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Learning to cook in the real world - aka back to basic HE type lessons

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SexyDomesticatedDad · 08/07/2010 11:58

This is a bit of market research in a way. DW is a trained HE teacher but not done much of that recently - got fed up when the subject went more and more technology and ended up doing home ed support and working in an EDB school. Not enjoying the EDB bit and all the changes in the school - difficult to control some pupils and police recently been called in (not to her lessons).

Anyway - DW wants to find alternative job. Both interested in food and the teaching aspect of it.

I think there is a good market to offer basic HE type lessons where the emphasis would be on coking in real world and answering the types of questions that often pop up here - how do I make X or Y can I freeze it, how long does it last etc etc.

So would you pay for such lessons and if so about how much?

Another thought we had was to offer a sort of ready meal service - a limited daily menu could be set up, food freshly cooked and then pick up at end of the day. Location is near a primary & secondary school. Not worked out any costs but guess it would be similar to most supermarket ready made but would be fresh and better ingredients (would aim to get the costs down but could be hard to do).

Could this be done would it work in todays economic world? Based in quite a big village on outskirts of Swindon - so potentially bigger market there for lessons type stuff.

There is nothing like this in the village and lessons want to aim at more basic stuff.

Appreciate any constructive feedback.

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CMOTdibbler · 08/07/2010 12:16

Theres a cookery school in this area that offers childrens/students/mens classes and is apparently always very busy here. They do seasonal stuff as well - like canapes for Christmas

I think a better service than daily ready meals would be freezer filling - especially if your DW was confident with gluten free/dairy free/other allergy cooking.

Maybe also dinner party cooking where the host provides your DW with the casserole dishes or whatever, and she delivers the chilled, ready to go in the oven or serve from the fridge food back in their own dishes

SexyDomesticatedDad · 08/07/2010 12:23

Thanks CMOT should do some more searches to see whats on offer - I'm on mailing list of SPLAT cooking so see what they do and offer.

DW is a bit skeptical that no-one wants to pay for this sort of stuff and I think there are lots of busy parents who are short on time or who need help with their skills.

Freezer filling is a good idea - especially for any expectant mums around due dates!

Dinner party stuff I'd probably end up doing...

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CMOTdibbler · 08/07/2010 12:29

I think lots of people would like to expand their family cooking repetoire with things that don't take much time or faffing, and people will pay for their teen to learn to feed themselves healthily and cheaply.

It's about targeting - theres loads of places to learn to make chi chi food, but not many that will help you learn to menu plan for two weeks for 4 people (actually, thats an idea too - menu plan based courses where she provides a menu plan, shopping list, recipes, and teaches some of the recipes), or recipes that can be adapted for a baby,toddler and fussy teen as well as tasty.

SexyDomesticatedDad · 08/07/2010 12:36

Yes - thats why thinking about including the name / "brand" about it being cooking in the real world - so back to the old type HE but how that fits into real lives.

We have 4 boys with quite a range of ages!

Do you want to sign up???

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PrettyFeckinVacant · 08/07/2010 17:22

Would she be interested in having small classes for children?

I only ask because there is a lady in our village who runs one-off classes for children and as soon as she announces them, they are fully booked!!

I think kids love doing this sort of thing but parents don't always want the mess that will inevitably happen in their kitchen

SexyDomesticatedDad · 09/07/2010 10:07

Probably yes - being the cheap skates sort of parents that prefer home parties we have done a couple of make your own pizza parties and some basic cooking - cookies / chocolate crispie type things. For the pizza I became chef Toni with fake italian accent .

So there's quite a few opportunities on way or another - guess its a big step and DW is less confident on the actual business side.

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PrettyFeckinVacant · 09/07/2010 17:43

Good Luck to her SDD - I hope she does well

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