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PYO now Closed
Constant rain on the fruit has cut short our season. Hopefully see you all next year!!
Farm Shop Specials!
Ready picked Strawberries picked daily!
New Home Grown potatoes, Wirral watercress and wild rocket!!
Claremont Kitchen
Vegi-table cookery courses, NEW Bread making course plus Caribbean cooking and Chocolate workshops on the forthcoming events page!!
The Vegi Table Spring/Summer Workshops
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Just Bread
A full day course (9.30am - 4.00 pm) devoted entirely to bread making, ranging from basic loaves and individual seeded rolls to enriched doughs, flat breads and fougasse. Also includes the perfect bread and pudding!
Date: Course full
A Taste of Winter Vegetables
A Mix & Match day course with both demos and workshops to help inspire you to make the most of Claremont's fabulous autumn and winder veg. Recipes include side dishes such as cauliflower a la Greque and braised red cabbage, as well as a quick & easy butternut squash stew, parsnip tarte tartin, kale and swede potato cakes, baked red onions with feta and even a sweet potato pudding.
Date: October 23rd
Slicing & Dicing
This half day course is Aaperfect introduction to knife skills....learn to slice and dice effortlessly, just like the professionals, as well as how to choose and sharpen your own knives. Recipes include hearty Tuscan bean soup and seasonal fruit tarts for a lunchtime snack as well as spicy red rice salad and a posh coleslaw with dairy free mayo to take home.
Date: October 2nd
For more details contact Mo on 07732 791 496 or visit www.vegi-table.co.uk
read more about the amazing pair in a 2 page article in the daily post
Gift vouchers avaiable to buy from Claremont Farm Shop or direct from Mo and Sarah....the perfect Christmas present!!!
Preserving the Nation Workshop
26/07/2010
Summer – hands-on traditional preserving class using soft fruits combined with hedonistic elements of alcohol, vanilla & chocolate.
To celebrate National Jam Week, this seasonal workshop will feature soft fruits, alcohol, vanilla and chocolate which are a match made in heaven… This one day workshop will inspire you to create wonderful preserves using these three key ingredients. Clippy is at the forefront of the preserving world and has been highly acclaimed by BBC Countryfile as one of the best preservers in the UK. Starting from her home kitchen in Cheshire, Clippy’s Apple Preserves is now stocked nationally from Harvey Nichols to John Lewis & the National Trust. So don’t miss this hedonistic workshop inspired by Clippy’s favourite ingredients.
Clippy from Clippy's Apples will be putting together a Christmas spectacular preserving session including treats for Christmas Day and unique Christmas presents. So get your apron on and get stuck in…
Clippy’s Apples are an award winning company producing lip-smacking British-apple-based jams, jellies & chutneys. Clippy's are dedicated to the preservation of British apple heritage. All their preserves are based upon British apples and are lovingly handmade in small batches to retain their true flavour, with no added nasties!
For more info about Clippy’s visit www.clippys.com or the forthcoming events page to find out when Clippys “Pickling” down at the farm!
‘National Jam Week’ will occur June 21-28!www.jamweek.org
Clippy’s mission to ‘preserve the nation’. www.preservingthenation.org
To book either e-mail thefamily@claremontfarm.co.uk or contact clippy directly. Places limited, booking essential.
Next workshop is on Wednesday 8th DEC 7pm-9.30pm @ £40/person...book early to avoid disappointment.
HEALTHY COOKING AFRO-CARIBBEAN STYLE
18/07/0010
RNK brings you a unique blend of Afro-Caribbean food offering you an insight into an untapped fresh ingredients list packed with all the essential nutrients to nourish your body, promoting optimum wellbeing. More importantly if you are a vegetarian or a vegan. Have you tried the Ackee or the Calalloo? These ingredients guarantee you, high fibre, essential fatty acids, Quality protein, and up to 87% of your daily nutritional requirements more than any other food class. In other words you can live on these!
What is more, the ingredients and the recipes are unique, they are Gluten free and Diary free too.
There are options for everybody, from the most experienced connoisseur of Afro-Caribbean cuisine to the inexperienced beginner.
Grace’s unique recipes, are clear and simple to follow, and Grace successfully removes any fear of complication from what some aspiring cooks may imagine to be difficult or complex recipes. The variation of dishes is delightful; the recipes range from simple vegetarian dishes (Pepper Sauce, Plantain, Jollof Rice, Maize Meal, pounded yam) to more intricate dishes (such as Ackee and fish, Jerk chicken, Curried Goat, Rice & Peas, Calalloo, Egusi Stew and lots more)
The food speaks for itself; each sample is a glamorous, exceptional treat. And Grace’s cooking gives the learners the chance to carry on the fun, bringing their kitchens to life in the Afro-Caribbean way!
You will be treated to a meal after Cooking. A selection of 3 dishes will be cooked to suit dietary needs in a group. (such a rice, a meat, and a side vegetable dish)
For more information about Grace and her amazing Afro-Caribbean cooking, visit www.rnk-foods.co.uk or email: rnkfoods@btinternet.com and Tel. 01516087405; Mob. 07761558314
Date Sunday 3rd October from 2pm-6pm. cost £45/person For booking please e-mail Andrew at thefamily@claremontfarm.co.uk
Chocolate Workshops with The Chocolate Cellar
17/07/2010
The Chocolate Cellar offers a range of workshops. The workshops are taught by one of our experienced chocolatiers. Our passion for chocolate is totally infectious and all who have attended have come away inspired and enthralled by the art of chocolate making. Sessions are run at The Chocolate Cellar in Liverpool City Centre and at Claremont Kitchen on the Wirral.
Our workshops are popular for corporate events, birthday parties, hen /stag parties and special individual treats.
Children’s Workshop £10 per head
An hour-long workshop for children aged 6-16. It begins with a short talk about how chocolate is made, after which everybody has a chance to make and decorate two lollipops to take home. While these are setting, there is a chocolate quiz to do, then we pack the lollies to take them home. Price includes a soft drink. Workshops run at 4pm on the last Friday of every month during term time. In the school holidays, we have more workshops on various days – check website for details.
Private parties may be arranged if minimum of 6 children book.
Dabble Workshop £30 per head
This two hour workshop begins with a talk about how chocolate makes it from the bean to the bar, followed by a practical session where we demonstrate various techniques before giving you the chance to create your own masterpieces. Following a chocolate quiz, everybody gets the chance to hand-wrap their creations to take home. The price includes a hot chocolate drink.
Creative £50 per head
The three hour workshop begins with information on the history of chocolate and then the pleasurable task of a guided chocolate tasting. You will then create truffle fillings, dip your truffles in Belgian chocolate and design and decorate your toppings. All attendees then take home their creations of fine genuine Belgian chocolates all wrapped, designed and made by you. The price includes a hot chocolate drink.
Chocoholic Workshop £110 per head
This full-day workshop begins in the same way the Creative Workshop, with a talk on chocolate and a chocolate tasting session. Then, after a demonstration of chocolate-making techniques, everybody will have a chance to try these techniques for themselves, including tempering, piping, using moulds and making cigarillos. Participants will also choose their favourite flavours to incorporate into the 20-30 hand-made truffles which they will hand-wrap in the packaging of their choice to take home to their loved ones. Price includes a lunch and a hot chocolate drink.
Dates Confirmed are:
July 17th Creative workshop @ £50/head
August 14th Creative workshop @ £50/head
September 17th Creative workshop @ £50/head
please e-mail andrew at thefamily@claremontfarm.co.uk to book your place and for more information visit www.thechocolatecellar.co.uk
if you are interested in any of the other courses, group bookings, birthday parties etc please e-mail andrew at the above address.
Wine and Asparagus evening.
10/06/2010
Wines with asparagus ‘workshop’: Asparagus is something of a national, indeed regional institution; the season is all too short and ends on June 21st this year. It is also ‘allegedly’ not wine friendly. We believe that there is a wine out there for just about any dish so we have teamed up with Jon from Scatchards wine merchants and will be putting on an informal tasting of 3 asparagus dishes, each accompanied by a pair of ‘suitable’ wines.
Date- Thursday June 10th 7pm-9pm cost £10/head
6 places left
Asparagus evenings at Claremont Farm
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Asparagus evening with the Vegi-table and Andrew from Claremont Farm
Take a stroll across the fields, learn all about asparagus and other crops on the farm. Then back to Claremont Kitchen where the dynamic duo Mo and Sarah will treat your taste buds to a Vegetarian taste sensation.
Cost is £32/person. Date:- Confirmed - JUNE 11th, Now fully booked
2nd date to be confirmed soon, please register your interest with andrew at thefamily@claremontfarm.co.uk
Menu and itinerary for the evening will be :-
Canapé
Asparagus loaf ...& asparagus tapenade ...served with a drink
We will then venture down the fields with farmer Andrew and afterwards return to the kitchen for a short cookery demonstration
Mezzes to follow:
asparagus steamed with red pepper pesto griddled with sesame and wasabi dressing roasted with mushroom rolls with mayo style dressing
Mains
Asparagus, cherry tomato and ricotta tart
Linguine with asparagus and artichokes
Watercress, rocket, orange and black olive salad homemade focaccia bread
Dessert
Pana cotta with rhubarb and ginger
Asparagus Evenings with Andrew, stroll across the fields with an asparagus supper afterwards.
Costs £20/head. DATE 17th JUNE, other dates available for group bookings.
Slow Food Event 6th May
06/05/2010
Asparagus evening with the Vegi-table and Andrew from Claremont Farm
Take a stroll across the fields, learn all about asparagus and other crops on the farm. Then back to Claremont Kitchen where the dynamic duo Mo and Sarah will treat your taste buds to a Vegetarian taste sensation. The first Liverpool Slow Food event to happen at the farm is fast filling up so book soon to avoid disappointment. Slow Food are also offering £10 off the membership if people sign up on the night!!
For more information contact Trine Highes
slowfoodliverpool@yahoo.com or 07810855155
Click HERE to see the write up in the Liverpool Echo