Cooking classes - what would you like to see in them?

[Cuilidh]

Are individuals who are friends, eg our get together group permitted to have everyone round and make something to show and share?

Cookie, I may be mis-understanding you here, but my view is that, if any group of people want to get together at any time, to discuss anything, they surely don't need permission from any third party.  I'm guessing you may be referring to HO, but, really, I don't think it has anything to do with them - if you wanted to ask people in to show them your new washing machine, you wouldn't contact the manufacturers.  If, however, this is a reference to Health and Safety, I can understand your concern, but I still don't think it is a matter to get too caught up in, after all, the get together is strictly informal, between friends and acquaintances - a small group and not a commercial enterprise and I am sure our kitchens are all clean enough for this not to be a worry.

Chookie, I would certainly love to join a bread making class of yours (so long as I can get away from work) and I think $20 - $30 is an extremely modest charge - and if you needed anything bought up from Melbourne that would be easy for me to do.

[cookie1]

I see your point Marina, I guess I was really asking consultants their opinions. Who we invite to our home is nothing  to do with HO. Would consultants on here feel we were imposing on them? When we get home I would be quite willing to have a coffee morning for my forum friends to come round. My thoughts would be that I made something for you to taste (before hand!) and we could have a chat about it.

[achookwoman]

Cookie,  great idea.  Perhaps each could bring something to share also.

[quirkycooking]

Coming to join this interesting discussion! 

Cookie, that's what we encourage our customers to do if they've 'done' the cooking classes and know the basics - get together with a consultant and some friends, with their tmx's, and cook together. Themed cooking days are fun! One of my consultants is SO good at this - she's a chef, caterer and home-ec teacher by trade, and she goes over and above her job all the time, and her customers love her! Yesterday she did a delivery demo with a customer & her friends (they came to the consultant's house), then cooked for the rest of the day with them just for fun!!! I know not every consultant has the time to do that, but now and then having customers over for a cooking day is a really good idea. I like to invite customers/friends over and cook with them and have a cuppa together - it's fun. I've met some lovely people through this job!

I'm in the process of trying to get approval from HO for some more 'quirky' cooking classes over here - if it doesn't work out and I have to stick to the usual classes, we'll just do some cooking days together and I'll get the attendees to bring their machines and ingredients for one dish each, and we'll all take turns presenting a dish with me helping if they need it. A few customers are interested in doing that, and I think it would be a lot of fun! (I wouldn't charge them to come, they'd just bring ingredients.)

There have been some good specialty tmx classes lately, like the Sri Lankan one in Mackay - would love to have one of those up here! They usually cost $30.

[cookie1]

It sounds like fun. So many different versions of what we could do.

[achookwoman]

Quirky,  I was quite excited to read your post.  Like you I feel that we have to take the initiative .  Unfortunately not many people have the time to "play" like this,  but the benefits are massive.

[johnro]

Having just returned form lunch and TMX discussion came up with the result being as follows. Hope that I don't step on any toes but 2morow a couple of friends who have thermies and who never use varoma (and don't want to have a demo at their place ) are coming to mine. I emailed them my favourite varoma recipes( thanks to all you lovelies who have provided me with these through the forum) so they are choosing and bringing the ingredients + machines to cook their dinner for tomorrow evening.  Great time had by all hopefully!!!!!!!   

[judydawn]

You'll have great fun Robyn, hope they all choose something different. 

[achookwoman]

Robyn,  what fun.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Coming to join this interesting discussion! 

Cookie, that's what we encourage our customers to do if they've 'done' the cooking classes and know the basics - get together with a consultant and some friends, with their tmx's, and cook together. Themed cooking days are fun! One of my consultants is SO good at this - she's a chef, caterer and home-ec teacher by trade, and she goes over and above her job all the time, and her customers love her! Yesterday she did a delivery demo with a customer & her friends (they came to the consultant's house), then cooked for the rest of the day with them just for fun!!! I know not every consultant has the time to do that, but now and then having customers over for a cooking day is a really good idea. I like to invite customers/friends over and cook with them and have a cuppa together - it's fun. I've met some lovely people through this job!

Sigh!  If only Tassie wasn't quite so far away from FNQ! If I win tattslotto I am going to fly you down here for a demo Jo! 

[Twitterpated]

Sounds like fun Robyn. Be sure to enjoy yourself as times like these seem too few and far between. I might have to take the cow by the horns and arrange something similar myself.

[jkmt]

I love these ideas. If anyone is doing something like this on the NSW Central Coast, I'd love to hear about it and be involved. I see the newsletters advertising the B2B classes, but think, 'yeah, I've seen all that and do most it anyway'. I'm not a consultant and don't desire to be, but would really enjoy catching up with other enthusiastic TMX owners.

[Meagan]

I see your point Marina, I guess I was really asking consultants their opinions. Who we invite to our home is nothing  to do with HO. Would consultants on here feel we were imposing on them? When we get home I would be quite willing to have a coffee morning for my forum friends to come round. My thoughts would be that I made something for you to taste (before hand!) and we could have a chat about it.

You wouldn't be stepping on my toes at all Cookie

[quirkycooking]

Have fun Robyn, that's great!!

Chelsea, please do fly me down if you win the lotto - I'd love a holiday in Tassie!!! ha ha!

[Yvette]

Have fun Robyn let us know how it goes