Beyond Recipe Session Topics

This is where our journey begins. Each session is well planned including guided and experiential learning opportunities. You'll learn so much more than cooking delicious recipes.  Join us as we grow and succeed together. We're glad you're here to be a part of our story.

Foundation Kitchen Skills

Kitchen hygiene and food safety

Master the fundamental practices for maintaining a clean kitchen and ensuring food is stored and prepared safely.

Understanding recipes and ingredients

Gain confidence in reading and interpreting recipes, understanding ingredient roles, and making smart substitutions

Basic knife safety and techniques

Learn essential knife handling skills for safe and efficient food preparation. This covers various chopping, slicing, and dicing methods.

Meal planning and budgeting basics

Develop skills in planning nutritious meals and managing your food budget effectively, reducing waste and saving money

Introduction to cooking methods

Explore basic cooking techniques such as boiling, simmering, sautéing, and baking to create simple, delicious meals

Cooking with common appliances

Learn to safely and effectively use everyday kitchen appliances like microwaves, ovens, and blenders.

Sensory-friendly cooking strategies

Discover techniques for adapting recipes and cooking environments to suit your sensory sensitivities, making cooking more comfortable for you.

Emergency meal preparation

Learn how to quickly assemble simple, nutritious meals using pantry staples for unexpected situations or when your energy levels are low.

Specialised strategies

Executive function cooking strategies

You will be supported to learn techniques to break down complex cooking tasks, manage time, and maintain focus, specifically designed for our neurodivergent learners.

Small Social cooking groups

Participate in fun, cooking sessions designed to build social connections, conversation and teamwork skills in a supportive environment.

Transition to independent living cooking

You'll be introduced to all aspects of cooking and meal management necessary to build your independent living skills.

Cooking for dietary and sensory needs

Learn to prepare delicious and safe meals for your dietary preferences or allergies, including gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options.

Visual supports

Session plan, recipes in varying formats, and demonstrations are just a few ways in which visuals will be implemented

Reduced uncertainty

 Our specialist facilitators are well equipped to maintain a routine and implement other strategies to increase predictability and reduce uncertainty