Welcome to the cooking space!
Where I support your goals for independence and capacity building utilizing the core support funding.

Cooking is a meditative passion for me; I delight in preparing wholesome meals that nourish both my body and my family's. I hold the conviction that food, when thoughtfully prepared and joyously celebrated, serves as medicine and has the power to unite communities.

For our cooking sessions, I meet you where you are at.
I work with clients who are new to cooking or rely solely on microwaves for their meals. Despite some being selective eaters, we consistently manage to delight their palates with tasty home-cooked dishes, which often leads to them becoming more daring in their culinary choices after each session.

Many clients have multiple goals in mind, which may include:

• More independence. This may mean you want to move out of home or just create a new life skill.

• Try new things and gain confidence with cooking.

• Support good eating habits and learn about your likes and dislikes

• Gain skills from budgeting and meal planning, we can work with any budget. It is amazing what we can create and how many weekly meals for $50 for one person. On average, we create 15-18 meals on a $50 budget for one person.

• Increase social opportunities; if you can cook you can invite friends and family over for dinner!

Clients are fond of visiting my Cedar Creek home, close to Samford. Nestled in stunning acreage, embraced by mountains and rainforest, we enjoy private access to Cedar Creek. Visitors delight in mingling with our 18 chickens and wandering through the vegetable garden, which we nurture diligently to cultivate our organic produce. We have an abundance to offer, enhancing your recipes should you wish to sample some of our homegrown delights.

If you prefer to cook in your own kitchen, I am available to come to you. This can be arranged once per month or fortnightly, as you prefer.

MY CURRENT AVAILABILITY

MONDAY
Last Monday of each Month (4th week) - 9am-1:45pm (monthly session at my home)

TUESDAY
Monthly or fort-weekly session - 9am-1:45pm* (*evening session can be arranged for a higher cost to the client)

MY FEE
$55/ hour for a 4 hour minimum session

(usually includes a one-way pick up, trip to the shops to buy groceries together, then the cooking session).
If we have spare time left, we can do an activity like card games, art (I am a certified creative therapist and artist) or go for a walk around the property/ visit with the animals and gardens)

ADDITIONAL FEE

$1 / km of travel. Will be charged to pick client up / drop off.

OTHER THINGS TO NOTE

As a sole trader or independent contractor, this support is appropriate for someone with a self-managed NDIS plan.

To book or inquire about a cooking session, please contact us via email: nurturetheknack@gmail.com

We can set up a meet and greet (in person or online) and create a service agreement prior to our first cooking session.