Expat Kitchen may change some of the course content depending on the availability of ingredients and course updates.All courses and one-day programs will commence only if there is a minimum number of participants. Classes will be confirmed via e-mail one week prior to commencement date. Click on each course heading to view full course details.

On completion of this course your domestic helper will receive a certificate and will be able to master the following:

• Operate kitchen equipment and appliances

• Safely manage and store food hygienically

• Quantify ingredients properly using cups, spoons and scales

• Follow recipes and learn to modify it to your families dietary needs

• Cook a variety of breakfasts to start your day in a healthy way

• How to create great salads with complementary dressings

• Create side dishes that complement main meals

• Prepare wonderful desserts to impress

• How to do weekly menus for the family and prepare shopping lists with ease

• Understand dietary requirements such as low fat alternatives and vegetarian options for all recipes

• How to prepare dishes from various cuisines (Chinese, Malay, Middle Eastern, Italian, Western and German)

This course is structured for those helpers who are already rather fluent in the kitchen and already have some confidence in understanding what Western cooking is all about. This will 'iron out' the remaining few 'hick-ups' that you encounter in the kitchen when your helper is not quite at the cooking expertise level you expect.

I do strongly recommend the basic course is completed prior to placing your helper in the intermediate course.

On completion of this course your domestic helper will receive a certificate and will be able to master the following:

• Create more complex dishes from around the world (Chinese, Japanese, Western, Italian and Indonesian)

• Perfecting Risotto - including written take home tips

• Presentation of meals both for the individual and on a serving platter

• Creating complementary desserts to match the courses international dishes

On completion of this course your domestic helper will receive a certificate and will be able to master the following:

• How to handle baking utensils, equipment and ingredients

• Do's and Don'ts of baking

• Introduction to perfect cakes, muffins, scones and cookies

• Prepare and decorate cakes with icing
  

   

Private customized classes @ $150 per hour (Min 3 Hours).

Let us teach your helper in the comfort and feel of your own kitchen, how to do the most basic of meals to the most extravagant gourmet dinner parties. All menus are tailor made to your requirements. A great fun and relaxed way to get your domestic helper's cooking skills up to speed.

For information on Private Customized Classes please contact us by phone 6299 4221/4226 or emailadmin@expat-kitchen.com.

Our Focus courses (previously known as One Day Courses) are designed for Helpers and are structured to provide 3 hours of intense cooking focusing on different themed cuisines. Courses will be offered on rotation each month.

The courses currently on offer include: 

• Fat Free Feast - Discovering low fat balanced meals and how to substitute appropriately to converting meals into low fat meals, appetisers, mains, and dessert
• Lunch Box Ideas - A fresh and gourmet approach to clever sandwiches, salads and snack ideas for kids packed school lunches.
• Substantial Salads - An introduction to salad dressings and salads that are complete meals

• Meals in Minutes - Simple, quick and effective meals for the whole family to eat.

• Fabulous fish - A guide to fish and wonderful recipes for fish prepared in a healthy, low fat way.
• Fussy Kids - Deliciously deceptive kids meals with hidden vegetables.  No more “I don’t like this……”
• Vegetarian – All things natural prepared as only mother earth would recommend 
• Feeding a Healthy Family - Discover healthy, wholesome, good tasting food that the whole family can tuck into
• 6 sensational stir-fry's - Oil up the wok and use what's in the refrigerator