12 Week Basic Cooking Course for Teenagers and Home Leavers

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Learn to cook in the comfort of your own home live via Zoom.


Get Cooking!
Get Cooking!
4.9 (237)

10+ years & Adults     12 x 1 hour Class size 1 to 15 guests    

  £30 - £120 (£30 for Duke of Edinburgh assessment; £120 for 12 week course) (PayPal Pay in 3 available)
Who is this Zoom introductory cooking course aimed at?
  • Families, children aged 11+ to young adults.
  • Teenagers participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (Bronze, Silver, or Gold).
  • Young adults leaving home.
  • Younger children can join in with help from an adult.
Recipes that will be made each week AUTUMN 2026
29/9 Traffic light vegetable rice and chapatis
6/10 Macaroni cheese and garlic bread (how to make homemade oat milk)
13/10 Lentil and tomato soup and soda bread
20/10 Hummus and crackers
27/10 Vegetable or chicken Katsu curry
3/11 Breakfast muffins
10/11 Omelette popovers and how to boil/poach eggs
17/11 Sausage/Chicken casserole and dumplings
24/11 Homemade Pizza and coleslaw
1/12 Spatchcock chicken, Hasselback potatoes and roasted vegetables with gravy.
8/12 Ginger biscuits (plus a template for making a house)
15/12 Puff pastry tree (sweet or savoury) and sausage rolls.
Work on the hob, oven, and knife will be undertaken, so a grown-up is always required in the room for safety and safeguarding.
Course objectives:
It aims to provide fun, practical cooking skills, enabling participants to create a wide range of easy-to-prepare dishes for themselves, friends, and family.
This course is 12 weeks long – around an hour between 5.30-6.30 pm on Tuesdays, live on Zoom.
How does this work?
The Zoom link and full recipes will be sent out beforehand so you can gather your ingredients for each class.
Weighing and chopping will be done during the class, as this is part of the learning process. (However, you may chop and weigh ingredients beforehand if you prefer to watch more and take notes.)
Cameras can be switched on or off, so interaction is entirely up to the individual.
Having the cameras switched on is preferable to encourage attendees to ask questions, communicate with others, and enjoy the cook-along. This also helps Anne Marie stop and wait for people before taking the next step.
*The Zoom is recorded so it can be watched at a later time*
Lots of helpful hints and tips!
  • How to prepare and cook staple ingredients.
  • Easy ways to repurpose ingredients and leftovers to create new dishes.
  • How to reduce food waste through the correct storage of ingredients.
  • Knife skills, baking techniques, measuring, hob and oven use.
  • Understand flavours and the use of herbs and spices.
  • Have fun cooking and meeting new people.
Zoom Course Outcomes
  • Cook meals independently for up to four people.
  • Ultimately instils a love of cooking.
  • Create confidence in the kitchen so simple dishes can be recreated easily.
  • Enable experimentation with flavours and ingredients to create dishes without referring to recipes.
  • Learn how to make the most of leftovers safely.
  • Eat well on a budget.
  • Reduce reliance on ultra-processed foods.
Basic cooking course dates starting September 2025 Tuesdays 5.30-6.30 pm (Maximum 15 households).
Have you discovered this course partway through? No worries; you can join anytime if places are still available.
Cooking Courses are provided each school term and contain different recipes. They are suitable for those pursuing Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards and children who wish to learn more dishes.
If you require an assessment report via the Duke of Edinburgh platform, don't hesitate to get in touch with us. The cost is an additional £30.
Knowledge required
Beginner friendly
What to bring
Ingredients
Equipment
Session repeats

This class series runs over 12 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids (the adult may observe for free).

Your teacher

Get Cooking!
Get Cooking!

4.9 (237)
female Women-owned

Hi, I’m Anne Marie, I run Get Cooking! from my home in Warwick. I love to cook and can't wait to share my knowledge with you. I have taught all ages since 2009 and gained a wealth of experience through my working life (35+ years!).
I have won several awards for my work in the community, including the ClassBento 'local legend' Award 2024!
I provide private and group cooking classes as well as community cooking programmes and corporate workshops to encourage and enable people to cook from scratch.
I love to bake and teach traditional foods and popular dishes from around the world. I especially enjoy dishes that enable me to use seasonal fruit and vegetables from my allotment.
My sushi, pasta, fakeaway and afternoon tea workshops are very popular!
I also offer a variety of accessible cooking lessons to inspire you to cook regardless of your dietary requirements.
All my cooking experiences emphasise fun, health, sustainability, and affordability. They are simple enough for beginners but also enjoyable for those looking for inspiration in the kitchen.
They are great activities for anyone looking for a birthday or other celebration with a difference!
I can travel across Warwickshire, West Midlands, and into the Cotswolds to a venue of your choice.
Cooking lessons are also available live via Zoom in your home. They are perfect for team-building events and bringing family and friends together worldwide.
I am very patient and used to working with beginners and people who are not confident in the kitchen.
I like to show people that cooking does not have to be complicated to taste good. It’s all about confidence in knowing what tastes good together and mastering some basic cooking skills.
I aim to be creative with essential ingredients already in your cupboard, which will inspire you to recreate them again and again. There is no need for fancy ingredient kits to be sent out for online classes.
Anyone can cook with encouragement, and I aim to make cooking a pleasure rather than a chore. I believe in sustainable cooking where possible and finding imaginative ways to use leftovers.
I have many lesson plans not featured in the listings and can provide bespoke private cooking lessons and parties for family, friends, or work colleagues. Feel free to message me with your enquiries.

Get Cooking! is also a ClassBento award winner:
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