Practical Home Living

Course Guide Term 3 2010

  • Popular Thai Cuisine (Quick Meals)

    These popular Thai meals are so quick and simple to put together you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen. Course dishes include: Tom Kha Gai (Chicken in Coconut Soup with Herbs), Thai Sweet 'n' Sour & Stir-Fried Red Curry Paste. Just by understanding how to cook these simple dishes you're able to create your own different variations at home. Bring your own apron, tea towel, chopping board, takeaway containers and knife. A $25 ingredients fee is payable to the tutor on the night
    Tutor
    Phieng Phothirath
    Duration
    1 weeks
    Cost
    $60
    Code
    LXC308A103
    Location
    Lismore City Hall, Bounty St, Lismore. Fax: 02 6622 3175
    Time
    6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Date
    Mon 26 Jul 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • Picture Framing Workshop

    This workshop gives you the chance to have a go at hands-on picture framing in a professional picture framer's studio. Learn the techniques of mat cutting, glass cutting and picture framing. Come along and gain some new skills in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Bring a selection of items - photos, cards, certificates, paintings, etc - to frame. Most materials for framing will be supplied but there may be extra material costs depending on your choice of work to be framed. This workshop is delivered in one three hour evening session, Tuesday 27 July and the following Saturday 31 July from 9.00am - 4.00pm.
    Tutor
    Nicholas Johnson
    Duration
    1 weeks
    Cost
    $120
    Code
    LXC115A103
    Location
    Uptown Picture Framing, 48A Keen Street Lismore
    Time
    5:30pm - 8:30pm
    Date
    Tue 27 Jul 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • Sewing for Beginners

    Sewing for Beginners image A hands-on course designed for people who have little or no knowledge of sewing. One garment of your choice will be undertaken as a practical project in a lively and creative atmosphere. Learn how to follow a pattern, basic customising of the pattern, make the corrrect fabric choice and learn some tricks of the trade.There is a $20.00 materials cost for this course which is payable to the tutor on the first night. BYO sewing machine.
    Tutor
    Judie Barnes
    Duration
    6 weeks
    Cost
    $195
    Code
    LXC310A103
    Location
    Lismore Community College, 59 Magellan St
    Time
    6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Date
    Tue 27 Jul 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • Holistic Snack Workshop

    In this one day workshop create delicious, healthy and nutritious treats for yourselves, family and friends. Using local organic ingredients you will be making mouth-watering snacks including beetroot brownies, guilt-free muesli bars, and pumpkin choc chip cookies. There will be sugar-free, dairy- and wheat-free recipes. Come along and get some innovative ideas for nibbles, picnics and kids' lunch boxes. There is an additional $25 material fee payable to the trainer on the day.
    Tutor
    Donna Connolly
    Duration
    1 weeks
    Cost
    $60
    Code
    LXC314A103
    Location
    Lismore City Hall, Bounty St, Lismore. Fax: 02 6622 3175
    Time
    10:00am - 1:00pm
    Date
    Sat 31 Jul 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • Holistic Wholefood

    This new course will focus on wholefood. It showcases organic and local produce, with flavours influenced by ancient cultures and cuisine from around the world. The course demonstrates the versatility and simplicity of a wholefood diet, introduces you to some sensational dishes, shows how to adapt recipes for special dietary requirements, and explains the health benefits of each dish and its components. Donna is a qualified chef with twenty years' industry experience. She has a Diploma of Wholefood as Medicine and a passion for a sustainable future. There is an additional $50 payabel to the trainer on the first night.
    Tutor
    Donna Connolly
    Duration
    6 weeks
    Cost
    $195
    Code
    LXC313A103
    Location
    Lismore City Hall, Bounty St, Lismore. Fax: 02 6622 3175
    Time
    6:00pm - 8:30pm
    Date
    Tue 3 Aug 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • Indian Winter Special

    Indian Winter Special image North Indian cuisine is distinguished by the proportionally high use of dairy products; milk, paneer (ricotta cheese), ghee (clarified butter), and dahi (yogurt) are all common ingredients. Gravies are typically dairy-based. Other common ingredients include chilies, spices and nuts. North Indian cooking features the use of the "tawa" (griddle) for baking flat breads like roti and paratha; "tandoor" (a large and cylindrical coal-fired oven) for baking breads such as naan, and tandoori roti. Join Punita Gupta to learn and enjoy the taste of dal makhni, mixed vegetable, mint chutney, raita, semolina pudding and bread. Day Wednesday. Bring $20 for ingredients to be paid to the tutor and a tea towel and knife.
    Tutor
    Punita Gupta
    Duration
    1 weeks
    Cost
    $60
    Code
    LXC306A103
    Location
    Lismore City Hall, Bounty St, Lismore. Fax: 02 6622 3175
    Time
    5:30pm - 8:30pm
    Date
    Wed 11 Aug 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • Australia's Native Food Plants

    Australia's native food plants are delicious, healthy and sustainable, so why aren't they more widely used? This course aims to encourage understanding and knowledge of the history, traditions and uses of these succulent fruits, nuts, spices and flavourings. The course will look at the health benefits of these foods on your doorstep, and discuss how to grow and use them, whether on a backyard or commercial basis. The course includes a farm tour and a practical kitchen session - see, touch, smell and taste!

    Tutor
    Angus Donaghy
    Duration
    4 weeks
    Cost
    $BOOKED
    Code
    LXC315A103
    Location
    Lismore Community College, 59 Magellan St
    Time
    9:30am - 11:30am
    Date
    Sat 14 Aug 2010
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  • Indian Spices

    Spices are the natural way of caring for yourself. In fact, special preparations of spices are an integral part of Indian culture and society and help to keep the doctor away. Spices don't only improve the taste of your food, but also improve the state of your health. Spice provides a wealth of flavors to a range of colourful, aromatic, multi - textured cuisines across the world. No Indian meal is considered complete without the aromatic and delectable flavor of Indian Spices. Indian Spices are famous for their gastronomic value and also considered to possess high medicinal value. Indian Spices are well-known as appetizers and they add tang and flavour to otherwise insipid foods. Some of them also possess antioxidant properties, while others are used as preservatives in food items like pickles and chutneys. Come and Join Punita Gupta to learn different type of Masalas , Pickles & Chutneys. A $20 materials fee is payable to the tutor at the class.
    Tutor
    Punita Gupta
    Duration
    1 weeks
    Cost
    $60
    Code
    LXC307A103
    Location
    Lismore City Hall, Bounty St, Lismore. Fax: 02 6622 3175
    Time
    5:30pm - 8:30pm
    Date
    Wed 18 Aug 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • Creative Pattern-Making

    This course introduces you to patternmaking and customising. Learn how to adjust patterns to your own body shape, draft patterns from your favourite clothes, alter commercial patterns and create patterns from your own designs. This is a fun course that provides those with a basic knowledge of sewing with the techniques and skills to further expand their creativity. It includes advice on making the correct fabric choice and plenty of tips on tricks of the trade. There is a $30.00 materials cost for this course which is payable to the tutor on the first night.

    Tutor
    Judie Barnes
    Duration
    6 weeks
    Cost
    $BOOKED
    Code
    LXC309A103
    Location
    Lismore Community College, 59 Magellan St
    Time
    6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Date
    Thu 19 Aug 2010
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  • Eden at Home

    This course is for novice fruit and vegetable gardeners. The course is designed for our local subtropical conditions and will help you grow your own food successfully, whether you have a yard, community garden plot, or containers on patios or balconies. Gardening is an art that unfolds through practice, but people of all ages and abilities can produce at least some food, get valuable exercise and experience satisfaction armed with sound basic knowledge. This course will equip you with confidence and the basic principles to get growing. A $40 discount of the course fee is available to concession card holders
    Tutor
    Louise Griffiths
    Duration
    1 weeks
    Cost
    $60
    Code
    LXC122A103
    Location
    Lismore Community College, 59 Magellan St
    Time
    10:00am - 4:00pm
    Date
    Fri 20 Aug 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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  • South Indian Special

    South Indian Special image South India is famous for its spices of pungent aromas. Cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg are some of the notable spices, which are found in abundance in the South. The South Indian food is a brilliant blend of flavors, colors, seasoning, nutritional balance, fragrance, taste, and visual appeal.Join Punita Gupta to learn and enjoy the taste of idlis, dosas, sambhar, vada and chutneys. Bring $20 for ingredients to be paid to the tutor and a tea towel and knife.
    Tutor
    Punita Gupta
    Duration
    1 weeks
    Cost
    $60
    Code
    LXC312A103
    Location
    Lismore City Hall, Bounty St, Lismore. Fax: 02 6622 3175
    Time
    5:30pm - 8:30pm
    Date
    Wed 25 Aug 2010
    COURSE STARTED
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