 4cm round cutter (if you want round toasts)
  • 350g baking beans (you can use regular dried beans for this)
  • 1 small/med roasting tray (approx. 25cm x 20cm to hold the pieces snug)
  • Small/med baking tray
  • 2 small pans
  • 4 med mixing bowl
  • 2 small bowls
  • ​Small glass jug/bowl (200ml capacity is fine)
  • Masher 
  • ​a few mixing spoons and teaspoons (for tasting)
  • 1 large chopping board 
  • ​1 main cook's knife
  • 2-3 small utility knives 
  • 1 citrus reamer or a fork
  • Measuring spoons (Tbsp and tsp)
  • Measuring jug
  • 1 med frying pan
  • 1 heatproof spatula/spoon for use in fry pan
  • Rolling pin
  • Pastry brush
  • ​​Non-stick spray
  • Scale
  • Grater/Microplane
  • 2 x tea towel (one dry, one damp) 
  • Apron
  • Oven gloves
  • Baking/parchment paper
  • ​Clingfilm
  • ​Kitchen roll/paper
  • ​3 small platters/flat plates
GENERAL GUIDANCE NOTES:

  • We will send you all the recipes after the session so no need to take any notes
  • We strongly recommend you log in using a laptop for the optimum experience, so you can see everyone and everything 
  • Please make sure you have adequate sound/speakers to you can hear 
  • There will be a waiting room enabled prior to the start, and then the “kitchen doors” will be opened. Please login 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start so everyone is in the kitchen on time. 
  • When you come in your video will be on and your sound unmuted. You will be muted when the cooking starts so that everyone can hear. If you have questions during you should unmute and ask, and then re-mute yourselves again
  • We will not be using the chat forum in this session 
  • Please make sure your name(s) are showing on your screen so we can refer to you correctly - you can rename yourselves
  • Please don't share the Zoom link with anyone - the session organiser will have invited everyone 
Tel: +44 (0)203 6334025
Email: info@cookforgood.uk
Cook for Good
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Community Interest Company (CIC)

Company number 11893720
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