Food and drink

The charity Cooking Champions is launching a 12-week cooking course for teenagers, starting on 15th March and described as perfect for anyone who wishes to find out about a range of different cuisines.

A chance for some hands-on Christmas cooking lessons at Cooking Champions' brand new kitchen in Ponders End. Suitable for kids and adults. Profits help fund Cooking Champions' invaluable work to feed the hungry.

Cooking Champions are raising money for Ukraine through a special Ukrainian menu on Friday 11th March. Available at the cafe in St Peter's Grange Park (9am to 2.30pm), by takeaway or at a special fundraising event in the evening, also at St Peter's.

Cooking Champions cooking lessons for kids (8-11 and 12-15) restart next week in Grange Park.

A new series of cooking lessons for kids starts next month in Grange Park, taught by the amazing local community interest company Cooking Champions. Students will learn how to prepare a range of different foods and dishes while picking up cooking skills that they can use more widely.

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Angela Grundlingh has sent a second Portuguese recipe, for a dish which she says is 'very pretty'. At first glance it looks like sliced up scotch egg, but it's actually quite different!

Angela Grundlingh moved to Southgate in December. She comes from a Portuguese background and is keen to share some of the recipes for Portuguese dishes that she cooks. Starting with a hearty winter soup.