Parkside Plates: Cooking for a family on a budget
About This Event
***This event is booked out*** Bookings essential. Join us for a practical cooking and nutrition workshop packed with ideas for creating healthy, budget friendly family meals. Learn how to make the most of seasonal produce, pantry staples and simple shopping strategies. This is an adult only, 18+ event.
What You'll Need
Closed in shoes.
Meeting Point
At the outdoor kitchen.
Getting There
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, 152 Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong
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Parkside Plates: Cooking for a family on a budget
Bookings essential. Join us for a practical cooking and nutrition workshop packed with ideas for creating healthy, budget friendly family meals. Learn how to make the most of seasonal produce, pantry staples and simple shopping strategies. This is an adult only, 18+ event.
Parkside Plates: Cooking for a family on a budget
Bookings essential. Join us for a practical cooking and nutrition workshop packed with ideas for creating healthy, budget friendly family meals. Learn how to make the most of seasonal produce, pantry staples and simple shopping strategies. This is an adult only, 18+ event.
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