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A Food Friendly Cooking Holiday
Do you take a positive approach to protecting and nurturing the environment? Good, so do we...
Are you like us in that you feel responsible for the health of mother earth? Well, here we believe that every bit counts when it comes to protecting, nurturing and, yes, healing our world.
'Food miles', 'carbon footprint', 'fair trade' - these are the phrases on everyone's lips at the moment and so they should be.
Weight-inducing chemicals...
Take an early summer vegetable like asparagus: it's delicious and versatile, but has a famously short growing season. So, what happens? It's grown in Chile or South Africa, then flown half way round the world in time for our Christmas dinner, and, in the process, adds heaven knows how much extra carbon to the atmosphere.
It's a ludicrously irresponsible and Bourgeois concept. As is hormone-enhanced, force-fed, freedom-deprived turkey, come to that.
Take the average piglet: born on cold concrete, seperated from its mother by steel bars, fed weight-inducing chemicals only to be cynically dispatched in full sight of its siblings. It happens all the time.
Why should we go all 'environmental'...
It's not rocket science, but obviously a vegetable that's been grown locally, picked in season and nurtured to quirky imperfection is going to taste great.
And meat from an animal that's been raised in its natural environment, cared for, fed what it would eat in the wild, slaughtered with respect and properly hung is going to be nutricious, tender and succulent.
'Grown for flavour'...
Of course, nothing is probably going to be as cheap as that evenly-sized perfectly shaped supermarket specimen, but it's deffinitely going to be better for you, isn't it.
But, hey, maybe food's too cheap anyway.
We're not paying enough for our food...
The big corporations, with their massive buying power, have deeply and, some would say, improperly influenced not only the way we shop, but also what we buy and how we eat. But who let's them do this to us? Well, we do, of course!
By artificially cheapening produce for our 'benefit' they have created a situation where we expect to pay only a couple of quid for a chicken that will feed a family of five. Two pounds!? Chicken should cost three times that amount, but nobody wants to pay it. Well, we should!
Buy local...
Our butcher has a plaque proudly displayed behind the counter of her shop for all to see. On it is a list of what's currently available and who reared it. We recognise all the names - indeed, two of them are our immediate neighbours. Now that's what I call local produce!
Even our local supermarket sells locally grown meat and veg and the whole area abounds in shops selling great local produce: free-range ducks, Dordogne river fish, woodland mushrooms, market-fresh fruit and veg, fresh cheeses...
Join us on a course...
So, if you care for the environment, are positive about where your food comes from and are mindful of how it's produced and reared, come on one of our environmentally aware cooking courses.
We'll produce some fantastic healthy dishes using fresh local organic and free-range produce.
Week-long residential cooking holidays and multi-day res or non-res courses...
At Cookinfrance we run 5 day/5 night residential cooking holidays as well as 1, 2 & 3-day cooking courses.
They are infinitely variable, so when you email us, or phone (Tel: 0033 [0]553 302405), we'll have a chat about what you want to achieve. We'll tailor the itinerary to suit you and the other guests by gathering together like-minded veggies on the same course. Simple!
| How to pay Terms and Conditions |
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All inclusive Five Day/Five Night residential cooking holiday (per person, based on two people sharing a room): |
795 |
One, Two, Three & Four-Day multi-day courses |
130 |
Non-cooking friend or partner (Five day/five night - lunch @ 12 & dinner @ 17 per person per day): |
395 |
B&B accommodation |
45 |
Return rail transfers (Per person. Agreed times only - see below. Email us prior to booking tickets): |
75 |
Single occupancy supplement (five day/five night - for an en-suite room all to yourself): |
195 |
Cooking & Painting holiday (Five day/Five night residential. Day courses from 130): |
795 |
RETURN AIRPORT/RAIL TRANSFERS:
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Booking...
Booking is easy, and only an email or phone call away, so why wait? Strike while the iron's hot - book a vegetarian cooking course in France now and share an experience you'll never forget!
Organic fennel straight from our garden
Guest picking fresh basil
We use our own
fresh herbs to
heighten flavours
We use only the
freshest free-range
organic eggs
Market-fresh local
plum tomatoes
Cook a Plum Tomato
and Onion Ragout
A roast leg of local
organic lamb
Join us on a market visit to medieval Sarlat
Need a unique gift for someone special?
Then why not send them here on a course?
Infinitely flexible and valid for up to a year from date of purchase, gift vouchers can cover our full range of courses.
So, make someone's day a special one - order a gift voucher now and we'll get it to you today!
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5 Day/5 Night Cooking Courses Include:
(Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)
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Some of the things you'll be doing on the cooking course:
Learn how to cook pastries, breads and soups
Select and prepare the best fish and shellfish
Butcher common joints of meat
Cook classic French and Italian sauces
Construct modern dressings
Master the art of stylish contemporary food presentation
Our day courses:
• Hands-on practical tuition with experienced friendly tutors
• All ingredients
• Utensils
• Aprons
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Wine and beverages
