WHERE WOMEN COOK – Cooking class list

Friday, September 16th | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

TERRY WALTERS: MAKE A CLEAN START
– YOUR GOOD HEALTH MADE EASY AND DELICIOUS!

The best place to start eating CLEAN is exactly where you are! Join bestselling cookbook author, Terry Walters, for a workshop that will fuel your passion for cooking and inspire you to nourish yourself and your family for a healthy and vibrant life. Whether you’re just bringing awareness to your food choices for the first time, or are far along in your journey, this workshop will give you the inspiration, the motivation and the tools to eat clean and live well!
Your CLEAN START will include:

• Setting intention exercise for sustainable good health
• Overview of the basics of eating clean
• Hands-on cooking class
• Group discussion and plenty of Q & A
• Information about the health benefits of the seasonal produce featured
• Five CLEAN recipes
• Complete shopping list

Discover how eating clean can benefit your unique constitution and lifestyle so that together we can enjoy easy, delicious, and sustainable good health for ourselves and our planet.

*For those with food sensitivities, this class is vegan and gluten-free.

Saturday, September 17th | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

CAROLYN ROBB AND SARAH CHAMPIER-TASTEBUD’S FLORAL KITCHEN
– AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN AFTERNOON TEA

Carolyn and Sarah’s class will demonstrate how a traditional English afternoon tea can be elevated to new levels of elegance, indulgence and enjoyment. Their innovative and creative approach to the intertwining of food and flowers results in food that is beautiful, aromatic and most of all delicious and flowers that are an integral component of the teatime experience as a whole. This is an eclectic mix of ‘traditional old English’ and contemporary. Both Sarah and Carolyn are passionate about the provenance of the flowers and ingredients that they use. Their simple approach always allows the beauty of the flowers and the flavours of the produce to ‘speak for themselves’. This is a class for anyone who loves beautiful, quirky, original presentation and of course delectable teatime treats, with glimpses of some of the great Royal traditions…

Saturday, September 17th | 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm

CRISTINA FERRARE-BIG BOWL OF TOMATOES

Do you have an abundance of tomatoes from your garden? More than you know what to do with? Or do you simply need some inspiration and a few new tomato recipe ideas? If you love tomatoes and want to expand your recipe repertoire then join Cristina Ferrare, author of Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of Love for a demonstration of 3 fabulous and easy recipes using tomato as the main ingredient. Cristina will guide you, step by step, on how to make Fresh Tomato Sauce, Bruschetta, and a Creamy Velvety Tomato Soup. And then, sit and enjoy the results of her labor with a sampling of each dish.  These 3 mouthwatering dishes will surely be enjoyed by you and your family and friends.

Saturday, September 17th | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

EDIBLE IMAGES:
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING THAT MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO EAT YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
Teachers: Diane Cu and Todd Porter

A great food photograph can often be the missing link to bringing your blog up to the next level of success. Covering both the importance of creative storytelling and technical digital photography techniques, this workshop will cover basic lighting, understanding of post-process editing, and gear to creative composition. Essential topics on food styling such as how to make ugly food look pretty and the value of styling props will be included as well. Diane and Todd will demo a live food shoot from storyboarding, to lighting, to food styling, to final shot.