tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post4675530303964096814..comments2013-01-21T19:10:08.366+00:00Comments on Green Dragonette: Veg At The River Cottage Cookery School...Green Dragonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-51441514643497990662012-06-17T11:19:13.645+01:002012-06-17T11:19:13.645+01:00I did fully intend to make the beetroot version an...I did fully intend to make the beetroot version and even looked at the beets when I went shopping this week...I just couldn’t make myself pick them up...I will try-promise!!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-85819508198421264382012-06-15T00:27:18.911+01:002012-06-15T00:27:18.911+01:00I want that tent how brilliant was that chandelier...I want that tent how brilliant was that chandelier, of course you need an army of people to put it up and take it down but a wonderful replacement untill the barn is rebuilt. The food sounds really tasty and I look forward to trying some. I would have been with the beginner cooks, as I am not great at it. However, I can understand how it would be frustating as the excelent cook that you are. I think you should definitly make the beetroot humus, beetroots are gorgeous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660534093327428936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-67624031680047514642012-06-06T21:45:16.222+01:002012-06-06T21:45:16.222+01:00Hi Choclette,
And not only had some people not ea...Hi Choclette,<br /><br />And not only had some people not eaten Dahl but some had never handled bread dough before...<br /><br />Yes with you on highly recommending cookery courses with Rachel at Demuth’ Vegetarian Cookery School in Bath. I think I’ve done probably almost all of the classes there over the years-great, great fun!!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-25866035910638490292012-06-06T21:44:24.148+01:002012-06-06T21:44:24.148+01:00Hi Shaheen,
Must admit I do enjoy going on cooker...Hi Shaheen,<br /><br />Must admit I do enjoy going on cookery courses to learn, meet the chefs and to enjoy the whole experience. A good day out with fellow foodies can be great fun! And I do agree with you having a nosey around kitchens is interesting....Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-78294275791915223022012-06-06T21:43:28.374+01:002012-06-06T21:43:28.374+01:00Thanks David-I did enjoy it!Thanks David-I did enjoy it!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-19399070305431172702012-06-05T20:22:30.741+01:002012-06-05T20:22:30.741+01:00Well if only I'd had a tent like that on campi...Well if only I'd had a tent like that on camping trips, I might be rather fonder of camping than I am! The day does sound fun, it's always good to cook with other people I find. but like you I would have expected something a little more challenging and interesting. AND how do people get through their lives without having eaten dahl?????<br /><br />I would highly recommend Demuth's vegetarian cookery school in Bath if ever you get the chance.Choclettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173996730095174268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-89584103764625023882012-06-05T20:15:31.369+01:002012-06-05T20:15:31.369+01:00I've never been to a cooking school, so I must...I've never been to a cooking school, so I must say I really enjoyed reading of your experience at RC Cooking School, but like you I would have been well disappointed in the pace and the recipes too, I would have found them just too basic. <br /><br />PS As much as I like the outdoors, and I completely appreciate why you ended up cooking up in a tent, I wouldn't have liked that either - I like have a nosy around kitchens, and I would have missed that.Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-77802889101358068472012-06-05T19:33:50.146+01:002012-06-05T19:33:50.146+01:00Sounds like a fabulous day!Sounds like a fabulous day!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-15142651403697091662012-06-05T16:45:07.431+01:002012-06-05T16:45:07.431+01:00Do hope you like some of the recipes from the Rive...Do hope you like some of the recipes from the River Cottage-I’m certainly enjoying them...just about to do my version of some asparagus hummus for this evening!!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-70881558679619980712012-06-05T14:15:47.456+01:002012-06-05T14:15:47.456+01:00To be true, I'm just not that into camping. I...To be true, I'm just not that into camping. I've had many a soggy tent experience and as much as die-hards tell you camping is 'wonderful', I've always found it miserable (except if I was on this cooking course of course) xxHotly Spicedhttp://hotlyspiced.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-10664630800653907292012-06-05T14:15:16.708+01:002012-06-05T14:15:16.708+01:00A thorough report on your experience at River Cott...A thorough report on your experience at River Cottage, thanks so much for sharing! You're an experienced enough to cook creatively, I can imagine how this might be too basic for you. I find sorting out cooking classes that emphasize teaching recipes from the ones that teach technique helps me to find ones that are more challenging and engaging. Am glad to read the tip about finding the RC veg series online!Diary of a Tomatohttp://diaryofatomato.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-11295044696161304862012-06-05T11:56:55.382+01:002012-06-05T11:56:55.382+01:00Hi Shu Han,
You are so right! The River Cottage T...Hi Shu Han,<br /><br />You are so right! The River Cottage Team were lovely to be with for the day-their passion for good food and to get more people cooking and being aware of where/how the food gets from plot to plate is very genuine indeed.Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-56079592699250186292012-06-05T11:56:23.451+01:002012-06-05T11:56:23.451+01:00Well, they do have a sale on at the moment if you ...Well, they do have a sale on at the moment if you are tempted...Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-4764876739374753012012-06-04T23:19:50.573+01:002012-06-04T23:19:50.573+01:00Wow, I'm so jealous! I love the river cottage ...Wow, I'm so jealous! I love the river cottage philosophy, and their approach to food, and their delciious recipes of course! I wish i had the chance to do sth like that. Everythign looks amazing and delicious, thanks for sharing this with us!Shu Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248873228185558472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-81268446321906751982012-06-04T19:45:38.338+01:002012-06-04T19:45:38.338+01:00That sounds like an amazing day, it looked fantast...That sounds like an amazing day, it looked fantastic. I'd love to go to one, I'm not that far away.Caroline Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094951829911274552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-20068976271557971812012-06-04T16:37:23.514+01:002012-06-04T16:37:23.514+01:00Hi Sissi,
Thank you very much indeed for visiting...Hi Sissi,<br /><br />Thank you very much indeed for visiting-I am so much enjoying reading your blog too-lovely, lovely recipes!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-30281477053674448582012-06-04T14:59:18.837+01:002012-06-04T14:59:18.837+01:00Hi, Green Dragonette. I'm so happy to be here!...Hi, Green Dragonette. I'm so happy to be here! You must have spent an unforgettable day there in spite of a partial disappointment. I do envy you! I have one River Cottage book and I really like it a lot (I have prepared several recipes and all of them were great), so if I lived a bit closer I would certainly get interested in their classes, although probably rather meat- or fish-oriented ;-) . Thank you for visiting my blog! I'm glad I have discovered yours!Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-53249202708205294412012-06-04T14:57:47.378+01:002012-06-04T14:57:47.378+01:00Hi Charles,
Those recipes were fantastic in the s...Hi Charles,<br /><br />Those recipes were fantastic in the series and I was so hoping to do much more of them..I’m really enjoying doing some of them from the cookbook at the moment. The fire at the barn made national news back in February this year. I had only just signed up the week before so waited with bated breath to see what would happen. And ‘sods law’ they brought in a ‘fire sale’ after that (great sense of humour on somebody’s part) and the course would have been £50 cheaper had I bought it then!! Saying that they now have a 60% off sale at the moment for all courses/events in June so the Veg course is a real bargain now!!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-20703419991236802222012-06-04T14:45:19.050+01:002012-06-04T14:45:19.050+01:00Yay, I just bought the River Cottage Veg tv series...Yay, I just bought the River Cottage Veg tv series on iTunes the other day and we've just finished watching it - so much fun and so nice to see so many delicious vegetables, but it really annoys me how people keep making such a distinction in food, like these meat-lovers being interviewed and saying "oh yeah, I've never had vegetarian food"... come on, it breeds this belief that every single meal has to consist of flesh of some sort.<br /><br />Loved seeing the photos - I didn't realise the fire which burnt the barn had been so recent.Charleshttp://fiveeurofood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-81370524619986635212012-06-04T11:16:24.569+01:002012-06-04T11:16:24.569+01:00Hi Liz,
Despite some disappointment with the leve...Hi Liz,<br /><br />Despite some disappointment with the level of the cooking required it was an enjoyable day and I am glad I finally got to visit River Cottage HQ. The vegetable hummus was very, very tasty-especially with some Dukka sprinkled over the top!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-34045714678326248192012-06-04T11:15:39.139+01:002012-06-04T11:15:39.139+01:00Hi Karen,
I’m with you on that!! Or have more ‘as...Hi Karen,<br /><br />I’m with you on that!! Or have more ‘assistants’ who can give more time and attention to those that need it. We were a large group of 20 so with just one tutor it was inevitable that some parts of the room saw more of him than another.Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-23452276818189860762012-06-04T08:56:14.351+01:002012-06-04T08:56:14.351+01:00I've only ever been to one cooking course - bu...I've only ever been to one cooking course - but it was 3 hours a week for 10 weeks (Indian food at the Hounslow Adult Education) and it was absolutely fabulous. I too would have got a bit frustrated to go to one which was as basic as this sounded but having said that it sounds like a lovely day and you can't beat a good tent in my book! Now I want to make carrot humous.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-8397838577974023822012-06-03T23:26:54.296+01:002012-06-03T23:26:54.296+01:00Posh is definitely the right term to describe the ...Posh is definitely the right term to describe the tent. I have been part of many cooking classes. Sometimes I think they do the simplest of recipes...thinking that most of us are not capable of doing anything else. I think they should offer two levels of classes. Just because we are not a trained chef...we are good and capable cooks.Karen (Back Road Journal)http://backroadjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-16795169846892390012012-06-03T13:40:12.006+01:002012-06-03T13:40:12.006+01:00Hi Charlie,
The ‘posh tent’ was fab though I have...Hi Charlie,<br /><br />The ‘posh tent’ was fab though I have to say it would take a lot nowadays to get me to sleep again under canvas...I still have memories of waking up in a tent with the sound of rain thundering on the sides of the tent and smelling all the damp clothing waiting to be worn that day...Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007920158148137373.post-25146111205517101822012-06-03T13:39:40.671+01:002012-06-03T13:39:40.671+01:00Hi Lrong,
Yes I do love my veggies and haven’t ea...Hi Lrong,<br /><br />Yes I do love my veggies and haven’t eaten meat for most of my life now. I do though, like you, enjoy fish!!Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.com