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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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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When Catering on the south coast for food allergies Vegetarian, Gluten Free & Vegan… At A Class Wedding Catering, we are the specialist for catering to your needs. As trends change with most Weddings these days the bride or groom want to celebrate there special day in an exotic location here on the South Coast NSW… Yes there are many catering businesses’ chasing you for your special day & hard earn money but we at A Class Wedding Catering we cater for everyone ? Which brings me to the minor majority (sorry) Martin & I have catered 4 Vegan Weddings… 1
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Blueberry Melon Prawn & Feta Salad. Today I’d like to share a simple recipe for Blueberry Melon Prawn & Feta Salad. As always I have some interesting facts about the humble Blueberry, did you know that blueberries can date back many centuries to a north/eastern America & were gathered by the Native Americans & were widely abundant on both northern coasts the Pacific on the west & the Atlantic on the east. Also by eating a half cup of blueberries, it contains the same amount of antioxidants as 2 1/4 of broccoli 2 1/2 cups of spinach & 2 1/2
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Grazing Station Menu This menu is Ideal for Informal Weddings, Birthday parties, and anniversaries Served as individual station your guests can wander around and choose at their leisure, this is one of A Class Caterings most popular menus, we cater for many functions on the South Coast of NSW from Wollongong to Batemans Bay including Berry, Kangaroo Valley, Gerringong, Shoalhaven, Nowra, Jervis Bay, with our many years of experience we can organise that special function ,we have many menus available so please take a look at our website * Selection of local and imported cheeses * Chicken parfait, duck pates, pork
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Bread and Butter Pudding Today I’d like to share a simple and easy recipe for Bread & Butter Pudding. But before I get to the recipe I’d like to share some fun facts about Bread & Butter Pudding. Did you know that Bread and Butter Pudding can be traced back to the early 11th and 12th centuries as Chefs & Cooks were looking for ways to use stale leftover bread instead of it going to waste? In the 13th century, Bread & Pudding became very popular in England & continues to be to this very day & a favourite of British
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Silverbeet recipe Today I’d like to share a simple recipe for Silverbeet that my Bubcha(grandmother in Polish)made for me when I was young & now I’m cooking it for my family ?. Being of Polish descent I classify this dish as ‘peasant cooking) But before I get to the recipe I’d like to share some fun facts about Silverbeet. Did you know that Silverbeet was cultivated from Sea-Beet & originated in Europe near the coast of the Mediterranean sea & was named ‘Chard’ which descends from the 14th-century French word ‘carde’from the Latin word ‘Carduus’meaning artichoke thistle(without the spikes). Chard is
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Banana Bread Recipe. Today I’d like to share a simple recipe for Banana Bread,which is eaay to prepare & easy to cook. So now to the recipe which makes 10 slices Ingredients 1 3/4 cups plain flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon bi carb soda pinch of salt 2/3 cups of caster sugar 1/2 cup of chopped almonds (omit almonds for allergy reasons) 3 teaspoons vanilla essence 2 eggs lightly 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup smashed bananas Method 1 pre heat oven to 190 degrees celsius or 170 degrees celsius fan forced meanwhile spray a 7cm deep 10
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Vegan Samosa Pinwheels Recipe w/ Green Chutney Today I’d like to share a recipe for Vegan Samosa Pinwheels w/ Green Chutney which will be one of the canapes served next week at a cocktail style wedding at Clifton School of Arts in Clifton situated on the South Coast NSW AUSTRALIA.. But before I get to the recipe I can honestly say that Martin & I are not Vegans nor are we vegetarians ? but as a business A Class Catering we cater to everyone & are very happy to help w/ all your catering needs with no disrespect or prejudice ? A Class Catering..
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Orchard Farm Tallong, All Function centres A Class Catering have Catered at over the last 10 years, have had their own identity and uniqueness So last weekend, we catered for Matt and lorins Wedding reception at Orchard farm at Tallong, a small country town in the Southern Highlands of NSW After a 1 hour and twenty minute drive from our base at Shellharbour, we arrived at this beautiful Orchard and working farm The view was stunning, with the fruit trees in the background, with a view to die for We were welcomed by lorin and was taken over to the
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