““Let food by thy medicine and medicine thy food ” ”
Wouldn’t it be nice to leave your busy life behind and spend time connecting back to who you really love being, in a quiet setting creating beautiful food?
Each day will consist of cooking, nutrition workshops, yoga, nourishing food and wholesome activities.
Cook with delicious organic foods, slow down and learn some of the fundamentals of cooking (often not learnt unless taught), how to cook nutrient dense dishes and get the best out of your ingredients. Where you can learn about how to make balanced plates, knowing the food you are eating is supporting you.
Its four days (on site) dedicated to helping you connect back to you and your intuition and finding joy in the kitchen.
Learning to cook is one of the best things you can do for your health.
The way we eat has become so complicated but it really doesn’t need to be. I have worked in the world of food for nearly 2 decades and nutritional therapists for over one but most importantly I have brought up 3 children - I know how important eating “well” is but I also know how to cut corners and make it work in the world we live in - producing food thats delicious and boosted with nutrients - the medicine your body may be craving.
WHAT TO EXPECT
4 days of cooking and 3 night in beautiful, luxurious settings - learning about gut health, sourdough, knife skills, how to make food that boosted in nutrients with lectures to support what we cook from Nutritional Therapist Jo Saunders as well as plenty of time to relax and unwind with yoga, breathwork, saunas and crystal sound bathing
LOCATION
Here in my home of Little Plough, Hampshire - where you will be cooking and learning. You have a selection of places you can stay either on site or with in walking distance
MEET THE TEAM
Jo with be popping in for the day to help answer and questions and dispel any myths you might have around food. Jo is a trained nutritional therapist working under the umbrella of Nature Doc as well as recently qualified breathwork practitioner
Louise De Menthon
Louise is one of the most authentic people I know. She totally embodies yoga and rightly so as she is a senior yoga teacher. Teaching in her incredible space in Tangley (just up the road). She is not only trained in Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Yin yoga but also offers incredible hot infrared yoga in her studio which enables the body to really move and sweat.
Verity Megan
Verity is a qualified sound healer, with her incredible knowledge of playing her crystal sound bowls as well as fully trained yoga teacher, movement therapist, Ayurvedic and Reiki practitioner, she is also an utter delight, shining her light and kindness onto everything she does.
Jo Caley
Jo is the incredible inspiration behind her aware winning wild swimming and sauna (The Fallen Willow) tucked into beautiful woodland just outside stockbridge. A safe haven of relaxation and calm - the perfect way to unwind after a day in the kitchen. She is also one of the best yoga teachers I know and the driving force behind my training as a teacher myself.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE - JUST A LIGHT IDEA OF PLANS
THURSDAY ARRIVE AT 12
Welcomed here to Little Plough and settle in. We will start easing our way in, focusing on the fundamentals - such as knife skills and general kitchen etiquette. Working with locally sourced, organic, seasonal produce and focusing in on connecting to our tastebuds. We will touch on sourdough.
4pm Go find where you are sleeping
7pm Dinner all together.
FRIDAY
10am - start with an lecture by Jo Saunders with an overview of nutrition and how to make up a balanced plate, key nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
11:30am We will also looking at lactose fermentation and sauerkrauts as well as other sources of gut health.
1-2 lunch and chatting with Jo
After lunch we learn how to make quick sourdough ready to be baked the next morning, as well as preparing breakfasts for the next morning - talking through soaking and working with grains.
4pm rest, walks and down time
6pm evening at the Fallen Willow Sauna
Evening to yourself if preferred but plenty of food to eat here on offer.
SATURDAY
9am Private hot yoga with Loiuse
10am - A morning focusing in on baking and ways to boost breakfasts. A lot of people are scared of how to bake but we will start exploring how to use different ingredients that can boost nutritional content, as well as keeping it delicious. Working with macro nutrients and micro nutrients.
Make a delicious boosted lunch together - exploring layering with flavours and how to make the most nutrient dense plates.
1pm Lunch
2pm We explore more on gut health and fermented foods - kombucha, kefir. Make the evening meal together, focusing on meat cooking.
Farewell dinner together
SUNDAY
10am Fail safe quick fixes and tricks in the kitchen
12pm Lunch and up loose ends
2:30pm Verity crystal sound bath
4pm leave
COST
The costs for the 4 days cooking is £995 per person. We are a group of a maximum of 6.
With accommodation included it is £1300
All the accommodation is extremely comfortable and either on site or a literal stones throw away from the school. The accommodation is run by lovely local friends with a keen eye for decor and incredibly generous and comfortable finishing touches.
BEFORE BOOKING
Please note, that its of upmost importance that we create the best environment during your stay, with this in mind, on booking a small deposit of £100 is taken to hold your space and we will arrange a time to have a chat to make sure we are both happy with the “fit” and that a good synergy is felt. If so full payment will then be taken
ACCOMODATION
All accomodation is either on site or with in a two minute walking distance. From annex’s to cottages, each with their own charm, all offering luxurious comfort and ease.
LITTLE PLOUGH (on site)
This is a self contained cottage that can sleep 2 (one double bed) with ensuite bathroom, kitchen and sitting room with log burner.
THE HAYLOFT (next door)
This gorgeous self contained cottage, literally the other side of the cookery school.
The Hayloft can sleep 2 people with ensuite, kitchenette and open plan sitting area
BOURNE COTTAGE (also next door)
This sweet little cottage can sleep 2. With a good sized double bed, kitchenette including toaster and mini fridge with small dining area and lovely bathroom.
FERN COTTAGE (200m down the road)
A self contained annex with a gorgeous finish and elegant feel. With double bedroom, bathroom and a study as well as mini fridge, kettle
THE HOLLIES COTTAGE (also 200m down the road)
A self contained annex with a gorgeous finish and elegant feel. With double bedroom, bathroom and a study as well as mini fridge, kettle
PLEASE NOTE - this course takes place in my home. I have a cat and dog (neither of which will be in the kitchen) however please be aware of your own health if you have any allergies or problems
If you have any dietary requirements or allergies please make me aware of them