Parkside Plates: Cooking for a family on a budget
About This Event
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 barbeques.
Getting There
Colmslie Recreation Reserve, Morningside
Colmslie Reserve, 420 Lytton Road, Morningside
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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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