Aga One Pots with Sarah Whitaker

Sarah was back with us this week for a Warming Winter One Pot array of recipes.

Delicious recipes such as a casserole, fish pie, thai stir fry, thai soup, mushroom risotto, cauli & onion, puddings and more!

Whilst cooking, Sarah is taking us through how to use the Aga, whether it's baking, roasting, grilling, simmering and showing us how to maintain heat, juggle ovens and the classic "pop it in the simmering oven and walk away' style of Aga cooking!

A couple of today's delicious recipes were the onion and cauliflower with pine nuts and raisins above along with the banana tarte tartin, being sprinkled with icing sugar "to show you've made and effort". 😉

Always useful is Sarah's brilliant travelling shop, really useful kitchen and Aga bits and pieces along with Sarah's great recipe books.

Christmas Aga with Sarah Whitaker

Christmas Aga comes around again so quickly!

Sarah was here today, showing us some great new ideas and recipes for Christmas, whilst showing everyone around the Aga, how to use it efficiently and effectively.

We discussed what can be made ahead and frozen for the festive period.

Talked about pans, trays, dishes

Sarah shared tips galore and answered some great questions.

Here is just a small selection of what Sarah managed to cook in just 2 hours!

Shredded stir fried brussel sprouts, delicious!

Courgette and carrot bake, perfect for vegetarians or as a side dish

Banana and pecan pudding cake

Here's the glorious slow cooked turkey, along with smoked haddock tart, chicken & apricot casserole, cauliflower souffle and everyday sides such as roast potatoes, rice, beans and gravy!

Sarah will be back at Treetops in the New Year.

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

An update on this term's classes

Hello Everyone

Please find below a list of our classes this term that still have spaces remaining:

Autumn Aga

Tuesday 15 October

9:45am - 1:30pm

£65

Root Chakra AromaYoga

Wednesday 16 October

7pm - 9pm

£25

Capturing the Light in Oils

Friday 1 November

9:30am - 3pm

£80

Stormy Seas & Stormy Skies Watercolour

Tuesday 5 November

9:30am - 3pm

£75

Venice Watercolour

Wednesday 6 November

9:30am - 3pm

£75

Festive Papercutting

Tuesday 12 November

10am - 3pm

£60

Immune Support AromaYoga

Wednesday 13 November

7pm - 9pm

£25

Christmas Aga

Thursday 14 November

9:45am - 1:30pm

£65

Winter Scene Watercolour

Thursday 5 December

9:30am - 3pm

£75

Luxury Christmas Wreath Making

Tuesday 3 December

6:15pm - 9:30pm

£90

Luxury Christmas Wreath Making

Wednesday 4 December

9:45am - 1pm

£90

Festive Oils AromaYoga

Wednesday 11 December

7pm - 9pm

£25

To book any of these classes please email me

Aga Fish Class with Sarah

 A Delicious Aga class today with Sarah Whitaker

Ocean's Catch

So many great fish recipes, we learnt how to slow roast, grill, bake and steam.

Sarah guides us round the Aga explaining how it works and how to get the best out of it, whilst finding different recipes to fit in with her demonstration.

Above is a warming cassoulet and below a very tasty smoked mackerel and spring onion tart.

After the demonstration, everyone enjoyed a tasting lunch of all the food cooked, along with a glass of wine.

Today's recipes included scallops, tuna, a cassoulet, salmon, the tart, baked cod with crust, steamed sea bass, a smoky fish pie and a risotto!  Full of flavours, marinades and dressings.

Aga Demos are great!

Sarah is back on Tuesday 18 April for

AGA BAKING

Places are going fast, so EMAIL me to book your place

9:45am - 1:30pm

£65

Christmas Aga with Sarah Whitaker

Delicious and Festive

A great morning with Sarah and her Christmas recipes, ideas for the day itself and the days surrounding Christmas when you may be entertaining.

Plenty of top tips to do with ingredients, oven juggling, freezing and making ahead.

It's amazing what Sarah can achieve in 2.5 hours!

We had the turkey, roast potatoes, vegetables galore, a vegan curry, a rice dish, a vegetarian tart and 3 puddings!

The red cabbage below was delicious after it's simmer in mulled wine ....

The lighting of the Christmas Pud ...

After Sarah has finished, everyone enjoys a tasting lunch of all the food cooked along with some mulled wine.

Thanks to Sarah for another great Treetops Aga class.

Aga Christmas Parties with Sarah Whitaker

Thursday was Christmas Parties Aga with Sarah Whitaker

A new class full of delicious ideas for entertaining, canapes, meals, recipes that can be made ahead and frozen and tasty puddings.

It was also a good opportunity to get all of my festive bowls out of the cupboard!

Above are bacon pinwheels and below cheese puffs made with choux pastry, which Sarah demonstrated step by step.

Some warm home made onion bread, baked in the roasting oven.

We discussed how to cook root vegetables and potatoes in the Aga

A delicious mince family dish, perfect to make ahead and freeze in it's dish

Festive Flapjacks, these have a yummy mincemeat layer in them, Sarah then sprinkled them with icing sugar, edible glitter and her sprinkles!

Delicious Treacle & Walnut Tart

Sarah with her Wondrous Mushrooms, deliciously stuffed with caviar, dill and cream cheese.

There were so many festive things cooked, the kitchen smelt delicious!

We then enjoyed a tasting lunch of all the food cooked.

Sarah will be back at Treetops in 2018

Christmas Aga Class 2016 BOOK NOW!!

Our Christmas Aga class is slightly earlier this year:

Friday 4 Nov

There are a few places left, so please get in touch to book your place

CONTACT EMILY

The class is with Sarah Whitaker, an Aga accredited chef.

It runs from 9:45am - approx 1:30pm and includes a tasting lunch of the food cooked.

We alternate each year with either a beef or turkey menu.  This year it's the Beefs turn to take centre stage!  So even if you came last year, do come this year and get yourself another set of recipes to help with Christmas.

Sarah is great at giving you ideas of things you can make and freeze ahead of time, helps you with juggling the ovens on the day, and how to retain the heat.

There is plenty of time to ask questions.

Sarah also brings her travelling shop, there are some great present ideas, useful kitchen and Aga things, as well as her brilliant recipe books

The class costs £65 

Springtime Aga with Sarah Whitaker

It was lovely to have Sarah back on Friday for our Springtime Aga Class, delicious recipes, top tips and some great questions from the floor!

In the two hours, Sarah managed to fill every oven of my 4 door Aga and made a spiced lamb casserole, some tasty sea bass, new potatoes, a lentil and aubergine daal, a courgette tart, bread, a prawn and avocado salad, mushroom tarte tatin.

For pudding there were some gorgeous honey and ginger peaches, and an upside down toffee pudding.

And just to continue to show how the Aga can roast, grill, bake, steam, simmer etc, Sarah showed the speedy fried egg trick and the Aga Popcorn! Great fun.

After Sarah's demo, there was time for a tasting lunch of all the food cooked and an opportunity to pick up some bargains in her travelling shop of kitchen goodies.

Sarah will be back here for Summer Aga on Friday 6 May.  

10am - 1.30pm

£65

To book please email me

emily @treetops-newbury.co.uk

Christmas Aga with Sarah Whitaker

Sarah returned for our very popular Christmas Aga Class, which this year featured

TURKEY!

Sarah gave everyone plenty of tips and ideas for making a delicious Christmas Day Menu, this included lots of dishes that can be prepared and frozen ahead of time.

The Cranberry Sauce can be made as a gift.

Sarah made a delicious pear, walnut and stilton quiche for the vegetarians and showed us all how you don't need to 'bake blind' in an Aga.

There were plenty of vegetables accompaniments, crispy roast potatoes, perfect make ahead gravy, a root and sweet potato mash and a great recipe for the perfect sprouts!

As an alternative to the traditional Christmas pud, we also had a chocolate and fruit bombe, here it is covered in cream and golden stars glitter.

  

Sarah will be back with us in the New Year with new recipe ideas and plenty of tips and advice for using your Aga.

Friday 5 February

Springtime Aga

10am - 1.30pm

£65

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.

Summer Holidays

We wish you all a lovely Summer and look forward to seeing you next term.

We have some great classes to look forward to:

Beginners Watercolour

Wednesday 9 September

English Seaside Watercolour

Friday 18 September

A Winter Scene

Wednesday 25 November

Winter Anemones

Tuesday 8 December

All of our Watercolour classes are with Claire Warner and cost £70, this includes all of your materials, a 2 course lunch, a glass of wine and refreshments throughout the day.

9:30am - approx 3pm

Gift Vouchers are available for the term.

Sarah Whitaker returns for more Aga Classes, along with her newly published recipe book!

One Pot Wonders

Wednesday 16 September

Christmas Aga - Turkey

Tuesday 10 November

9:45am - approx 1:30pm

£65, this includes a tasting lunch of the food cooked, a glass of wine and a copy of the recipes to take home.

Aga Dinner Parties with Sarah Whitaker

Sarah joined us on Friday for an Aga demo.

"Aga Dinner Parties"

Lots of delicious recipes, great tips on preparing things ahead and how to use the Aga ovens effectively and efficiently. 

There were a great selection of puddings, especially this fruity jelly topped with pomegranate seeds in jewelled bowl.

Sarah returns to Treetops on Wednesday 16 September with her brand new class

"One Pot Wonders"

It costs £65 and runs from 9.45am - 1.30pm

This includes a tasting lunch, a glass of wine and a copy of the recipes

to take home with you.