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Photo of a woman pouring an oil into a bowl containing a pale coloured mixture of lentil pancake batter. Also on the table is an induction hob, various ingredients, containers and cutting boards. — A previous Cheap & Easy Cookery Workshop at the Central Methodist Church in Todmorden

All are invited to attend our last of five Cheap & Easy Climate Emergency Cookery Workshops (details below). Once again, we’ll be showing how to make several low-cost, healthy & easy-to-make plant-based dishes that minimise the food’s contribution to climate change… and maximise kindness. Free samples of the food prepared in the workshop will be offered to workshop participants along with recipes for each dish.

Saturday 26th April, Cheap & Easy workshop during Cornholme Community Day …

A poster giving the full programme for the Cornholme Community Day including the Cheap & Easy cookery workshop and free lunch. Timing in text below the image.

Our Cheap & Easy workshop will be held in Cornholme Old Library, I Parkside Road, Cornholme, OL14 8QA between 13:00 and 15:00 as part of the Cornholme Community Day. Between 12:00 and 13:00, we’ll also be providing some free mixed bean chilli lunches.

As you can see from the poster above, there’s a lot going on during the Community Day and it’s all free. Come and have fun whilst learning new skills.

All Cheap & Easy workshops have been supported by Todmorden Town Council’s Climate Emergency Committee

Help! We need some bodies.

Image showing hands raised an the word "Volunteer"

Yes yours please! We really need helpers for the Cornholme Cheap & Easy workshop on 26th April and/or the lunch we’ll be serving. If you can spare any time to help between 11:00 and 15:00, please email info@3valleyvegns.org.uk. We would really appreciate it…and you’ll get fed too.

Volunteer image by 🆓 Use at your Ease 👌🏼 from Pixabay

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Cheap & Easy Climate Emergency Cookery Workshops March & April 2025

20 March 2025 Rob

Green & black sketch of a person stir-frying vegetables in a wok. There are 3 bottles on the adjacent work surface & implements hanging on a rack behind.

We’ve got two more of our free, and popular, Cheap & Easy Climate Emergency Cookery workshops coming up.

In them, we’ll be showing you how to make a number of low-cost, healthy & easy-to-make plant-based dishes that minimise the food’s contribution to climate change… and maximise kindness. You’ll be able to sample everything prepared and take away recipes for each dish. The next workshop is very soon…

Monday 31st March, Central Methodist Church, Todmorden

On Monday 31st March, we’ll be holding a Cheap & Easy workshop at Todmorden’s Central Methodist Church, Union Street, OL14 5AW. Together, we’ll prepare different dishes to those at our last workshop there.

Doors will open at 7.00 pm so you can browse stalls, be entertained with music and enjoy hot drinks. The cookery will start at 7.30pm, and the event closes at 9pm.

Because the event is being made possible with the support of Todmorden Town Council’s Climate Emergency Committee, all dishes will be cooked using lower energy appliances such as induction hobs, microwaves and air-fryers, and ingredients will be as low carbon as possible.

Saturday, 26th April 2025, Old Library, Cornholme

This Cheap & Easy workshop will be held during the daytime as part of a Community event being organised by Todmorden Town Council to support local people in growing their own food. We will be providing some free lunches for Cornholme residents as well as free samples of the food prepared in the workshop taking place before lunch.

Precise times for this workshop will be communicated in our next email newsletter (sign up for the newsletter here if not already subscribed) but it will be sometime in the morning and lunch will stretch into early afternoon.

Both workshops supported by Todmorden Town Council’s Climate Emergency Committee

Help! We need some bodies

Yes yours please! We really need helpers for our Cheap & Easy workshops, especially the one at Cornholme where we will also be catering for lunch on 26th April. If you can spare some time to help for all or part of the time, please email info@3valleyvegns.org.uk. We would really appreciate it…and you’ll probably get fed too.

A big thank you

A big thank you to the kind people who made donations to our crowdfunding appeal for match funding of our Cheap & Easy workshops. The fundraising page has now closed.

Side dishes

Chestnut stuffing by Rebecca (Christmas 2019)

22 November 2019 3valleyvegns

Ingredients

A large onion, finely chopped
Two cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
Packet or tin of cooked chestnuts, broken up a little
Packet or tin of unsweetened chestnut purée
150g or so of breadcrumbs
A tbsp nooch
A handful of cranberries, chopped apricot, apple or prunes
Sage, rosemary, thyme
Soy sauce and pepper to taste
Non-dairy butter or oil
Optional: Chopped walnuts, hazelnuts or almonds
Optional: Finely chopped mushrooms

Method

Sauté the onion till soft and translucent. Add the garlic and sauté for another couple of minutes.
Optional: If you’re making this as a meal rather than as stuffing or a side dish, sauté 200g of finely chopped mushrooms with the onion till almost cooked and there’s no liquid.
Combine the sauté mixture with the breadcrumbs, nooch, chestnuts and purée, fruit, herbs and nuts (if using).
Season with a tablespoon or so of soy sauce and pepper. Check for taste.
If it seems dry and won’t clump together when you squeeze a bit of it, add non-dairy butter or oil.
Use this stuffing to fill the Christmas Roast, bake it in a dish to serve as it is, form it into patties or balls and bake or fry. It’s also great for stuffing portobello mushrooms or red peppers. Freezes perfectly.

By Rebecca

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29 Nov: Christmas faves cookery demo in #Todmorden

20 October 2019 3valleyvegns 1 Comment

Learn how to make our cooks’ favourite seasonal dishes.
Enjoy taste testers throughout the evening.

🎄Here are the recipes:🎄

Celeriac, saffron and orange soup by Elizabeth
Christmas roast with chestnut stuffing, 5-minute gravy, instant cranberry sauce and faux gras by Rebecca
Festive seitan skewers by Chris
Seed and carrot roast loaf by Hilary
Strawberry trifle by Phil
Sri Lankan aluwa by Theja
Chocolate peanut butter bites by Hilary and Tanu
Vegan sunflower seed cheese by Hilary
Easy fruity ice cream by Hilary (to follow)
Wellington with gluten-free pastry by Hilary (to follow)

Limited places are available: email info@3valleyvegns.org.uk

Friday, 29th November
7.30pm to 9.30pm
Suggested donation: £4
Gluten-free options
(please tell us any dietary requirements in advance)
(suitable for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores)
Wheelchair accessible venue

Fielden Centre, Ewood Lane, Todmorden OL14 7DD

Nearest bus stop:
🚌 Todmorden High School, Burnley Road (589/592)

Nearest train station:
🚂 Todmorden (0.8 miles, 17 minutes walk)

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