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🍳 Free Community Cooking Courses
🥦 Healthy, Tasty, Vegetarian
📍 Centres in Ham, Hampton, Whitton
🧑‍🍳 Get involved

05/10/2026

Did You Know This About Cooking Up?

Our Cooking Up team is mainly made up of volunteers!

Our amazing volunteers help make our cooking sessions possible, from supporting participants in the kitchen to creating a welcoming space where everyone can cook, connect and have fun.

We couldn’t do it without them! 🙌

03/10/2026

💚 WHO’S BEHIND COOKING UP? 💚

👋 Meet Monika, one of our facilitators!

For Monika, being part of Cooking Up is a great opportunity to meet wonderful people and give back to the community 👩‍🍳🧡

🧡 Follow along as we introduce more of the people behind Cooking Up!

02/10/2026

Week 2 Recap!

This week, our clients made our quick and easy One-Pot Tomato Pasta! 🍅

It’s been great to see everyone getting stuck in, and their confidence is already growing as they learn new skills and cook together.

We’re already looking forward to seeing what’s on the menu for Week 3! 👀

01/10/2026

Did You Know This About Cooking Up?

Every recipe we cook on our Cooking Up courses is vegetarian! 💚

From curries and pasta to fajitas and risottos, we love showing just how delicious, filling and full of flavour veggie food can be.

And, of course, our recipes can easily be adapted to add meat if you prefer!

26/09/2026

💚 WHO’S BEHIND COOKING UP? 💚

👋 Meet Shireen, one of our facilitators!

For Shireen, cooking is about more than just making a meal. She loves the creativity, the joy of cooking from scratch and, most importantly, the people she gets to meet along the way. That’s what makes being part of Cooking Up so special to her! 👩‍🍳🧡

🧡 Follow along as we introduce more of the people behind Cooking Up!

25/09/2026

We’re back! Week 1 Recap! 🎉

Our next 5-week cookery course has officially started, and we’re excited to welcome a whole new group of participants!

This week the group made our yummy Smoky Bean Fajitas recipe!

Follow along to see what we get up to next week! 👀

23/09/2026

This week we joined Shepherd’s Star to celebrate their 5th birthday! It was a lovely event and a great opportunity to celebrate everything they’ve achieved over the past five years.

A huge congratulations to the Shepherd’s Star team - keep up the fantastic work!

21/09/2026

🍅🧀 Tomato, Leek & Pea Risotto 🌿🍚

A creamy, comforting risotto made with simple ingredients and packed with delicious flavours.

✅ Serves 4
✅ Budget-friendly
✅ Perfect for a cosy meal

Combining sweet leeks, juicy tomatoes, peas and a sprinkle of cheddar, this tasty risotto is a simple homemade dish that’s full of flavour and easy to enjoy with family and friends.

Visit our website for the full recipe!

19/09/2026

💚 WHO’S BEHIND COOKING UP? 💚

👋 Meet Marcia, one of our facilitators!

Marcia joined Cooking Up around three years ago, driven by her passion for cooking and her belief that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of cooking from scratch 👩‍🍳💚

🧡 Follow along as we introduce more of the people behind Cooking Up!

18/09/2026

From this…To this!

Our Veggie Egg Fried Rice is one of our Cooking Up favourites! 👩‍🍳

Simple, delicious and packed with flavour.

You can find the full recipe on our website and give it a go at home! 🍽️

Address

London
TW105HE

Website

https://www.cookingup.org/register-to-cook, https://www.cookingup.org/volunteer, https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/21253#!

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