Love the idea of a tasting session with only the finest
organic food out there? So do we! It's something Eco Cuisine specialises in,
and this past week we've done several for two completely different occasions.
Absolutely ideal if you have an idea of the food you want for an upcoming
event, but feel you need a little guidance to make the most of the occasion.
And don't forget drink too. As well as bringing you the best food combinations,
we can also advise on the wine to drink with it, bringing all the flavours into
line and enhancing every course!
OK, sales pitch over. Now, onto the tastings...
First up was a tasting for a civil partnership that's
happening in August, and second was a session with the Institute of Optimum Nutrition. Two
very different things, as you can see, but with one thing in common: both
wanted healthy food that was easy to eat and ideal for party mingling.
Additionally, each was looking for some of this food to be wheat and gluten
free as well. Not a problem for Eco Cuisine – many of our clients eat gluten
free food, and we delight in surprising them with some great ideas that taste
great and don't have to cost a fortune! (Though it should be noted that some
gluten free food is more expensive, purely because of the need to remove the
gluten in the first place).
On the menu first was prawn and avocado escebeche. Never
heard of it? Once you've tasted it then you'd be unlikely to forget! Popular in
South America, it's a zingy tasting dish of
marinated seafood, in this case organic prawns and avocado. Next up we kept
things eclectic with tortilla slices and marinated chicken, followed by polenta
topped with ratatouille. There was much more than just this, of course, and the
remainder of the menu kept everyone happy, consisting of smoked mackerel pate
on crispy leaf and then salmon & beetroot tartare. To finish, we did goats'
cheese with melon and cucumber, as well as delicious filo triangles of spinach
& feta cheese!
Once again, in a complete change of style and flow, Friday
brought something entirely different and interesting – a cookery course for six
Italian students over here studying English (it was a memorable morning and
Sonya even leant that there's no equivalent to a swede in Italy! Priceless
information I think you'll agree).
It wasn't all fun with language though...because there was
some serious work to be done! First of all, Sonya showed the students how to
create a proper, genuine Cornish pastry (look this up and you'll see that
there's a lot more to a proper Cornish pasty than first meets
the eye!). Chef Ness was also on hand to, and showed them what great cupcakes
were, including how to finish them off with amazing icing and decorations.
After this there was yet more to come…the students loved
making their very own pastry from scratch and chopped their own vegetables. By
all accounts they did a good job, as there was nothing left on any of their
plates at the end!
So, a great day had by all, and when they left they got to
take their cupcakes with them. An extra-special treat!
