Courses

Inspired by my travels throughout Italy, we share our favourite Italian dishes in our special Fabulous Italian cooking class. Based on a traditional trattoria menu we will make dumplings, risotto, bake ciabatta, creamy velvety panna cotta and many other classics that will transport you to Italy for the day. Cooking and eating is absolutely central to family life in Italy and we have these lovely recipes quick recipes for people who love great flavours but are short of time. Here is a selection of dishes you could be cooking.
Bruscetta
Ricotta Dumplings with Tomato & Basil
Pesto Gnocchi with Peas & Pinenuts
Spaghetti Vongole
Courgette Parmigiana
Piedmontese Risotto
Pizza Pugliese Fresh Pasta
Ciabatta Torta di Riso Panna Cotta

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes that are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills

Also during the day we will demonstrate Knife sharpening and knife skills. Seasoning and balancing flavours.
Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.
Preparation and timing skills

Nothing to bring but yourself on the day

Cooking great meals whether it is for the family, weekend or impressing supper guests today is for you, we will give you some “sure thing” menus and show you how easy it is to created amazing dishes and do it with style, your family will think you are the bees knees and your friends will be queuing up for the next invite to supper. Here is a collection of dishes you could be cooking

Crab, avocado mousse with cucumber & basil mayonnaise
Courgette & Manouri fritters with lime and cardamom sour cream

Yorkshire pork with cider casserole with mustard and sage scones
Sriracha chicken ramen
Harissa lamb racks with Moroccan roast sweet potatoes
Roasted salmon with a hotpot of berlotti beans and chorizo picante

Pine nut cake with olive oil & wine poached plums
Chocolate ganache tart with fresh raspberries
Quince & hazelnut torte with coconut yogurt.

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes that are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills.
Also during the day we will demonstrate
Knife sharpening and knife skills. Seasonings and balancing flavors. Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.

We will be creating a feast of Thai Favourites, which are easy quick and flavoursome, We
will be making Thai pastes ,flavoured rice,s and discovering new vegetables, flavours and mastering Thai cooking techniques.

Red Thai Beef Curry & Coconut Rice
Green Thai Curry & Lime Rice
Massaman Fish Curry & Green Rice
Chicken Satay & Asian Salad

Penang Chicken
Phad Thai
Sesame Tofu with Ginger RIce

The day starts with morning coffee in the demo kitchen followed by the demonstration of all the dishes you will be cooking. Full hands on cooking throughout the day in your own kitchens at your own pace with a break for lunch. All the dishes you create will be taken home.

Also during the day we will demonstrate,
Knife sharperning & knife skills
Seasonings and balancing flovours
Kitchen know-how and handy shortcuts
Timing and preparation skills.

Today we create modern menus for a full impact dishes easily made. Fusing flavors and textures of food. All these inspired recipes and dishes should satisfy the real foodie who loves every aspect of produce and cooking. Here is a sample of what you could be cooking.

Chili Baked Ricotta
Chicken Parfait & Sweet & Sour Raspberry Sauce
Balsamic Mushroom & Goats Cheese Salad

Roast Spiced Partridge, Quince Jelly, Game Chips & Roasted Fennel
Slow Roast Lamb Shank, Carrot Rosti, & Crushed Minted New Potatoes
Five Spice Slow Roast Belly Pork, Snow Pea Noodles & Spring Onion Salad
Chicken Milanese served with Spinach Gnocchi
Crispy Skinned Roast Duck, Cherry jus
Linguini With Crab topped with Watercress & Pink Grapefruit Salad
Roasted Fish Stew with Alio & Roasted Garlic Crouton
Grilled Polenta with Mushroom & Thyme

Strawberry & Ginger Filo Money Bags
Chocolate Macaroon Trifle
Self Saucing Lemon Pudding

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes that are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills.

Also during the day we will demonstrate Knife sharpening and knife skills. Seasoning balancing & flavors.
Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.
Preparation and timing skills

The flavours of North Africa are as diverse as the countries themselves, Centuries of Moorish, Ottoman Turk Arab and Mediterranean influences have left the food of these countries bursting with flavour colour and texture. The foods of these countries are all made complete with various grains beautifully balanced with spices and fruits. Today we cook a selection of popular recipes from, Egypt Morocco, Libya and AlgeriaCermoula

Spiced Lamb
Potato Cake Stuffed with Lamb & Pine nuts, Carrot Salad
Mergueza Spicy Sausages
Grilled Chicken with Preserved Lemon
Pan-fried Haloumi with Pomegranate Dressing
Spiced Fish with Tabbouleh
Chick Pea Fritters & Sweet Pepper Salad
Egyptian Spiced Aubergine with Tzatiki
Falafel
Babakanoosh
Cous Cous
Flat Breads

Almond Crescent Cakes
Clementine Tart

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes, which are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills

Also during the day we will demonstrate Knife sharpening and knife skills. Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts. Seasoning and balancing flavors.
Preparation and timing skills.

Oh how we all love a good sausage! Today you have the chance to make sausages and salamis to suit you , sausages made with the best pork and beef , from chipolata to Cumberland ,fabulous flavours & seasoning, Salami is a generic term to describe a huge variety of Italian cured sausage. Nduja is a spicy pork pate from Calabria, Salami & Nduja is a long term project that require patience and care, but the rewards will be immense.

Pork Bangers ( flavours optional)
Cacciatori Salami
Ndjua.

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes that are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills.

Also during the day we will demonstrate
Knife sharpening and knife skills.
Seasoning and balancing flavors.
Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.
Preparation and timing skills.

Grab your partner and come over to the Arches for a fun day cooking in beautiful surroundings using the best produce our county has to offer, we have put together a course suitable for all levels of cooking. Each couple will cook completely separate recipes, plenty of tasting and enough food to take home for a couple of meals at home. This is a very hand on course. Here is a selection of dishes you could be cooking.

Sweet Potato,Curry & Yogurt Fritters
Crispy Prawn & Sesame Boa Buns

Beef Rendang , Daikon,Snow Pea & Pear Slaw
Chicken Cassoulet & Thyme & Parmasan Scone
Pork Milanese with Gremolata Salad & Cannalini Bean Cassoulet
Moroccan Lamb Cutlets & Cauliflower Tabouleh
Greek Shakshuka with Brown Butter Yogurt
Salmon Skewers with Crab and Chilli Lime Butter

Damson Roly Poly Doughnut Puddings
Coconut & passion Fruit Brûlée Tarts

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes, which are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills.

Also during the day we will demonstrate Knife sharpening and knife skills. Seasoning and balancing flavours.
Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.
Preparation and timing skills

As Yorkshire is a huge county bordering the North Sea & the Pennines stretching up thsardinese dales and sweeping down the moors, each area of Yorkshire is as alternative as the
food produced. The Beauty of the Vale of York a great growing basin of land, The Wolds and moors with abundance of game and animals. The Dales with the best Dairy products and fantastic B
eers and Cheese not forgetting the rivers,lakes and sea with its festival of seasonal fare, we shall cook a menu suitable for a fantastic Lunch, Dinner or Supper for friends. Here is an example of what you could be cooking.

Smoked Whitby Haddock & Lemon Cake
Wensleydale & Parsnip Roularde
Yorkshire Dexter Beef & Jerverux Blue Cheese Pie
Barnsley Chops
Black Pudding Rarebit
Lamb Swede & Barley Suet Pudding
Toad in the Hole with Black Sheep Gravy
Roasted Whitby Cod with Mussel Broth

Yorkshire Parkin                                                                                                                                                                          Rhubarb twice baked Souffle

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstarti
on of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes which are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and new found skills.

Also during the day we will demonstrate knife skills seasoning and balancing flavours.
Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.
Preparation and timing skills

Nothing to bring but yourself.

No fishy tales here just great recipes freshest fish and fantastic recipes using the best fish and seafood our sea has to offer. We love the fish courses & teach you fish know how, how to fillet, descale and dress your fish and seafood ready for cooking, Then you create gorgeous recipes we have developed for you. Here is a selection of dishes you could be cooking.

Panfried Mackerel fillets with Pear & Pomegranate Slaw
Wild Salmon with Feta,Lemon & Spring Onion Crust
Fillet of Sea Bass on Provencal Lentils
Thai Fish Cakes with Yozo Dipping Sauce
Swedish Fish Stew
Spiced Seafood Rice

The day starts with morning coffee in the demo kitchen followed by the demonstration of all the dishes you will be cooking. Full hands on cooking throughout the day in your own kitchens at your own pace with a break for lunch. All the dishes you create will be taken home.

Also during the day we will demonstrate,
Knife sharperning & knife skills
Seasonings and balancing flovours
Kitchen know-how and handy shortcuts
Timing and preparation skills.

Nothing to bring on the day except yourself.

Ladies Day

If you’re looking for something a little bit extra special for Mother’s Day, we’ve got just the treat!  We invite you to The Arches Cookery School for a wonderful day spent with family or friends. Spoil yourself or someone special to an indulgent day of flowers and scrumptious Afternoon Tea.  Create a spring inspired urn arrangement, your gift to take home.

• No experience is necessary (suitable for novices)
• All materials are provided

Afternoon tea will be served in The Mill Room @ The Arches

£65pp (early bookings – two tickets for £120)

Your Day

You will start the day at 11.30am, plenty of time for a scenic drive through the Yorkshire countryside in the relaxed setting of a beautiful converted barn.  Coffee will be served on arrival, followed by a floral demonstration by one of our experienced florists, then it’s over to you.  If one-to-one tuition is needed, that’s not a problem; those of you who prefer to ‘do their own thing’, it’s your day, we want your time out to be relaxed and enjoyable!  Let your creative side run riot! We have selected some gorgeous seasonal flowers for your arrangement and an elegant footed urn.

We will be using sustainable floristry methods throughout the session.  You will pick up valuable hints and tips which will help you produce very natural arrangements for your own home.

Afternoon Tea

Assortment of delicate sandwiches
Poached Salmon & Watercress Mayonnaise
Chicken Caesar
Salt Beef Sweet Pickles & Russian Dressing
Grilled Cheese with Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms & Onions

Glazed Rhubarb tart
Warm Scones with rich strawberry preserve & lashings of clotted cream
Mandarin Battenberg
Chocolate & Chilli Ganache torte

Selection of tea, Earl Grey, Assam, Lapsang, Oolong or Baytown Coffee

No severe allergies or food intolerances can be catered for today, any dietary requirements must be stated on booking

Brilliant time saving dishes that are so versatile they can be made or prepped ahead of time and doubled up to serve a crowd, They are lighter dishes too for those days you need a lighter supper. Here is a section of dishes you could be cooking,

Pan seared Teriyaki Salmon stir fry
War lentil and beetroot salad
Smoked Haddock Risotto
Roasted red onion walnut and blue cheese pasta
Ham fresh fennel slaw and spicy avocado wraps
Baked Fish with mushroom and kale basmati pilaf
Warm roasted cauliflower sweet potato and quinoa salad

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking through out the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes that are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills.

Also during the day we will demonstrate
Knife sharpening and knife skills.
Seasoning balancing & flavours. Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.

Preparation and timing skills

With beautiful delicate ingredients, unique umami flavour and impeccable presentation, Japanese dishes are truly a feast for the senses, inspired by this ancient cuisine, we have reworked the traditional into new modern recipes. Simple refined dishes to create irresistible and visually stunning plates

Ginger Steamed Tofu with Dasi & Soy Dressing
Twice baked Pork Belly Yakitori Skewers with
Nori Jam
Agadashi Tofu Dumplings
Sage & Ginger Scampi Tempura with Shiso Sesame Salt
Sesame Candied Sweet Potato with Buckwheat Soba Noodles
Crispy Rice Cakes with Spicy Sashimi Tuna & Green Tea

The day starts with morning tea and coffee in the demo kitchen, followed by the demonstration of all the dishes we will be cooking. Full hands on cooking throughout the day. Lunch is all the gorgeous dishes that are demonstrated. All the dishes you create you take home to showcase your beautiful dishes and newfound skills.

Also, during the day, we will demonstrate Knife sharpening and knife skills. Seasoning and balancing flavours.
Kitchen know-how, handy hints and proven shortcuts.
Preparation and timing skills.