NEW  WORKSHOPS!

• Sunday July 24, 2pm-  5pm Sweet and Savoury Breads

This summer, get some healthy and exciting recipes under your belt!  Everything is gluten free, vegan, soy/corn free refined sugar free and xanthan gum free.  We’ll be making  dinner rolls,  cinnamon buns,  berry cobbler,  soda breads, yeasted bread, pumpernickel, sandwich wraps, and more!

These are hands-on workshops- everyone gets to make their own.  I have a dedicated gluten free separate kitchen and large workspace that can accomodate up to 15 people.  Baking, eating, having fun, learning.  Its kind of perfect. :)   I”m located in the east end near St Laurent and Donald in a cute bungalow.  Contact me for the address (since its at my house).

Read more about the workshops below: 

 

 

 

 

 

WORKSHOP: Sweet and Savoury Breads

• Sunday July 24, 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm.
• Cinnamon Buns, Lemon Poppyseed Loaf, Chive Herb Biscuits, Berry Cobbler, Rosemary Olive Monkey Bread 
• Bring tupperware! You’ll take plenty of treats home :)
•  Supply fee: 35.00 Workshop fee: 10.00.
• Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. East end, near St Laurent and Donald (contact me for address, its at my house)
• Reservations: Contact me at

 

WORKSHOP : Everyday Breads 

• Sunday August 28, 2:00 pm- 5:00pm. 
• Learn how to make some great breads that are safe to eat. 
• Yeast Free, Grain Free Almond Bread, Easy Sandwich Wraps, Chickpea Nacho Chips, Skillet Pumpernickel Bread, Yeasted Sandwich Bread. 
• Bring Tupperware!  You’ll take plenty of treats home :)
• Supply fee:35.00 Workshop fee: 10.00
• Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. East end, near St Laurent and Donald (contact me for address, its at my house)
• Reservations: Contact me at

 

Take a look at some of the great fun we had at our previous workshops: 

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• This is not a nut-free environment- there are nuts in the kitchen.  Many of the recipes can be adapted to nut free, let me know in advance.
• For your safety, no flours are purchased through bulk bins.  All flours and additional ingredients are confirmed with the manufacturer to be gluten free, and packaged in a gluten free environment,  purchased directly from the original suppliers. 
• All baking utensils and the kitchen itself are dedicated gluten free and free of cross-contamination. 
• Alea has been certified through the City of Ottawa with the Food Handlers Safety Course.
• The supply fee needs to be paid in advance, but the workshop fee can be paid onsite. (Contact me for reservations: ).    
• All workshops are free of: gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, corn, xanthan and guar gum, refined sugar, peanuts.

  

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Workshops Bio

Hi! I’m Alea – a simple home cook and food blogger who loves to eat well and refuses to give up my favorite foods. Required to go Gluten/ Dairy/ Egg/ Soy / Sugar and Corn free, my favorite recipes growing up in an Italian family were my first challenge. My motto is, if I can do it, you can too.

My life outside work is basically buried under reams of fresh homemade pasta, pies, confections and cooking huge family dinners from scratch.   I do know a little about cooking- two summers working in a restaurant kitchen in Italy taught me the value of fresh ingredients, simple recipes, and that oh my GOD Italians demand nothing but The Best. Which is good.  Most of the time. ;)

I have a background in education, I did all the degrees and fancy letters to prove there is some wee grey matter in the noggin.  It helps though- after busting my bottom running after first graders and reams of volunteer work, I now know how to keep people’s attention and have fun while learning.  I’ll even break out the red checkered tablecloths and Dean Martin music if I have to! (That’s amooooooreee…)

Check out the workshops listed above on this page.  It doesn’t matter if you are gluten/dairy/egg/soy/corn/sugar/xanthan free.  Together we’ll put your favorites back on your plate!