Cooking Up

Cooking Up ๐Ÿณ Free Community Cooking Courses
๐Ÿฅฆ Healthy, Tasty, Vegetarian
๐Ÿ“ Centres in Ham, Hampton, Whitton
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ Get involved

Some superheroes wear capes, others wear aprons. ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™€๏ธโœจA big ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ to all our volunteers who sign up for our cooking ...
05/06/2026

Some superheroes wear capes, others wear aprons. ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™€๏ธโœจ

A big ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ to all our volunteers who sign up for our cooking classes each week, put on their grey Cooking Up aprons, and share their enthusiasm for supporting participants to cook a delicious meal to take home. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽ‰

In 2025, our team contributed an incredible 1,227 volunteer hours, which meant 1,484 portions of delicious and nutritious food were taken home by our participants.

But the true impact goes way beyond the foodโ€”our amazing volunteers are fun, friendly, and create a warm, welcoming space for those who join. They build community, one recipe at a time.

We couldn't do it without our amazing team of volunteers!! โค๏ธ

Friday fajitas - something fun to start the weekend. ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€Serves 4These spicy veggie wraps are an easy fami...
15/05/2026

Friday fajitas - something fun to start the weekend.
๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€
Serves 4

These spicy veggie wraps are an easy family meal, full of protein and super tasty too

๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ
1 red onion
1 red pepper
1 small, sweet potato
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
ยฝ teaspoon chilli powder (optional)
1 x 400g black or mixed beans (drained and rinsed)
1 small tin of sweetcorn (drained)
1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes, plus ยฝ tin water
60g cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper
Pack of 4 large or 8 small tortillas
150ml natural yoghurt

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This  , weโ€™re highlighting the incredible link between volunteering and wellbeing. ๐ŸŒŸAt Cooking Up, our volunteers are th...
13/05/2026

This , weโ€™re highlighting the incredible link between volunteering and wellbeing. ๐ŸŒŸ

At Cooking Up, our volunteers are the heart of everything we doโ€”but the benefits go both ways! Research shows that volunteering can be a "win-win" for your health. A major study by the NCVO found that ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ through their service, while 74% reported a significant boost in confidence. ๐Ÿ“ˆ

Whether itโ€™s gaining new skills in the kitchen or the simple joy of connecting with others, volunteering is a fantastic way to improve both your mental and physical health.

Meet us next week! If youโ€™ve been thinking about giving back, come and meet the Cooking Up team at the Richmond Volunteer Fair 2026. Itโ€™s the perfect, low-pressure environment to learn about our volunteer roles and see if weโ€™re the right fit for you.

๐Ÿ“… Date: Wednesday 20th May
โฐ Time: 2:00 PM โ€“ 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Location: RHACC, Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RE
๐Ÿ”— Register for your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/richmond-volunteer-fair-2026-tickets-1984481024164

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†! ๐Ÿฒโœจ

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎServes 4The perfect comforting supper, tasty and healthy too!๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ 1 leek (washed)Small or ยฝ a h...
08/05/2026

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ
Serves 4

The perfect comforting supper, tasty and healthy too!

๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ
1 leek (washed)
Small or ยฝ a head of broccoli
30g butter
120g cheddar cheese
30g plain flour
400ml semi-skimmed milk
3 tablespoons frozen peas
1 tablespoon French mustard
Salt and pepper
400g dried pasta (macaroni or penne)

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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ Richmond CVS  ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ! Curious about volunteering or looking for a re...
06/05/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ Richmond CVS ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ!

Curious about volunteering or looking for a rewarding new opportunity?

Meet 50+ local charities & community groups under one roof & discover a huge range of roles you could make a difference with, including Cooking Up.

๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฝ๐—บ - ๐Ÿฒ๐—ฝ๐—บ.
RHACC, Parkshot, Richmond, TW9 2RE

https://bit.ly/47QiJH7

๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎServes 4Fresh and vibrant, this Spanish-inspired dish is packed full of flavour!๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ 1 large onion1 ...
01/05/2026

๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ
Serves 4

Fresh and vibrant, this Spanish-inspired dish is packed full of flavour!

๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ
1 large onion
1 large pepper
2 courgettes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 garlic cloves
320g cherry tomatoes
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
200g paella rice
700ml water
1 vegetable stock cube
200g frozen peas
1 lemon
20g fresh parsley
Salt and pepper

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28/04/2026

Local charity Cooking Up are offering free, five week cooking classes teaching people in Richmond how to cook healthy meals from scratch ๐Ÿฅฆ

New classes in Ham, Whitton and Hampton Hill get underway in mid-June!

Find out more and register โฌ‡๏ธ
https://orlo.uk/BMBQz

A huge thank you to  for their continued support of Cooking Up! ๐Ÿ’›Thanks to the team at ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ...
28/04/2026

A huge thank you to for their continued support of Cooking Up! ๐Ÿ’›

Thanks to the team at ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต, we have a secure space to keep everything organised. Their support helps us focus on what we do best: bringing people together in Richmond to cook healthy, delicious meals.

๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎServes 4Full of protein and fibre, this simple curry goes perfectly with the cooling cucumber yogh...
24/04/2026

๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ
Serves 4

Full of protein and fibre, this simple curry goes perfectly with the cooling cucumber yoghurt.

๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ
1 large red onion
1 thumb ginger (20g)
1 green chilli
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
2 teaspoons mild curry powder
300g basmati rice
2 x 400g tins of chickpeas (drained)
200g passata
100ml water
200g fresh or frozen spinach
ยผ cucumber
A handful of mint leaves
200g thick natural yoghurt
Salt and pepper

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20/04/2026

๐—ช๐—˜โ€™๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ
We are thrilled to be returning to Greenwood Community Centre for our 5-week course this Wednesday.

All of our courses are completely FREE and run throughout the year to help everyone try new recipes, gain confidence in the kitchen and meet local people

Thereโ€™s always lots of laughs, great company, and delicious food to take home! ๐Ÿฅ˜
Ready to join the fun?

๐Ÿ‘‰ Book your place on our website here: https://www.cookingup.org/register-to-cook

We can't wait to cook with you!

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