Archives for March 2012

Penninghame hosted the first Fish Night in conjunction with Wyllie McCulloch of Ferry Fish and Marie Butler.

 

The class learned how to

peel and butterfly raw king prawns;

slice salmon thinly enough for sashimi;

fillet a sea bass;

make a fish stock.

 

 

Marie showed the class how to cook the following dishes:-

Butterfly King Prawns in White Wine

Salmon Sashimi (new style)

Fish Soup

Sea Bass in Tomato & Basil

Potatoes with Dill & Horseradish

Fennel Salad

Wyllie also talked about how to tell if a fish is fresh, what to look out for

and seasonality of fish and shellfish.

After the class the group retired to the dining room to eat the dishes they had prepared.

 

Penninghame is enjoying have Chef Monica Jimenez and Alicia Bisier working with Jack Lambeth, Penninghame’s resident chef.

Monica is chef at the Macrobiotic restaurant, Natural ‘Mente in Berlin and joins us here with Alicia who also works at Natural  ‘Mente.  Alicia has been a shiatsu practitioner and practices in Berlin, Ibiza, Barcelona and Valencia.

Both Monica and Alicia have been working hard all week making some delicious food for the course participants, staff and volunteers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The two week macrobiotic coaching programme is underway being led by experts Bill Tara and Marlene Watson-Tara.  The course is 14 intensive days and some evenings o0f study.

The class will learn how to be an effective promoter of natural health care for family and friends or to set up practice as a professional health coach.  Some of the subjects covered are:-

Understanding Health, Healing and Human Ecology

Health and Emotion / East and West

Traditions of Nutrition

Shiatsu, Body Work and Exercise

Natural Foods Cooking & Remedies

Weight Loss

Health Assessment and Oriental Diagnosis

Principles and Practice of Health Coaching

The course includes lots of cooking classes and here are some pictures of the class working hard in the cooking school.