Free From Cookery

We had a fun and interesting Free From Cookery Class last week which covered cooking with a whole range of ingredients that are free from gluten, wheat, dairy, soya, nuts and egg.

It was one of those classes where we were too busy talking and eating to remember to take photos!

But I did remember to take a photo of the egg free meringues being whisked

and take a photo of them as cute little meringue kisses fresh out of the oven,

they are a revelation and really delicious, you would never know they are egg free.

We enjoyed a delicious tasting lunch of fish pie, followed by flapjack pear crumble, a carrot cake and tasted the perfect gluten free pastry as little jam tarts.

We will be running this class again in September, watch out for it, it's definitely worth coming if you yourself have intolerances or allergies, or if you cook for family or friends who have.

Spring at Treetops

We are having a quiet week, as it's half term, enjoying the sunshine and the snowdrops.

Don't forget if you love snowdrops and are near Newbury, go and visit 

Welford Park

open til Sunday 3 March

(closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)

After half term we are welcoming Claire back after her hand operation, and we have spaces available on 

A Walk in the Cotswolds

Wednesday 27 February

Magnolia Spring Blossom

Thursday 28 February

Both classes run from 9:30am - 3pm and cost £75

This includes all of your materials and a 2 course lunch with a glass of wine.

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Further ahead in March we have our popular

Beginners & Refreshers Watercolour Class

Tuesday 26 March

Singing in the Rain

Wednesday 27 March

A Colourful Market Scene

Thursday 4 April

For all other Watercolour dates, click HERE

We have one space left on our February Candlelit Yoga Supper Evening with Laura

Tuesday 26 February

7pm - 9:30pm

£30

&

5 places left on

Friday 22 March

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Laura is holding a Relax & Restore Retreat Day here on Saturday 9 March

11:30am - 4:30pm

A lovely relaxing day, full of yoga, relaxation, fresh air, creativity, delicious food and sound meditation.

£75

2 places left

Our next AromaYoga evening with Rachel is on Wednesday 1 May

7pm - 9pm

£25

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Lucy is here for a NEW Freehand Machine Embroidery workshop on Tuesday 19 March

10am - 3pm

£60 this includes all your materials and a light lunch

(bring your own machine)

and also another Papercutting Class,

these are great fun, and our next one on Tuesday 7 May is Personalised Papercutting, you will choose in advance some templates for cards, that Lucy will prepare for you and bring along to the class.

10am - 3pm

£60

I'm really looking forward to welcoming Linzi from The White Horse Flower Company for a Floral Workshop

Tuesday 14 May

9:45am - 1:30pm

£90

Linzi will be bringing some beautiful flowers and baskets of goodies and will show you how to create some beautiful floral arrangements.  May is the perfect month for this class.

You will then have a go, with her help, to make something stunning to take home with you.

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In the kitchen we have Sarah returning for an

Aga Baking Class

Thursday 18 April

9:45am - 1:30pm

£65

and I will be running a

Free From Cookery Class

Friday 10 May

10am - 1:30pm

£50

great recipes without gluten, dairy, egg etc

Both classes include a tasting lunch of all the food cooked.

We hope to see you at one of our Spring Classes

To book please email me

Free From Cookery Class

We had a really interesting and delicious morning, for our Free From Cookery Class.

We covered most of the intolerant and allergy foods such as gluten, wheat, dairy, egg, soya and nut.

We looked at the variety of alternatives, spoke about the different places that are available to buy ingredients both instore and online.

We made some crunchy chickpea nibbles coated in spices with a starter of mackerel dip.

Our main course was a gorgeous fish pie, topped with both potato and sweet potato.

After the demonstration, there as a tasting lunch of all the food cooked.

These meringue kisses were a huge hit, especially when everyone discovered that they were #eggfree and were made from chickpea water aka Aquafaba!

We made perfect pastry and had some little jam and nut butter tarts.

The kitchen smelt delicious from the Carrot Cake, full of sweet smelling orange and cinnamon.

To finish with we had an apple and chocolate crumble, heavenly, served with dairy free ice cream or oatly dairy free cream.

Everyone went home with a copy of the recipes and full tummies!

I will be running this class again on Friday 23 November

6:30pm - 9:30pm

£50

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Next week we have our Monday morning Yoga & Meditation classes and our new Introduction to Papercutting on Thursday (2 spaces left).

What's on in September & October .....

Schools are heading back, the new term is underway

Here are our forthcoming classes for September and October

There are currently spaces available on them all

Tuesday 25 September - Watercolour Greece

9:30am - 3pm  £75  lunch & materials incl.

Friday 28 September - Free From Cookery

10am - 1:30pm  £50  tasting lunch incl.

Thursday 4 October - An Intro to Papercutting

10am - 3pm  £60  lunch & materials incl.

Monday 8 October - Woolly Drop in Club

1:30pm - 4pm  £5  wool & refreshments incl.

Wednesday 10 October - Watercolour Autumn Leaves

9:30am - 3pm  £80  lunch & materials incl.

Wednesday 17 October - AromaYoga Evening

7-9pm  £25  nibbles & warm drinks incl.

Thursday 18 October - Evening Arm Knitting

7pm - 9:30pm  £80  fizz & nibbles incl.

Saturday 20 October - Relax & Restore Retreat

11:30am - 4:30pm  £75  lunch & goody bag incl.

Wednesday 24 October - Watercolour Beginners

9:30am - 3pm  £75  lunch & materials incl.

Thursday 25 October - Watercolour Wild Poppies

9:30am - 3pm  £75  lunch & materials incl.

Email Emily to book