Little Acre Kitchen

28/10/2023

2 Rooms Remain! Join us and make delicious, nutritious cookery simple for every day.

Family friendly
Simple ingredients
Delicious results

We have two rooms remaining for yourself and a partner or friend to immerse yourself in creating delicious, nutritious food in simple ways so you can enjoy more time, more energy and food that makes you proud of yourself.

-Inspiring breakfasts and brunch
-World flavours including Moroccan, Thai and Indian cuisine
-Sugar-free desserts
-5 minute bliss balls

Not only do we develop cookery skills, Elle will share empowered nutrition for a life changing relationship with food

“Elle, the knowledge you imparted to us has literally changed the way I look at food. It’s so liberating to be able to cut through all the marketing that’s thrown at us and be able to see for myself what a load of BS most of it is!”

“I didn’t think I felt bad before but the transformation is nothing less than extraordinary. By the end of the week after the retreat I started to feel I had so much more energy. A month on and I’ve lost quite a bit of weight and I’m looking forward to going to buy a new pair of jeans 2 sizes less than I did before."

“Skin is clearer and my bones don’t ache the way they used to."

“The way you presented made everything slot into place.”

You are invited to join us
To empower your well-being
And feel great being you

4 days, 3 nights in a beautiful coastal retreat house in Somerset
All meals and snacks abundant and included
From only £500 per person

Message me for details or visit www.Tastingwellness.co.uk

19/10/2023

Taste of Wellness Holistic Cookery Retreat is going coastal - join us in , for what will be a delightful cosy retreat with just 8 guests, myself and Elle, exploring:

Nourishing Cookery
Flavour Balancing
Confidence with Spices
Relaxing and Recharging,
Nutrition made Simple
and going on an Empowering Adventure for Inner Wellbeing.

Not to be missed!

Contact Amber Little Acre Kitchen or Elle Harmony Within to secure your place!

£200 deposit - and the early bird discount is still available!

Instalment plans welcome.

www.tastingwellness.co.uk

[email protected]
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17/10/2023

Making delicious, nutritious cookery simple for every day.

Family friendly
Simple ingredients
Delicious results

We have two rooms remaining for yourself and a partner or friend to immerse yourself in creating delicious, nutritious food in simple ways so you can enjoy more time, more energy and food that makes you proud of yourself.

-Inspiring breakfasts and brunch
-World flavours including Moroccan, Thai and Indian cuisine
-Raw desserts
-5 minute bliss balls
And more!

Message me for details or visit www.Tastingwellness.co.uk

05/10/2023

Preparing to cook for the next retreat group always includes some reflection on the last. Loved cooking for these special women for two whole weeks!!

Menu included:
Red cabbage and carrot slaw in a peanut-lime sauce
Thai curry
Red lentil Coconut Dal with Aloo Chaat (potatoes and chickpeas in tamarind yoghurt with pomegranate and local cherry tomatoes)
Sunday Roast Dinner.. and much more!

We cover some of these recipes and much much more on the fantastic Taste of Wellness Retreat ~ December 2023 ~ Minehead.

Get in touch for more info or check the website www.tastingwellness.co.uk

25/05/2023

And here's some of what we made at Cook & Dine.

Nut & Bean Loaf
Quinoa Salad with wild garlic and currants
Seasonal Rainbow Slaws
Tahini Dressings
Sunflower seed "soft cheese"
Sunflower seed "Mayo"
Whole roasted red peppers

And for Dessert, the fabulous Banoffee Bowl!

We looked at getting our healthy fats from nuts and seeds rather than refined oils, and using dried fruit to sweeten naturally.

Everyone got a recipe booklet from the day and I'm delighted to already see pics of recipe creations at home!

Thank you to those who took photos and sent them on!

Can't wait to do this again :)

Harmony Within

25/05/2023

Cook and Dine, fully funded cookery workshop last Saturday. Thank you to everyone who came and made it such a fabulous day!

17/05/2023

I'm teaching a plant-based cooking workshop this weekend - get yourselves signed up, fully funded for Somerset residents! 🌶️🥦

Come and cook with Little Acre Kitchen and myself this Saturday in Frome! Fully funded for Somerset residents by Somerset Skills & Learning

Booking link: https://www.sslcourses.co.uk/courses/course/cook-and-dine-with-eat-for-health-uk/

17/05/2023

The next Taste of Wellness Retreat! 3 spaces already gone. Get in touch to find out more 🫐🍓🍍

11/05/2023

Some foodie snaps from last weekend, serving over 400 plates of food to 70 women, at sacred sister gathering.

Thank you to awesome chef Adele for taking photos through the weekend, it's something I usually don't get around to amongst the busyness of the kitchen!

27/04/2023

🥰🥰🥰 What a fabulous weekend of the most norishing and flavourful cookery, empowered nutrition and a truly wonderful group. Thank you everyone who joined us for The Taste of Wellness Holistic Cookery Retreat - next one is December 2023!

2 places have gone already, get in touch for more info!

30/01/2023

1 Room Remaining!
Join myself and Elle for a long weekend creating deliciously nurturing meals together.

The Taste of Wellness Holistic Cookery Retreat, 21st - 24th April 2023.

Feedback has been that people are really able to implement what they've learned and bring full flavour recipes that nourish into their daily lives.

This is a personal, friendly and supportive environment full of great techniques, easy hacks and top tips in the kitchen - all set in a beautiful retreat house near Wells.

Book your space now with a deposit of £200. The early bird discount still applies until 1st Feb!

Find out more: www.tastingwellness.co.uk (link in bio) or get in touch!

With love,
Amber & Elle

29/01/2023

Our next Taste of Wellness Holistic Cookery 4-day Retreat starts on April 21st! 😍

Just a few days left to catch the early bird price.
Reserve your space with a £200 deposit - instalment plans welcome.

18/01/2023

Sharing how to nourish the body in easy, skilful yet simple ways.

I’ve had a real theme lately of what it means to look after myself, properly.

In my own life it means taking care more of the space I live in, taking time to moisturise and other small acts of self care.

In coaching groups people have been telling me “I just want to take care of myself”

One of the greatest way to do this is with nourishing food. Food is the foundation of our well-being from energy to mental wellness.

To take care of ourselves we need to have a handful of recipes that inspire us, feel doable (even after a busy day!), satisfy us and leave us feeling light the next day.

There are three opportunities to join and I for a weekend of holistic, wholefood cookery that will have you covered for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks that taste and feel great.

Would you like to know more?

Tastingwellness.co.uk

Or

Message me to find out if we’re aligned in our nourishing 2023 goals.

Love and light
Elle

04/12/2022

How do we start our morning at The Taste of Wellness Retreat?

With
-a smoothie

-nourishing whole grain super food overnight oats to break our fast

-a lil bit of joy!

Im taking a little break following a morning workshop on how to overcome sugar addictions.

is in the kitchen talking about the art of making delicious dressings that balance our flavours and add nutrition. Making nutritious…delicious.

Wishing you a beautiful day!

We’re starting to cook up our 2023 retreat so let me know if you’d like to know more.

Love and light
Elle

26/10/2022

One of my all time favourite meals served this year. I'm revisiting recipes and awesome flavour combos in anticipation of the very first Taste of Wellness cookery retreat in December!

Pictured:

🍀 Healthiest ever “burgers" made with walnuts, butterbeans, oats, sunflower seed, flaxseed and plenty of herbs and spices.

🍀 Roasted spiced cauliflower and fresh tomato with creamy tahini sauce.

🍀 Beetroot and broad bean slaw

🍀 Turmeric gluten-free flatbreads

🍀 Glastonbury grown salad leaves.

Spaces are sold out on the Dec cookery retreat. If you'd like to be among the first to know of our 2023 dates just pop me a message with your email address.

01/10/2022

Last month this seasonal meal welcomed in the onset of Autumn, served to 100+ women in a lush Somerset field!

A light and healthy, yet very satisfying 'end-of-summer' roast.

Savoury rosemary & thyme butterbean loaf.
Whole roasted butternut.
Spiced chunky roasted beets.
Cream of horseradish dip (made with freshly dug roots!)
Marinated curly kale & quinoa salad.
Quick pickled carrot & cucumber ribbons with caraway.

Whole roasted squash is such a winner for healthy easy meals this time of year, I highly recommend it!

Photo credit to amazing foodie & artist

29/06/2022

June marked the end of my first year since starting up Little Acre Kitchen 🎉 - a small business offering vibrant plant-based catering. 🌿

It's been a year of many learning curves, cooking for as few as 4 people over a week-long retreat and as many as 150 for a single (and rather extravagant!) meal. 🍜 🥗

I've learned what chickpeas for 100 looks like (see 2nd pic!) and just how much veg will fit in to my, thankfully van-like, car. 😂

When I first started out I didn't expect to offer catering for large numbers but it's been a really wonderful experience - largely thanks to the amazing Julia Bedford - artist, herbalist, community food activist and incredible chef! Check out her grassroots organisations Herbal Brue (community herbal medicine-making) and Feed Avalon in . 🌱🌿

I've loved bringing in what I grow into my cooking and will continue trying to balance my life as grower & chef - though it can be a little tricky at times! Thankfully I've also got fab local producers to supply me with the best in ecological & organic seasonal goodies Plotgate Community Farm Paddington Farm Trust and Avalon Organic Greenhouse. 🍅🍆🥒

Of course, eating well - the stuff that truly nurtures us - land, body and soul - has always been a huge part of starting Little Acre Kitchen and I'm so glad to work with the inspiring Elle of Eat For Health who has taught me so much about nutrition and self-care. Her courses are truly empowering and I'm thrilled to be running our first holistic cookery retreat - The Taste of Wellness - together in December. (We've sold out of residential tickets but have 2 non-residential remaining - PM for details!) 🌱☀️❤️ www.tastingwellness.co.uk

Food seems to be one of those magical things that opens up possibilities and connections between people. So much has already happened that I never would have expected and I'm excited to see what the next year may bring! 💚

Photo credits: Faye Chadburn & Bedford.

21/05/2022

A few pics from the week gone by. What a wonderful week catering for a really lovely group :) Thank you so much for having me! 💞

16/05/2022

Peace and chocolate.

Not capturing the messy kitchen chaos of 11am this morning!! (I have video evidence but it also includes me dancing so it's not getting posted!)

Thankfully the day got calmer, I had a little time to explore and treat my body to some yoga - so needed after a string of long days in the kitchen.

Finished on a high with this chocolate-peanut butter pie 🥧🥧🥧

It's taken a few days to really settle in to this one but I've found my rhythm now and looking forward to the flavours of tomorrow 🌿

14/05/2022

Service tonight in the stunning Lytes Cary National Trust property!

Learn to make dishes such as this on my Cookery retreat in December - contact me or for info x

07/05/2022

23/04/2022

Walking yesterday and spotting some edibles/medicinals.

Stitchwort. Jack-by-the-hedge (aka Garlic mustard), the young shoots and buds of Common Hogweed which can be cooked (make sure you know how to tell apart from other members of the carrot family which can be poisonous, eg. Giant Hogweed), Horsetail which I'm still learning about but have had as a tasty herbal tea remedy and of course Nettles, Cleavers, Dandelions, Daisys, Primrose flowers.

I love how the hedgerows have so much to offer while vegetable cultivation goes through its annual "hungry gap".

16/04/2022

Baking practice.

This is Lebanese Yellow Cake. Adapted from A Lebanese Feast by Mona Hamadeh.

13/04/2022

Myself and Julia Bedford of Feed Avalon will be cooking vegan, seasonal, organic yumminess for Sacred Sister Gathering, the weekend of 6th May.

"Magic, healing & empowerment happen when women feel safe and gather, support one another and share their gifts."

https://www.sacredsistergathering.co.uk/

Tickets available from:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sacredsistergathering/61

06/04/2022

Upcoming event: Sacred Sister Gathering is happening 6-9th May, and I'm pleased to say that I'll be serving up delicious food all weekend.

Doulting, Somerset.

NB. Buy your food ticket separately.

Info and tickets available here:

https://m.facebook.com/events/312581260835613

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sacredsistergathering/617630

06/04/2022

FREE Cooking Workshops in Somerset!
Everyone welcome. You may be completely new to cooking ~ looking to add a new healthy recipe to your diet ~ wanting to explore plant-based options or improve your skills in the kitchen.
Please spread the word!
This is my first of hopefully many future workshops with Somerset Skills & Learning.
😊
Sign up here: https://www.sslcourses.co.uk/courses/course/learn-to-cook-tasty-plant-based-cooking-on-a-budget/

28/02/2022

My last day in Devon was filled with some particularly earthy and grounding dishes.

Butter bean casserole served with a new favourite of mine, buckwheat kasha with olives, sun-dried tomatoes and peas. Jerusalem artichokes roasted and caramelised with lemon juice.

Later a beetroot and walnut dip accompanied by celeriac remoulade and a "cheesy" cauliflower soup. Chocolate-hazelnut slice to finish. Yuuuuum.

25/02/2022

I've been off cooking vegetables again! I've cooked in beautiful locations before but this one, overlooking the Dart Valley in an area of outstanding natural beauty .... Wow. Breathtaking indeed!

Have had the pleasure of working alongside some lovely people and *enjoying-not-enjoying* having next to no phone signal. And of course eating very well. Standard!

Those are all the good bits. And of course, the pressures of hospitality work are the pressures of hospitality work. Also standard!

1 day to go and then I will relax and unwind by visiting a dear friend nearby. Enjoy the weekend folks 💞

Pictures are from today's lunch service. I didn't get it together to photo any others! 😂 I'm a terrible instagrammer, but maybe that's not such a bad thing.

15/02/2022

3 INGREDIENT SMOOTHIE

Recipe below 🌱👍⭐🌟🌟🍸

I'm away from home and didn't have much in the way of smoothie ingredients. But I did get my hands on some overly ripe bananas which I peeled, broke in half and popped in the freezer overnight (wrapped in some baking paper for easy separation later).

I didn't have much else except celery and cucumber, so that's what I went for. And it was divine!! Definitely one of my fave ever smoothies, which I really wasn't expecting.

It's simple but it really is perfect just as it is. Really creamy and refreshing. If you do want an extra kick you could add a chunk of fresh ginger, turmeric or lemon. You could even add a handful of fresh green leaves.

For 1 smoothie:

1 frozen banana
1 stick celery
4 inches cucumber
3/4 cup water

Blend (in a high speed blender for best results!)
Add a little more water to loosen if needed.

Have fun playing with this as a base recipe, I highly recommend it.

And notice how a delicious smoothie doesn't always need milk or juice or coconut water - tap water is just fine paired with great ingredients.

Happy smoothie making.

14/02/2022

Recipe practice and development is on this week!! Tonight is Cashew & Cauliflower Curry night. YUM (Hint: the cashews make the creamy sauce!)

The clean up after an experimental session in the kitchen is not always pretty - but thankfully I've got the perk of eating my creations to make up for it.