Cookery Circle: How to Set up or Host a Cooking Group

Whether you're bringing friends together for a fun cooking adventure or creating educational opportunities for children and families, our expert resources make starting and running your own cookery group simple and enjoyable. Cookery Circle is here to help.

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Baking Bread with Children

Turn your children into bakers for the day. This Cookery Group plan introduces your young chefs to the science of baking bread. There is plenty to learn and...

Autumn Cookery Group Menu

Autumn’s here and you know what that means. Barrows of fresh produce, trees groaning with apples and chestnuts, fireworks and bonfires... there’s plenty...

All About Making Your Own Pet Biscuits

Baking your own dog biscuits is hugely rewarding. Not only does it give you nutritional control over your dog’s treats, but just wait until you see the loo...

A Guide to Cake Decorating

Cake decorating – best left to the experts? Well why should it be? If you’ve made a beautiful cake, or tray of muffins, then artful decoration provides t...

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Budget Cookery Group Menu

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Cooking With Lentils

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Budget Dinner Party Dishes

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Making a Homemade Christmas Hamper

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Meals for Five Pounds or Less

We’re all trying to save money these days – by growing our own, baking our own and making our own. At home, a few key recipes are all you need to put che...

Make One Freeze One

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All About Making Your Own Pet Biscuits

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Making Bread From Scratch

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