Autumn Aga with Sarah Whitaker

Great to have Sarah back at Treetops this week for Autumn Aga.

Sarah shared some great recipes including roast pork, casseroles, brownies, sponge pudding, roasted root vegetables and more!

The group shared tips and ideas throughout the morning.

There was plenty of food for a delicious lunch, a glass of wine and time to buy some books and goodies from Sarah's travelling shop.

Sarah is back for Christmas Aga on Thursday 14 November, the class is filling fast, so please book your place soon.

9:45am - 1:30pm

£65

Aga Class with Sarah Whitaker

Just a selection of the delicious food created at this morning's Aga Class with Sarah Whitaker.

Sarah managed to cover baking, simmering, roasting, boiling, melting, stir-frying, grilling, warming and more in her demonstration this morning.

Sharing top tips along the way, on how to get the most out of your Aga, and your ingredients!

After the demonstration there is tasting lunch of all the food cooked served with a glass of wine.

 

I seemed to have forgotten to take a photo of the chocolate fudge cake!  Maybe because it went so fast!

Bookings are open for our Christmas Aga class on Tuesday 27 November 2018

9:45am - 1:30pm

£65

Autumn Aga with Sarah

Sarah was here yesterday taking us through some great new Autumnal recipes

Great tips on using the Aga, interesting ingredients and freezing ideas.

The pudding was a huge hit, Sarah made some pastry with cocoa powder in it and turned it into a gorgeous raspberry and chocolate tart.

Below are some delicious cheese biscuits, ideal as a canape.

We had a variety of main dishes, but this was the most popular, a warming smoky fish pie.

After Sarah's demonstration, everyone enjoyed a tasting lunch of all the food cooked.

I love this photo of my Aga post Sarah's washing up!  All her useful pots drying out before taking them home! 

And finally, here is a roasted butternut squash!

They are lethal to peel and chop, so in Aga-Land, apparently we can just throw it into the roasting oven whole for 45 minutes, then afterwards blitz it, skin, seeds and all (think of all that fibre) and use it in making a delicious butternut squash soup. 

Sarah will be back on Thursday 30 November for our Christmas class, this will be about entertaining and preparing for Christmas parties and get-togethers.  Delicious ideas that can be prepared ahead, or frozen.  With plenty of help and support on using your Aga over the Christmas season.

9:45am - 1:30pm

£70

Takeaway Aga with Sarah Whitaker

Sarah was back at Treetops last week for

Take-Away Aga

She showed everyone some fantastic ideas and dishes for creating delicious quick and easy meals.

Dishes included meals such as;

Hot and Sour Noodle Soup

Sticky Chinese Chicken

Chicken Tikka Masala

Pork and Ginger Stir Fry (photo above)

and a very popular Toffee and Date tart.

The kitchen smelt amazing with herbs and spices galore.

Whilst cooking all of the above (and more!) Sarah was also showing us how to use our Aga, whether it be frying, roasting, grilling, baking, simmering etc

We were shown the best ways to keep it clean and the most economical way to use it.

After the demonstration, we enjoyed a delicious tasting lunch of all the food cooked.

Sarah will be back later in the year.

Hello 2017!

Hello Everyone

from Treetops

(The garden is currently full of deer, pheasants, birds of prey and the lovely hooting Owl at night, I won't mention the molehills!)

I've enjoyed a calm start to the year, but am now thinking ahead to our dates after Easter.

To start with I have an Aga Class date for you:

Wednesday 3 May 2017

A brand new class with Sarah Whitaker

TAKEAWAY AGA

Full of great recipe ideas for food you can make in the Aga such as curries, chinese dishes and good old fish n chips!

The class will also be full of top tips on how to use and get the most out of your Aga, whether you are new to Aga or have had one for yeras.

The class runs from 9:45am - 1:3pm and costs £70

This includes tea & coffee on arrival, a tasting lunch of all the food cooked, a glass of wine and a booklet of all the recipes shown on the day.

Sarah also brings her travelling shop with her, which is always full of her recipe books, pans, pots, utensils, oven gloves, timers etc.

Please email to book your place

Emily

Art dates will be following shortly .......

Christmas Aga Class with Sarah Whitaker

Sarah was here yesterday for our Christmas Aga Class

The Aga managed to produce an amazing amount of food in two hours and Sarah supplied everyone with loads of brilliant tips and advice to make Christmas with an Aga much easier. 

Best of all was Sarah's advice on which recipes can be made now and frozen (or hidden!)

We had Beef Wellington, a marmalade glazed ham, a delicious tart for vegetarians and a variety of vegetables, including Brussel Sprouts, which were delicious, simply roasted in sesame oil with sesame seeds stirred in afterwards.

The trifle was very popular, having made chocolate muffins Sarah used them to line the bottom of the bowl, followed by sparkling cranberries that had been cooked and soaked with other great flavours, and the toppings included cream, mascarpone, custard and white chocolate!

After the demonstration everyone sat down for a lovely festive tasting lunch 

 

Our Autumn Art and Aga Class Dates

We are taking bookings for next term's classes and have a great variety available.

Claire Warner is back for our Art classes and Sarah Whitaker for our Aga classes. 

A Day at the Beach

Cromer/Norfolk Watercolour

Tuesday 27 September

Hares Watercolour

Tuesday 4 October

Autumn Berries Watercolour

Tuesday 11 October

An Autumn Landscape Watercolour

Thursday 10 November

Winter Scene Watercolour

Wednesday 16 November

Acrylics Collage Seascape

** NEW **

Friday 25 November

Winter Scene Pen & Wash

Wednesday 30 November

All Art classes run from 9.30am - approx 3pm and cost £70 (** except Acrylics Collage which costs £75).  This includes all of your materials, a 2 course lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

We have our very popular Aga Class next term:

Christmas Aga

(this year it will feature Beef) 

Friday 4 November

This class is perfect whether you are new to an Aga or have owned one for years, with lots of great ideas and tips, Sarah shows you how to use the Aga efficiently, how to maintain temperatures whilst cooking and shares delicious recipes.

There is plenty of time to ask questions.

We finish the demo with a delicious tasting lunch of all the food cooked, along with a glass of wine.

Sarah brings with her a Travelling Shop, full of useful items for the kitchen including all her recipe books.

The class run from 9.45am - approx 1pm and costs £65.

To book your Art or Aga classes please email me at Treetops to guarantee your place.

Aga Class with Sarah Whitaker

It was great to welcome Sarah back to Treetops on Friday. 

Fantastic recipes and plenty of top tips.

Sarah showed everyone how to get the most out of their Agas, whether they are 2 door, 3 door, 4 door, with a module or without, gas, electric, oil, 20 years old or brand new dual control!  We had quite a variety this week.

A delicious oven baked tomato and parmesan risotto.

A plum cobbler, it's topped with a crunchy scone topping.

This prawn and plum stir fry was full of flavour.

A very useful Salmon roulade, that can either be rolled this way to be cut into slices as a starter, or if you roll it in the other way it can make small canapes.

There were so many other things made during the morning, a joint of ham, gammon steaks, beef, a prawn flan, beetroot mash, raspberry muffins.....

Lots of different things to plate up for a tasting lunch

  

After lunch there is time to look at Sarah's travelling shop, full of useful kitchen bits and pieces, her recipe books and Aga pans.

 

It's hard to believe that this time last week it was freezing cold and snowing!

Sarah will be back in September and November, email me if you would like to go on the mailing list.

Our next Aga Class - Friday 6 May

Come and join us for Sarah's next Aga demo at Treetops

Friday 6 May

10am - approx 1:30pm

£65

A Tasting Lunch of all the food cooked, a glass of wine and a copy of all the recipes included.

There are some delicious recipes including roast beef, risotto, salmon roulade, muffins, a damson cobbler and more!

We will be running this class with a charity theme, in aid of

 Woolly Hugs

 a great group who make blankets for hospitals, babies, bereaved families, hospices, World Child Cancer and many other projects.

If you crochet or knit or can donate towards wool, I know they would be very happy to hear from you.

A percentage of your ticket and sales from Sarah's shop will go towards Woolly Hugs.

We’ll also have a raffle for a place on a future Aga class, and a variety of other “Pink Prizes” as the theme of Sarah’s Demo has a bit of a pink theme, as you will see!

We hope to see you next month.

Aga's One Pot Wonders with Sarah Whitaker

We held a very popular class on Wednesday themed One Pot Wonders.

Sarah had some great new recipe ideas, a vibrant beetroot risotto, a delicious Thai dish, chicken casserole and a toffee and date tart to name a few. 

She also passed round some great supermarket finds and shared with us her many useful Aga cooking tips.

During a demo Sarah puts together a set of recipes that show everyone how to use their Aga whether it be baking, roasting, simmering or grilling.  Ideas on how to retain the heat and how to use the Aga efficiently.

Afterwards everyone enjoys a tasting lunch of all the food cooked along with a glass of wine. 

A copy of the recipes are available to take home.

Sarah will be back with us on Tuesday 10 November for Christmas Aga - Turkey and Friday 5 February for Springtime Aga.

Both classes run from 10am - 1:30pm and cost £65.

Please contact me if you would like to book place, the Christmas one is almost full.