Recipes In Glass: That Day I Spent Cooking With Cherry Healey

I’m not the best cook, that I will admit, but I do love it. I’ve a whole shelf in my kitchen dedicated to cook books yet I seem to cook the same things all the time (I was more adventurous pre-kids when I had more time). So when I received an invitation to a cookery class from Recipes in Glass I jumped at the chance. Heading into London alone for me is always a treat, it’s about the only child-free time I get so I try to leave early to make the most of my time. I jumped off the tube early to meet Jaime from The Oliver’s MadHouse before we headed to the event together. Armed with Google Maps on my phone, we found the Cactus Kitchens very easily, this was our setting for the day and what a setting it was too – if only my kitchen were as big and as tidy! It is also the venue where Saturday Kitchen is filmed.

We started the day with breakfast and got to know a little about Friends of Glass. Friends of Glass is an influential European consumer forum that supports and promotes the right of consumers to be able to choose food and drink products in glass packaging. It unites all those who believe glass is the clear choice for their health, their families and for the environment.

Now, I do own a few nice glasses and am currently loving the jar cocktails which as everywhere currently however, I hadn’t thought much about cooking in glass and how it could change not only the look of food but how it tastes too!

We were given a demonstration of how to make a few dishes before being set loose on our own workstations to try for ourselves. While we watched, we sampled a delicious smoothie (my kids all time favourite) and an amazing Beetroot Hummus, this wasn’t something I had tried before but WOW – you really must it’s delicious – infact I’ve since made some at home and of course it is now stored in glass in my fridge for late night blogging hunger emergencies (they are very common).

During the event, we got to make our own Autumn Trifle with Poached Pears as well as a Wild Mushroom, Spinach and Butternut Jar Pie – I can tell you that although the Jar Pie sounds a bit strange, it was the most tasty thing I’ve eaten in a long time and I’m so thrilled I was able to make it myself from scratch as it means I can make it again – and I will be very soon.

Layering up our creations was almost as much fun as making them was, by using glass you can see your meal transform before your eyes and there is almost an art-form to it.

It was almost a shame to eat our beautiful creations but they were so tasty – even is I couldn’t eat much of the Trifle as it was far too boozy for me (yes, I never thought that could happen either but apparently so!)

Thank you so much to Recipes in Glass for a wonderful event, I’ve now been inspired to use glass more often and to perhaps trust my children a little more and serve theirs in glass (sometimes) too.

If you are a culinary whizz or even if your not then you have the chance of winning weekly over on Facebook. You are able to upload your favourite recipes which you’ve created or presented in glassware (think jam jars, martini glasses, dessert dishes – let your imaginations run wild!)

The most popular recipe each week will win a £15 gift voucher for a UK supermarket of their choice & every month, we will choose our own favourite from every recipe submitted and the winner will receive a £50 voucher!

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Comments (3)

Jaime Oliver says:
September 27, 2014 at 6:38 pm
oh my Clare this really was such an amazing event and with you as my partner in cooking crime it made it even better! 🙂
Kate Fever says:
September 27, 2014 at 7:42 am
It sounds an amazing day, and jar in a pie sounds awesome!
Lucy Goodwin says:
September 23, 2014 at 6:39 am
Sounds delicious, I would love to try the betroot humus, do you know the recipe or have a link to it?