Oded's Kitchen

Oded’s Kitchen is the culmination of many years of research and a deep love of ancient techniques. Cooking and food lore are used to produce innovative, vibrant and individual flavours that are designed to add an instant gourmet touch to any meal. Oded’s Kitchen is much more than a condiment provider – it is an organically growing and creative environment which will teach, amuse and entertain with cooking classes, gastronomic experiences, tours and a range of Jewish style speciality foods.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Stellenbosch Market Cooking Classes

Classes

Preserving Cooking Class at the shop

Date: 21 November 2010

Time: 11am to 3pm (depending on cooking time)

Venue: Oded's Kitchen (The Old Biscuit Mill, 373 Albert Rd, Salt River)

Cost: R400

A very hands-on, informative cooking class where participants (limited to 8 max) will learn how to make 3 different types of preserves: Preserved Moroccan Lemons, marmalade (Brown Sugar 3-Citric) either a Salsa (3-Tomato) or a Pickle (Tannie Zelda's).
Oded will begin the class with a tasting session of part of the current range and then go into quite some detail about the history of preserving.
You need to only bring yourself and everything else will be provided - aprons, utensils (bring a favourite knife if you have one), recipes, a snack lunch and take home of 3 jars of preserves (that you have make during the class).

Stellenbosch Market Cooking Class Special

Date: 20 November 2010

Time: 10am to 12pm

Venue: Stellenbosch Slow Goods Market @ Oude Libertas

Cost: R250

This class is designed to give you a taste for preserving - Oded will begin the class with a short lecture on preserving and its impact on the culinary world. He will then get stuck into making 3 different types of preserves - pickled aubergines, pickled gherkins and our preserved lemons. The class will be mainly demonstration lead, with some interaction.

Each participant will go home with products that are made during the class and ideally a better understanding of the art of preserving and a thirst for learning more.

For booking details please contact Lewis on 021 447 0400 or lewis@odeds-kitchen.co.za

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Constantia Waldorf Market- Fri 29 October

Constantia Waldorf Night Market News

(Next Market Friday 29 October 2010 from 5 to 9 pm)

After a winter break, the Constantia Waldorf Night Market is back from Friday 29 October.

The Night Market combines the finest organic produce, ready to eat gourmet fare, beautiful hand crafts, clothing, original art and live entertainment for all ages in a fire and candle lit atmosphere.

A great family event, the Night Market presents:

* +/- 100 indoor and outdoor stalls,

* Tiger Moon Dragon: Duo combination of guitar, vocals, didgeridoo, native American flute and percussion,

* Jaques Du Toit and Janine Basson return with their special brand of folk and

* Ripcord: popular 5-piece Cape Town-based acoustic rock band, and

* Rainbow Puppet Theatre will present an exciting tale for little ones Snow White and Rose Red at 1800 at the puppet theatre

Entrance is free and secure parking is available at R15 per car.

Remember to BYO. No alcohol is sold at the market

Tangos Grill and Seafoods kindly sponsored our monthly market pamphlet. Call them for special offers and bookings on 0217126631.

The Constantia Waldorf Night Market is an educational and fundraising initiative of the Constantia Waldorf Board of Trustees.

More information is available on www.constantiawaldorfnightmarket.co.za.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Recipe - Scones

RECIPE (SCONES)

250g flour

125g grated butter

4 teaspoons baking powder

200ml milk

1 beaten egg

Sift all the dry ingredients and then beat the egg and add the milk.

Roughly mix together.

Grease a muffin tray and fill half way - shoud make 12.

Bake at 230 for 12 minutes or until golden brown on top.

Best eaten with some cream and our Strawberry Vodka Jam.

That’s all for now. Hope to see you in the shop or at a market. Let us know about any culinary event coming up and we will check it out.

Cooking Classes in October

Preserving Cooking Class

Date: 31 October 2010

Time: 11am to 3pm (depending on cooking time)

Venue: Oded's Kitchen (The Old Biscuit Mill, 373 Albert Rd, Salt River)

Cost: R400

Oded at African Relish in Prince Albert

Oded will be in Prince Albert over the weekend of 22^nd for an intensive 2 day preserving workshop – check out the details on our earlier posting:

http://odeds-kitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/oded-at-african-relish-in-prince-albert.html

This course will include 2 nights plus all meals - a great way to relax and learn quite a bit as well!

Bits and Bobs

BITS & BOBS

Fruit on your tree and don’t know what to do with it? We will happily take it off your hands and exchange it for finished products if we can use it.

Empty jars? Bring them back to the shop for a discount on your next purchase. We are trying very hard to do as little harm to the environment as a result of doing business and this is one way you can help us.

Work for us - We're looking for fun loving, energetic, food knowledgeable people, who have access to reliable transport to manage a stand at a market for us.

Market locations are spread out in and around CT. Most of the work will take place on a Saturday morning - market hours are generally 9am to 2pm with some set up and break down time required. There are some markets on Sundays and there is one market that takes place in Tokai from 3pm to 8pm. The product itself is easy to sell, but we need people who like to talk and to attract people to the table. You need to be able to lift and carry boxes that weigh up to 14kg - so no dodgy backs please!

All training will be provided before we let you run a stand on your own. Payment - we pay on the day and the more you sell, the more you earn with a basic pay included.

Markets in October

Markets

This month we will be at the following markets: (all market times are 9am to 2pm unless otherwise stated)

Biscuit Mill – (every Sat) at the shop we will always have the largest range. We will also be trying out a couple of new products, so even if you came last weekend, there will be something new and very delicious in store.

Stellenbosch – (every Sat) no excuses for not giving this market a visit. Quality-wise it rivals the Biscuit Mill, experience-wise I think it surpasses the Biscuit Mill. The type of market you can go to with your baby or dog and not feel claustrophobic. Food is the main thrust of the market, but there is also a very nice craft and décor section.

Earth Fair Market – (every Wed eve & Sat) one of CT’s hidden gems...a great array of food and they have a fantastic bar that serves only organic wines and micro-brewery beer. It’s indoors as opposed to some of the other markets in the area so is always open. It’s also CT’s only weekly night market (Wed 3pm to 8pm)

Nitida – a true farmer’s market this one. Some of the vendors there are the farmers themselves, and only sell at this market directly to the public. Nitida is held on the wine farm out in Durbanville Hills and always takes place on the last Saturday of the month. Hours are from 7:30am to 12pm so get there early. This month they will be doing a night market the evening before from 5pm to 9:30pm.

Long Beach – the Triangle Square group have several markets in and around CT. They are all in shopping centres, indoors and normally attract a wide range of vendors. The market is every second Friday (this Friday from 11am-5pm). If you are in the area, it’s well worth a visit – a lot of your favourites with a few local stands. The link is not the greatest – if you need directions or additional info, please contact us - the market is on this Fri i.e. 8 October.

Wellness Warehouse - are doing a market in Church St (just below Rafiki's) on Saturdays from 9am to 2pm. It's an organic/whole food market and they only allow vendors who sell natural products i.e. no artificial preservatives or additives.