Hi Everyone Vegan & Vegetarian Catering in the Illawarra & South Coast NSW at a Class Catering we have many menus to choose from, Over the past 5 years we have been asked to Cater many Vegetarian & Vegan Functions, with Healthy living, required to live a longer and more productive life, Vegetarian & Vegan cooking has become very popular, we at A-Class Catering have been asked on occasions to serve our food buffet style, to Yoga, and fitness retreats so we came up with our new buffet Menus for these weekend retreats, I hope you find them to be to
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Mulled Red Wine Today I’d like to share a recipe for Mulled Red Wine (gluhwein) But before I get to the recipe I’ll give you some fun facts & history about Mulled Wine. I had my first taste of Mulled Wine in New Zealand at a bar in the 90s at Coronet Peak after a long days skiing & then again in Canada at the Mount Whistler ski resort in British Columbia in 2010. But did you know that it was the ancient Roman’s who first created Mulled Wine when they were conquering Northern Europe & was a way to warm
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“Cannellini Beans” Today I’d like to share some fun facts, health, and nutrition & a recipe using cannellini beans Did you know that cannellini beans originated in South America, most likely in Argentina and Peru & like all beans in South America were exported to Europe in the 15th century by Spanish Explorers? Cannellini beans are a high-quality inexpensive source of protein & nutrition & have become diet staples in many cultures & are widely produced in Asia, Europe & North America. Cannellini beans are related to kidney beans & can also be known as white kidney beans. Eating Cannellini
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EGGPLANT recipe Today I’d like to share some fun facts, history and a recipe for Eggplant. Eggplant as a plant species that is believed to have originated in India where it continues to grow wild & has been cultivated in southern & eastern Asia since prehistory,& has only been first used in Europe in the 16th century when it was introduced by the Arabs when the first trade routes opened up. Did you know that Eggplant cultivation last year was 49.4 million tons with China producing 57%, while India contributes 27% & Egypt, Iran & Turkey the other major producers
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Salted Caramel Golden Dumplings. With the nights getting colder as winter approaches why not try these sweet & salty caramel dumplings,just perfect for a cozy night in. Believe it or not, these little treasures can be cooked in the slow cooker. This recipe serves 4 & are super easy to make ??.. Ingredients (dumplings) 1 cup self-raising flour 2 tablespoons caster sugar 40g butter 1/4 cup milk large pinch of sea salt flakes vanilla ice cream to serve custard to serve Caramel Sauce 3/4 cups golden syrup 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 50g butter 3/4 cup thickened cream Method 1
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CELERY Today I’d like to share a few fun facts, health tips & a recipe using Celery. Celery ?? Mmm well we all know that we use it for cooking in meals such as stews, salads,as a juice,casseroles,soups,as a snack, vegetarian & vegan meals,Asian & European cuisines,but did you know that the first uses of celery date back to 4000 BC & was called ‘Smillage'(wild celery)from archaeological discoveries in the Mediterranean area & was heavily used by the ancient Greeks & ancient Roman’s. Celery was also present in China as early as the 5th century & traces of celery seeds
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Moroccan Beef & Barley Stew.slow cooked With Autumn in full swing & the nights getting cooler as winter starts rolling around it’s time to start thinking about comfort foods & bring out & dust off the trusty old slow/cooker. So today I’m sharing a recipe for Moroccan Beef & Barley Stew slow cooked which is hearty & filling as well as low in fat & this Moroccan Stew makes the perfect family weekday dinner. This recipe serves 4 Ingredients 3 teaspoons olive oil 600g beef chuck steak, trimmed & cut into 3cm cubes 1 large brown onion peeled & chopped
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As the cold months arrive, the feeling of winter is here, as Australia has different seasons to our European friends, celebrating Christmas in Australia’s winter has become very popular pastime, Christmas in July is now a standard way of celebrating Christmas in our winter, to help celebrate A Class Catering, has made a special Christmas menu to help celebrate this lovely time of the year, have you ever thought of having Family & Freinds over to your house, function room or hire a holiday house in one of the beautiful areas on the South Coast of NSW, Kangaroo Valley, Gerringong, Kiama,
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Wow what a beautiful wedding at Balmoral Park Buxton NSW Southern Highlands A lovely Banquet menu was served, the weather was perfect, and just the most stunning outside area to have your table set up This property is ideal to have a small wedding or Fine Dining Dinner Party with family and friends, this particular wedding chose to have a Banquet Menu this menu is ideal for those who like a less formal approach and have that more family dining feeling, We also have many other menus available, from Buffet, BBQ, fine Dining, Finger buffet, and our new addition to the A-Class Menus selection,
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Steaming Food. Catering at events Today I’d like to share a recipe that uses steam as a cooking method ‘Asian-Style steamed Snapper’. I have had this dish many times when I was working in Sydney many moons ago & it is a favourite of mine ? Here are some fun facts & history of Steaming,did you know that some of worlds earliest examples of steam cooking can be traced back to the Stone Age in ‘Gunma Province,Japan’ & later evidence shows that steam cooking was used by the Italians & Sardinians during the Bronze Age & steaming pots dating back 10,000
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