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Transforming Lives,
One Meal At A Time

We are about much more than providing people with cooking skills, important though this is - our aim nothing less than transforming peoples lives!

Whether this is; a single mum struggling to provide the best food she can for her child on a low income, the young person leaving home and taking the first tentative steps in living independently but lacking the necessary skills, or the older person, living alone in sheltered accommodation, who feels that preparing nutritious meals for themselves is “just not worth it”.
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“You are what you eat” said the nutritionist Victor Lindlahr in the 1920’s; he was a strong believer in the idea that food controls health.
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Today the link between what we eat and our health is widely recognized and through providing enjoyable, practical and user-friendly demonstrations and workshops we aim to inspire and empower individuals to take control of this vital area of their lives.
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SmoothieBike or SmileyBike?

We think we ought to rename our pedal powered smoothie maker as it seems to make everyone who sees it break out in a smile!

What do you think?
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To Book Us

For more information about what we do and to book one of our tasty activities - have a look at our 'What's Cooking!' pages, give us a call on: 0333 444 7325 or

Real Food Blog

Feedback

Sarah who worked with us on an i-Skills4Life course at Alnwick Sure Start Childrens Centre, scoops the prize this month for her very positive feedback:

Just to say, I've cooked the savoury rice three times since my last cookery class, and chocolate pudding twice. My little boy loves the savoury rice, which is fantastic because he's fussy with food. More

Seasonal Recipes
It's always interesting to come across new variations of old recipes.
This tasty savoury dish is adapted for the microwave from a recipe in AgeUk's 'Fit as a Fiddle' cookbook.
Savoury Flapjack combines the health benefits of oats, tomatoes etc with the convenience of a snack food and paired with Bean & Tomato soup, which is the most popular in our workshops, it will provide a welcome boost to our imune system.

Savoury Flapjack

Bean & Tomato Soup

Can you help?
As a not for profit, (though we prefer the term ‘more than profit’), social enterprise, without any direct support from government. We work hard to raise the cash to keep our services delivering in some of the regions most deprived communities.
We generate the funding we need through selling our services and by applying to charitable trusts, any support, financial or otherwise, you can give is hugely appreciated.

Whats for Dinner?

Click picture for help with adding more variety to your meals.

FoodCycle combines young volunteers, surplus food and a free kitchen space to create nutritious meals and positive social change in the community.

45,000 Mouths & Counting!

That is how many people, since 2006 have taken part in our demo's and workshops and sampled our quick, simple and tasty dishes!
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