One Day Courses at the Castle Leslie Cookery School last from 9.30am - 4.30pm with a break for lunch
Guilt-free Cooking
Learn to create delicious dishes with all the flavours and taste of your favourite treats, but without the guilt. A great way to start afresh and keep good intentions.
Death by Chocolate
Pure unadulterated indulgence for all diehard chocoholics. Learn how versatile chocolate can be from soups to soufflés, fruit to fondues and more.
Quick & Easy Cooking
Always in a rush? No time to cook? Learn how to buy and prepare fresh ingredients, before creating fantastic quick tasty meals in minutes.
Farmhouse Feasts
Do you run a guesthouse and want to add some delicious, wholesome dishes to your menus? Or perhaps you just love good wholesome meals and want to be able to recreate them yourself? This one-day course covers a selection of old favourites as well as some new dishes that your family or guests will love!
Catch of the Day
Castle Leslie's Fish Course is a great day packed with fun, advice, tips and inspiring recipes to get everyone involved and cooking confidently with fish and shellfish. Our class is designed to help de-mystify the selection, preparation and cooking of seafood. There is something for everyone whether supremely confident or just plain keen. Learn some simple delicious dishes to impress your friends and keep your creative urges satisfied.
Fun Family Cooking
A perfect way to have fun, bond with your children whilst also teaching them the basic cooking skills they will need later on in life. This course is a fun filled practical one-day course where parents and children cook together. Covering baking, making healthy snacks and simple meals, this really is fun for all the family!
Desserts to Die For
Always wanted to be able to make those mouth-watering desserts that you enjoy so much in restaurants? Now it’s your chance! Our chef will teach you a range of desserts to die for ranging from the simple to the more spectacular indulgent creations. Prepare to impress your friends and family with your newfound skills!
BBQ at it's Best
Barbecue's and al fresco eating are always synonymous with entertaining, healthy summer air and generally enjoying life. Its also means a lot less tidying up! Avoid burnt burgers, blackened steaks and sausages burned to a crisp this summer! Let us show you the best way to barbecue with lots of exciting new recipes for you to try. Go-on - don that apron and get ready to impress your friends and family with your most delicious BBQ banquet yet!
Game Fayre - Castle Leslie Style
Game is no longer just the food of those living in the country - it is now widely available in butchers, markets and supermarkets. This one day course is designed to introduce the enthusiastic amateur to cooking Game including choosing and buying, preparation, cooking and presentation. It will also cover suitable sauces, stuffings and accompaniments.
Tricks and Treats - Halloween Cooking
Want to make sure your kids get some real food in their systems before gorging themselves on their 'treats'? This one-day course will teach you some of your own Halloween tricks - fun, delicious and wholesome Halloween themed recipes that everyone will love!
Cook up a Classic Christmas
What do you think of in the run up to Christmas? - Is your excitement of spending Christmas with your loved ones overshadowed by the dread of Christmas cooking and entertaining? Buying and preparing for your Christmas feast can be a huge and daunting task however throughout this course, you will learn that planning is key! Our Chef will guide you through what ingredients are needed in advance, how your freezer can be your friend during this festive season allowing you to pre-prepare certain dishes and not forgetting the step by step guide to creating the all important Christmas Day feast!
Quick & Easy Christmas Feasts
A fantastic part of the festive season is enjoying the company of friends and family however a lot of us agonise over what to make whether its some light nibbles or a sumptuous feast. As spending quality time with your guests is so important, this course teaches you a range of delicious recipes from canapés to three course meals that are easy to make and can be prepared in advance. You will then be free to be the host or hostess and enjoy a special festive evening with friends.
Cooking with Allergies
In today's society, food allergies are becoming an increasingly prevalent problem and cooking for people with allergies can be quite a daunting task. Not only does it require extra special care and attention to avoid contamination but the choice can seem extremely limited? In this one-day course, our Chef discusses and demonstrates how it is possible to modify many standard dishes to remove allergens, introduces new dishes and provides practical cooking solutions for those with food allergies.
Easter Entertaining
Pick up some useful tips on how to prepare the ultimate Easter meal using locally produced ingredients whilst not forgetting luxurious chocolate delights for all. On completion of this course you’ll astonish friends and family this Easter.