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Stockmaking is one of the backbones of the professional kitchen and our online Essential Cooking course shows you how to make it from scratch at home.
Working as a private chef is just one option of many open to people with a cooking qualification. To help you decide if it’s the career route for you, read our guide to everything you need to know about becoming a private chef.
Nisha Riat enrolled on Leiths Online’s Essential Cooking in order to broaden her skillset. Her online studies reignited a passion for cooking that she has parlayed into her brand-new street food business Bollywood Bites. This is her story.
It’s a question they famously ask on Saturday Kitchen: what’s your idea of food heaven and food hell? We asked our mentors and got some very surprising results.
For our first book review, here’s former essential student Jenny on Theo Randall’s vegetarian Italian book Verdura.
When it’s so hot you don’t want to turn the oven on, spicy Asian salads come into their own. This Thai prawn salad from our Essential Cooking course asks you to do quite a bit of chopping but is the work of seconds to assemble on the plate.
Leiths Online alumna Heather Lusardi and her partner Sam quit their jobs to pursue their dream of opening a gastronomic getaway in rural France.
A cobbler is similar to a crumble, except that the topping is made from a scone mixture, which bakes on top of the fruit, absorbing some of the delicious juices.
You know the feeling when it’s time to cook supper but there’s nothing in the house? That’s when you need a pantry packed with ‘store cupboard saviours’ – longer life ingredients that will pep up your sorry leftovers and turn a midweek meal into a marvel. Here are the essentials our mentors swear by.
Once the preserve of cranks and faddy eaters, traditional whole grains have been successfully rebranded as ‘ancient grains’ and are now recognised as the sustainable, healthy and, above all, delicious ingredients that they are. Read on to discover ten of the best.
Anya Peach, the founder and host of Cookbook Club, shares her passion for bringing people together through food and cooking from various cuisines and cultures.
Teaching children how to cook educates them and empowers them to make healthy choices. It’s never too soon – or too late – to get started. Here’s our advice on cooking with kids, from toddlers to teenagers.
It’s peak mango season. Why not enjoy this delectable seasonal fruit in these fresh and zingy Vietnamese summer rolls from our Plant-based Eating course? The recipe’s endlessly versatile. Read on for the recipe and some variations on the theme.