What a lovely day we had on Saturday when Cooking on the Bay cooked at my former cooking school venue, On the Ridge Cooking School in Kureelpa, in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast! Nine enthusiastic local and interstate cooks drove a variety of distances, the furthest was Sue from Mt Tamborine, a 3 hours drive from south, another drove from Brisbane, a few came from Noosa, a couple from Coolum, and another couple from Buderim, all came to cook and enjoy the experience of delicious Spanish Cuisine. My original Kitchen Steward, Annie, was back on deck to help me with the class. We cooked a variety of Spanish pintxos or tapas, depending on where in Spain you are eating; the main dish was a paella mixta with prawns, calamari, mussels, chicken and chorizo with a Catalan aliöli followed by the delicious Tarta de Santiago de Compostella, honouring the sacred pilgrim walk, with an orange and orange blossom jelly, plus brandied ‘Valencia’ oranges because they taste so good with the tarte!
Starting a little later than usual at 9am, due the longer distances to be travelled, we cooked until around 1pm when we all dined at the table, with a long-awaited for wine, enjoying the beautiful hinterland views, with the occasional burst of sunshine, in between a few autumn April showers. The class finished with coffee between 3.30 and 4pm, with everyone looking forward to the next time.
It was such a success, and by popular demand, I will definitely be offering more cooking classes here; the class was fully booked, in fact, over-subscribed with more cooks wanting a place! So, do keep an eye on the Cooking on the Bay Facebook age as well as the regular Cooking on the Bay newsletters for updates. Happy times back at Kureelpa.
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- Pimentos de Padrone
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- Tortilla with peppers and chorizo
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- Scallops with chorizo and aliöli
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- Gazpacho
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- Paella mixta
