The Sacred Chef has been engaged by three McDonald’s restaurants, on the Sunshine Coast, to expose their managers to new culinary experiences and techniques. Forward thinking franchisee owners have brought their teams to the Sacred Chef cooking school, here in Maleny on the Sunshine Coast hinterland, for a day or night of fun learning and delicious eating and drinking.
Keeping the menu to a mix of familiar and a few more exotic dishes, a really lovely group of people enjoyed and celebrated the bounty of the Sacred Chef table. In the cooking studio, McDonald’s employees from the Sunshine Coast, showed their professionalism and training, by adapting quickly and proficiently to new techniques and the preparation of unfamiliar dishes. Hats off to the teams and to the enlightened thinking of the franchisee owners.
Who knows what this may one day lead to? But exposure to more complex dishes, and tasting new ingredients and produce, can only be of benefit to these human beings, who happen to work in McDonalds. Sacred Chef corporate cooking days are all about finding enthusiasm and inspiration for eating well and cooking well on the Sunshine Coast – which can result in better health and enlightened living for the individuals who attend.
For a rewarding and highly enjoyable day or night, the Sacred Chef cooking school is a good choice.
5499 9280
November 11, 2011 | Categories: cooking classes, cooking schools, corporate fun days, Latest Blog, menu, nutrition, Reviews, Sacred Chef Catering | Tags: cooking classes maleny, cooking classes sunshine coast, cooking lessons maleny, cooking lessons sunshine coast, cooking school maleny, cooking school sunshine coast, corporate cooking days sunshine coast, delicious, healthy food, sacred chef, sunshine coast cooking lessons, sunshine coast cooking school, sunshine coast corporate day outs | Leave A Comment »
The Sacred Chef is now cooking at Queensland’s most organic cafe, the Green Kitchen Cafe in Maleny, next to to the Maleny Library at 11 Coral St. Green Kitchen is open for breakfast and lunch, Mon to Sat 8.30am until 2.30pm, and has delicious organic cakes, coffee and meals. The cafe also houses an organic retail store for all your fruit, veggie and a wide range of bottled and dried goods, at, what I have been reliably informed are, the best prices on the sunshine coast and hinterland.
The menu is now receiving a Sacred Chef make-over, in tandem with vegetarian chef, Andy, who is a very experienced and talented organic chef. So come and see us and partake in some sensational organic dishes for breakfast and lunch. Pure food with flair!
Sacred Chef organic cooking classes on the sunshine coast, are available seven days a week – so book a class today!
October 14, 2011 | Categories: cooking classes, cooking schools, menu, Organic | Tags: cooking classes maleny, cooking classes sunshine coast, cooking lessons maleny, cooking lessons sunshine coast, cooking school maleny, cooking school sunshine coast, delicious, Maleny cooking classes, maleny cooking school, organic cooking classes maleny, sacred chef cooking classes, sacred chef cooking school, sunshine coast cooking school, vegetarian | Leave A Comment »
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Cooking school on the sunshine coast
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Spanner crab meat & bean shoot rice paper rolls with hoi sin sauce.
Salted fresh pineapple with toasted cashews & seeds.
Snapper fillet Thai fish cakes with cucumber dipping sauce.
Baby green lipped clams with chilli jam served with jasmine rice.
Grilled prawns with ginger, basil & lemongrass.
Glass noodle sesame raw veg salad with fresh mint & lime.
Sticky black rice pudding with fresh red paw paw & coconut cream.
October 9, 2011 | Categories: cooking classes, cooking schools, menu, Sacred Chef Catering, Uncategorized | Tags: cooking classes maleny, cooking classes sunshine coast, cooking lessons maleny, cooking lessons sunshine coast, cooking school sunshine coast, coriander, healthy food, Maleny cooking classes, maleny cooking school, sunshine coast cooking classes, sunshine coast cooking school, Thai | 3 Comments »
Lingiune Vongole
In my version of this classic Mediterranean dish, I use
leeks, bacon, chicken stock, rocket & white wine to accompany
• 500g fresh linguine pasta
• 2 whole leeks chopped
• 4 large cloves garlic chopped coarsely
• 2 rashes streaky bacon chopped
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 3 tbspn olive oil
• 500g baby clams
• 1 tspn chilli flakes
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 cup wild rocket chopped
• 2 tbspns parsley chopped
• 1 tbspn fresh lemon juice
• salt & black pepper to taste
Cook your pasta in a generous amount of salt till
al dente. In a large pan saute rosemary, chilli, garlic, bacon,
leeks, olive oil, salt and clams for a few minutes
before adding wine and then placing a lid on
your pan – cook for a further 10 minutes over a
moderately high heat. Stir clams as they open in the cooking
liquir before adding in your cooked lingiune, rocket leaves, parsley & lemon juice. Finish with black
pepper to taste. Pasta should be slippery with oil and juices.
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Cooking School sunshine coast
August 12, 2011 | Categories: classic dishes, cooking classes, cooking schools, corporate fun days, menu, Recipes, Sacred Chef Catering, Uncategorized | Tags: baby clams, clams, Italian food, linguine, noodles, pasta, recipe, sacred chef, seafood pasta, vongole | Leave A Comment »
Tapas King Prawns
Mooloolaba king prawns panfried in garlic, chilli and
fino sherry.
• 500g king prawns peeled tails on
• 1 tbspn garlic minced
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 tspn chilli flakes
• 2 rashes streaky bacon chopped finely
• 2 tbspn fino sherry
• 1 tbspsn fresh lime juice
• 1 tbspn parsley chopped
• salt & black pepper to taste
In a large frypan saute oil, salt, rosemary, chilli, garlic
& bacon until bacon is crispy, before adding prawns
and cooking both sides for 5 minutes . Finish with
sherry, lime, parsley & black pepper and enclose
pan with lid for a minute or two to infuse flavours.
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Cooking School on the sunshine coast
August 12, 2011 | Categories: classic dishes, cooking classes, cooking schools, corporate fun days, Latest Blog, menu, Recipes, Sacred Chef Catering, Uncategorized | Tags: garlic prawns, king prawns, prawns, Recipes, tapas | Leave A Comment »
Chickpea & Lemongrass Curry
Curry
4 Finger Eggplants halved
3 cups cooked chickpeas
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 can coconut milk
1 tbspn ghee or canola oil
2 cups sweet potato chopped
3 brown onions chopped
1 tbspn chopped garlic
1 lemongrass stalk chopped into segments
2 tbspn finely sliced ginger
1 tspn yellow mustard seeds
2 tspn fenugreek
1 tspn coriander seeds
2 tspn cumin seeds
3 tspns ground turmeric
3 tspns sea salt
2 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon quill
2 tspn garam masala
2 whole dried red chillies
1 cup chopped fresh coriander
black pepper to taste
Grind your spices in a mortar with pestle & as the irritation & impatience strikes at the indignity of having to do actual physical work, think of the connection you are forging with hundreds of previous generations who have ground their spices in just this way. Leave a few mustard & cumin seeds whole to accompany the cinnamon, cardamom & vanilla in their unground states.
Dry roast the spices for a few minutes in a large heavy based saucepan, before adding ghee or oil & onion, chillies, lemongrass, sweet potato, ginger & garlic. Sweat & sauté for 10 minutes before adding crushed tomatoes & eggpant. Simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour, checking on liquidity factor & adding a little water if needed.
Add in chickpease & grilled eggplant fingers 20 minutes before serving.
Stir in chopped fresh coriander just before serving.
Serve with your choice of basmati or jasmine rice, turmeric coriander pan-breads, fresh mint raita and tomato chutney.
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Delicious vegetarian dishes from the Sacred Chef cooking school sunshine coast
August 9, 2011 | Categories: classic dishes, cooking classes, cooking schools, curries, menu, Recipes, vegetarian | Tags: classic dishes, coconut curry, coriander, curries, favourite dishes, garam masala, healthy cooking, legumes, lemongrass, low fat cooking, most popular, nutritious cuisine, pulses, sacred chef curry, south Indian dishes, spices, vegetarian classics | Leave A Comment »
Zucchini Cardamom Macadamia Nut Cake
1 cup plain flour
1 cup SR flour
1 cup LSA (linseed sunflower almond meal)
1 cup macadamia nut meal
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 tspn lemon zest
1 tspn baking powder
1 tspn cardamom grnd
4 eggs
2 cups canola oil
1.5 cups mascobado sugar
1 cup zucchini grated
1 cup soy or rice milk
1 tspn vanilla extract
Preheat fan forced oven to 170 degrees
Grease & line a cake tin. In a large bowl sift flours, then add all dry ingredients to this mix. In a separate bowl beat eggs, lemon, sugar, vanilla, soy milk, oil & zucchini. Fold mixtures together with all remaining ingredients & pour into cake tin & bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Ice with a coffee or chocolate frosting.
©Sacred Chef.
Great vegetarian cooking at the Sacred Chef cooking school sunshine coast
Midas Word
August 9, 2011 | Categories: cakes, cooking classes, cooking schools, menu, Recipes, Sweet, vegetarian | Tags: afternoon tea, cake with a difference, cardamom, distinctive cake, healthy dessert, macadamia nuts, oil based cake, sacred chef cake recipe, unique cake, zucchini, zucchini cake | 2 Comments »
Vegetarian Cooking Classes in Maleny
Would you like to extend your vegetarian, culinary repertoire and feel more confident in tackling a vast array of vegetarian ingredients? In most of the great cuisines of the world 90% of the ingredients are from the vegetable kingdom, so it makes sense to know how to treat the numerous, delicious, members of this most healthy family.
Each vegetarian cooking class includes a delicious lunch at the conclusion of each 2 hour session in the cooking studio.
Let me know what you would like to learn more about or explore and we will cater for your requirements during the course!
You will receive a take home pack of recipes, notes, articles and nutritional information each week!
What a great way to spend a day on the sunshine coast, in the green and beautiful hinterland, overlooking the Glass House Mountains!
My vegetarian background is that I had my own vegetarian restaurant in Kings St, Newtown for nearly 10 years. Prior to this I was the chef at Zorba the Buddha vegetarian restaurant in Taylor Square, Sydney; and before this Commune Chef for Satprakash Rajneesh Centre. More recently I was WellBeing Magazine’s food editor for five years.
NEXT SERIES BEGINS 8 OCTOBER 2011.
AMAZING VALUE – Includes a lunch to really live for!
$69 per person per class.
$399 per person for the series.
Class numbers are limited to 6 participants
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August 3, 2011 | Categories: cooking classes, cooking schools, corporate fun days, health, Historical Cooking, Latest Blog, menu, nutrition, Recipes, Retreats, Uncategorized, vegetarian | Tags: cooking classes maleny, cooking classes sunshine coast, cooking school maleny, cooking school sunshine coast, sacred chef vegetarian classes, vegetarian cooking, vegetarian cooking classes, vegetarian cooking school | 1 Comment »
Cooking School on the Sunshine Coast
The Sacred Chef cooking school on the sunshine coast, is the perfect place for hands-on cooking experience in our well equipped cooking studio, here in Maleny. Fun learning in beautiful surrounds, overlooking the Glass House Mountains, and even better you get to eat what we make in relaxed comfort after the class.
For a great day of sensuous experience and stimulating learning in South-East Queensland, the Sacred Chef cooking school is the ideal outlet for those that love their food and cooking. You will be introduced to local produce, made here on the sunshine coast, like silky smooth buffalo milk cheeses and other great organic ingredients. Coffees, wines and exotic fruits are all to be sampled at the Sacred Chef cooking school in Maleny.
Classes are:
- 2 hours in the cooking studio hands-on
- apron & knives provided
- leisurely lunch follows each class
- fine wines by the glass
- take home pack of recipes & notes
- articles & food philosophy
- complimentary magazine
- goodie bag
Purchase a Sacred Chef Gift Voucher for your cooking class and arrange a suitable time & date when you are ready!
The perfect foodie gift!
5499 9280
sacredchef@midasword.com.au
Maleny’s premier cooking school
Cooking school only one hour’s drive from Brisbane
Sunshine coast hinterland cooking school for budding masterchefs
Cooking school for him and her on the sunshine coast, south east Queensland
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August 3, 2011 | Categories: cooking classes, cooking schools, corporate fun days, Historical Cooking, Latest Blog, menu, nutrition, Recipes, Sacred Chef Catering, vegetarian | Tags: cooking classes maleny, cooking classes sunshine coast, cooking school maleny, cooking school sunshine coast, cooking series sacred chef, food philosophy, hand-on cooking classes, Recipes, vegetarian cooking classes, vegetarian cooking series | 7 Comments »
Why catering?
If you are having a function at home, why engage a caterer?
- So that you can enjoy your own party!
- You may like to offer your guests something different, which is beyond your culinary repertoire.
- It can make your event even more special and memorable.
- Less work and much less stress when you are entertaining.
- It can actually prove to be more cost effective, when you factor in the kitchen clean-up.
What to look for when deciding on a caterer?
- Obviously word of mouth is the first indicator, ask friends and acquaintances.
- Check out the caterer’s website and look for testimonials and referees.
- Spend a bit of time, either online reading between the lines or speaking on the phone with the caterer.
- Have an idea about what style of food or menu composition you are looking for.
- Ask lots of questions and don’t die wondering!
If you are thinking about catering for a work or business related function or event, then good catering can make a big difference to the overall success of your project. If your intention is to produce an event, which is memorable for all the right reasons, then catering can take your event to the next level in terms of client satisfaction. Feeding your guests delicious and delightfully nutritious food shows that you care about the wellbeing of your clients and that makes a powerful and lasting impression.
Why engage a caterer for your next work function?
- So that you can include the menu and presentation as part of your overall design.
- To give your guests, clients and colleagues the best you can.
- To be able to focus on client relationships during the event.
- So that you can relax in the knowledge that this part of the function is taken care of.
- To save time and ultimately money, think of the running around and clean-up.
Catering is hard, hot and dirty work, so if you can find someone who loves doing it, well it isn’t rocket science.
June 6, 2011 | Categories: Latest Blog, menu, nutrition, Sacred Chef Catering, Specials, Uncategorized | Tags: business development, caterers, catering, cleaning, client satisfaction, dirty work, economic reasons, event catering, events, feasts, functions, hard work, Maleny caterers, promotional event, psychology of catering, reasons to cater, retreat catering, seminar catering, smelly business, weddings, word of mouth | Leave A Comment »
The sunshine coast has many unique and wonderful features that you cannot find anywhere else in Australia. Unfortunately a proliferation of outlets providing distinctive and delicious food is not one of them. There are a few special restaurants located here and there but the vast majority of commercial food outlets are serving bland and boring food. The major reason for this is that they are all buying their ingredients from the same companies – who deliver packaged, processed and usually frozen food right to the kitchen door.
Wondered why that calamari/salt and pepper squid tastes exactly the same (flavourless and spiceless) at every cafe/restaurant you go to? Well it is all prepared in the same factory and then frozen, before being distributed to outlets around the country. Despite having Mooloolaba fishing harbour on our doorstep, very few restaurants utilise fresh local seafood on their menus up this way. It’s a shame but nobody seems to care enough to change this situation. I always say every area gets the restaurants they deserve – that is the beauty of the free market after all.
Sauces and dressings are often made from pre-prepared tubs of factory produced stuff. You may as well stay at home and eat the sauces out of the jars that you purchased at the supermarket. The great majority of food on many menus, simply involves taking something out of the freezer and dropping it into the deep fryer. That is why if you have a look in the kitchen at many cafes/restaurants, there is only one or possibly two people in the kitchen – because they are not really doing any cooking, just re-heating. Despite this you are often paying over $20+ for a dish – that is not to say that many restaurants are making a great deal of money, quite the reverse as real estate/rents are way too expensive in Australia and to get anything maintained or built up this way costs a fortune. So the restaurateur is not going to pay more or go out of his way to put something special on the plate unless there is a demand for it or he or she has a real committment to that kind of thing. Did you know that around 90% of all restaurants in Australia are operating on less than 2% profit margins?
I suppose when dining out you just have to hope that the decor is pretty special.
Another solution would be to actually encourage the tiny percentage of illegal immigration we are receiving and get these refugees from Afghanistan to come up here and open some restaurants. It is a great immigration tradition and that is why our Australian cities now have such rich and diverse culinary cultures. The sunshine coast is way too “white bread” and we need some hard working first generation Australians to share their culture and cuisine with us. Enriching our communities and offering real value for money delicious and distinctive food.
February 5, 2011 | Categories: Latest Blog, menu, Reviews | Tags: cafes, chefs, commercial kitchens, food, food review, regional food in Australia, restaurant reviews, restaurants, sunshine coast | Leave A Comment »
Gourmet Pizzas
13″ – $20 or 15″ – $25
- Pesto, bacon, pumpkin, goat’s cheese.
- Tomato, bacon, olives, Spanish salami & onion, red capsicum, eggplant.
- Ground beef, chilli, tomato, sour cream, red capsicum.
- Tomato, mushroom, basil, pumpkin, feta, eggplant.
Calzone – Spinach, feta, parmesan, eggplant, pumpkin, olives.
Pizzas available vegetarian please specify combination.
Anchovies, extra chilli, & other combinations available on request.
All thin crusted pizzas are topped with mozzarella and bases are made with the finest 00 flour in combination with spelt flour.
Pasta Dishes
- Linguine with Chorizo sausage, black olives, tomato, goat’s cheese. $18
- Fettucine with grilled chicken, pesto, rocket, broccoli. $18
- Spinach & ricotta lasagne. $16
Vegetarian Dishes
- Gazpacho chilled tomato soup. $9
- Raw veg, sesame tofu, rice noodle salad. $12
- Avocado, pickled ginger, spinach leaf salad. $12
- Leek & olive pastry with garden salad. $14
- Pumpkin, tofu, almond curry with basmati rice. $16
- Broccoli & cauliflower gratin. $14
- Potato & eggplant moussaka. $15
Desserts
- French flourless chocolate cake with double cream. $8
- Pear, walnut, cream cheese strudel with double cream. $7
- Fruit sald with honey yoghurt. $7
Ordering in Maleny
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Purchase a Sacred Chef Gift Voucher for your cooking class and arrange a suitable time & date when you are ready!
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