The Cotton Tree Cooking Club is temporarily postponed due to kitchen renovations being undertaken by the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre. 
The cooking club will reconvene in May 2014 to a brand new commercial kitchen. 

Cooking Club

The Cotton Tree Community Cooking Club has arrived. The cooking club involves members of the community coming together for food and friendship.

So come and cook and meet friends, prepare meals to eat together, or take home. Experience community around something we all love (food!) and share not only your skills and knowledge with others, but also the delicious meals that everyone prepares together.

 

All food and cooking equipment is provided, so – if you’re interested in meeting new people, exercising your creativity, eating tasty, healthy food on a budget, getting involved with your local community then check out the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre’s Community cooking club. $10 per week covers ingrediants and insurances. Next meeting Friday 7th March  at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre. 10:30am -1:30pm. Cost $10.00             

                                              

                                                                Maximum of 10 people

  

                                                            Recipes for the 7th below

The Cotton Tree Community Cooking Club has arrived. The cooking club involves members of the community coming together for food and friendship.

So come and cook with friends, family or neighbours, prepare meals to eat together, or take home. Experience community around something we all love (food!) and share not only your skills and knowledge with others, but also the delicious meals that everyone prepares together.

All food and  cooking equipment is provided, so – if you’re interested in meeting new people, exercising your creativity, eating tasty, healthy food on a budget, getting involved with your local community then check out the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre’s Community cooking club.

 Maximum of 10 people

WHEN: Friday 2nd August

                                                    WHERE: Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre

                                                        TIME: 10:30am -1:30pm

                                                                                 COST: $10.00



Chocolate Chia Seed Cake

We cooked Tania Hubbard's Chocolate Chia Seed Cake last week and I have to say for a person whose not to keen on Gluten free anything, I was blown away by this cake. It was moist, full of flavour and a hit with everyone who had it. Check out our dessert page for the recipe.

cooking club

“If you’re interested in learning or showing others how to cook easy, healthy and affordable

meals, then Community cooking is for you.

The Community Cooking Club provides a friendly and welcoming place for community members to come together to cook & share a meal.

The group meets weekly, beginning on Thursday, 14th February, from 10.30am – 1.30pm

at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre, 5th Avenue Cotton Tree. 

We are currently seeking new members. 

Cost is $10.00 per week to participate.

For more information on how to get involved with the 

Community Cooking club Just drop in and talk with those present about how it works and how you can join or contact  5443 669 
 

This regular event arose out of the need for local people to have the opportunity to meet others in an informal and friendly atmosphere.

Friday 10th August 2012 saw us  cook home made veggie pizza's and gluten free chocolate coated muesli bar slab that went down a treat so thought we would share the muesli bar recipe below

Veggie Pizza #1

Veggie Pizza #2

Gluten free chocolate muesli bar

250 g of black and green 85% dark organic chocolate
3 cups of carman’s gluten free muesli
1 cup of shredded coconut 
½ cup of pumpkin seeds
½ cup of sunflower seeds
¾ cup of cranberries
½ cup of chopped apricots

½ cup chopped walnuts

One can of skim condensed milk 
Method; Preheat oven to 180 degrees, line a slap pan with baking paper. 
Melt chocolate and spread on lined pan.

Combine all ingredients together and press firmly over semi set chocolate. 

Bake till golden brown, allow the muesli slab to cool completely before slicing

Community cooking is in full swing

Over the past 2 weeks cooking members have prepared a range of recipes from the Sunshine Coast Health Service District Community Kitchen Facilitators Manual and have commented positively on the ease of preparing the dishes and the taste.