Cooking Lessons
"I am passionate about food; how we eat, what we eat, when we eat, why we eat and crucially, where what we eat comes from. In short, I love locally produced food that not only tastes fantastic and is healthy but is also environmentally sustainable, economically viable and socially just.
My simple back-to-basics approach is about eating foods that people living 100 years ago would recognise."
Nancy
Private Cookery Lessons
Enjoy a private one to one cookery session with me in the beautiful farmhouse kitchen at Overtown Manor. These sessions last 2 hours and can be tailored to your current skill level or interests.
So whether you are looking to improve your skills, learn some showstoppers for guests or just want some inspiration, I will tailor a session to your requirements.
Stuck In a Rut Cookery Demonstration
Half day course. Maximum 12 people per session, priced at £65 per head.
A half day course aimed at people who can cook but would love some inspiration for feeding themselves and family well.
Courses run from 10am - 1pm and you can enjoy Nancy showing you some fresh ideas.
The course can be tailored around the group's needs……a quick curry, a good casserole, crowd pleasing pudding.... those go to recipes that need updating.
Perimenopause/Menopause
A one-day workshop looking at health and nutrition during the perimenopause/menopause phase of life. Maximum 8 people per session charged at £85 per head.
The day will focus on how nutrition can help us as we move through this phase in our life, with lots of practical food recommendations. You will learn how to add key nutrients into your everyday family food/recipes so that the food you eat will help you to feel well. The day includes a cookery demonstration of delicious meals that support women’s health at the same time as being good family crowd pleasers.
Workshop runs from 10am – 1pm and finishes with a delicious buffet lunch of all the food prepared during the day.
Teen Cookery
Fun-filled morning of cooking and eating aimed at ages 12 and up. Maximum 8 people per session, priced at £55 per head.
A lovely morning teaching your teens how to prepare and cook, delicious well-balanced meals. They'll learn how to navigate the kitchen safely and get lots of hands-on experience.
The morning runs from 10am – 1pm and concludes by enjoying the lunch they have prepared themselves. As always, there should be plenty of leftovers to take home and share with the family.
Basic Student Cooking For Uni
Two-day intensive introductory course for up to 6 students. This course is priced at £300 for both days. You are welcome to stay at the house if you are travelling to us.
Accommodation charged separately.
This short course is designed to get students cooking good healthy meals with confidence. The course covers many of the basics, including food hygiene, knife skills, family favourites, batch cooking and several quick and easy nutritious meals.
We believe that if you eat well, you feel well and as your son or daughter ventures out into the world we believe they will find that cooking is a vital life skill to help them stay fit, healthy and positive.
The day runs from 10am – 4pm and will include lots of hands-on practice to give them the confidence to cook meals from scratch. There will be plenty to eat and some food to take home too.
Tickets to Events at Overtown Manor
Cook Book
Here are a selection of mouthwatering favourite recipes from Nancy’s vast repertoire.
Cook Book
Nancy’s highly popular first cook book, “Cooking In Chaos” is still available for £17.50 (plus postage). Containing all the most popular recipes that Nancy has cooked for guests over the years. Nancy is working on a highly anticipated second cook book which will be available next year.