 Welcome to On the Ridge
On the Ridge Cooking School at Kureelpa in the Blackall Range, Sunshine Coast hinterland, invites you to come and enjoy our cooking classes whilst experiencing the lifestyle and the beauty of the wonderful Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Enjoy a ‘tree-change, a ‘sea-change’ for a day, a ‘Sunshine Coast hinterland’ day at Kureelpa. The On the Ridge experience delights the senses and tangibly expresses the desire to share good food and goodwill with those we love and those who are close to us. Our cuisine is modern Australian, taking the best ideas, using the freshest, local produce, combining the cooking principles, techniques and inspirations gained from many cooking traditions and cultures, and forming it into what we like to eat today. At On the Ridge we create, cook and celebrate good food to make sitting around the table and dining, a pleasurable, delectable food taste sensation for both family and friends.
>>> read more | | >>> click here to download a brochure on the cooking school | | Tonya was recently interviewed on Radio 99.5 FM for the program 'The Remarkables'....she talks with Ros and Judy about On the Ridge, travelling in France and a little about her life. Listen here >>> |  Upcoming Classes...YES at
Cooking on the Bay!!
Melbourne. As you know, On the Ridge Cooking School is currently in recess, so there will be no classes scheduled for the moment. We will keep you informed via Tonya's Musings, her blog and the newsletter. Meanwhile, down in Melbourne, Tonya is opening another cooking school called Cooking on the Bay in St Kilda, on Port Phillip Bay.
At On the Ridge, our cooking philosophy is 'Faites simple', keep it simple, admonished Auguste Escoffier, the great 19th century French gastronome...
>>> read more |  Savour the Season
Summertime
‘Summer summer once again here…
Growths of colours are everywhere…
Beautiful sights out my window….
Sky is all wonderful blue and clear,
That's how each summer goes.’
Peter S Quinn
It is good to enjoy the changing seasons and the new food each seasonbrings.
Summer, in Australia, is a time of celebration of friends and family coming together and a time to wind down and re-energise. In our warmer weather, meal preparation seems easier, we feel more relaxed, more informal and so entertaining is usually more flexible with lots of eating out of doors. I love marketing at the change of the seasons…to see the new seaon's produce slowly appearing on the shelves…
Summer is marvellous for bright, red, juicy tomatoes, and of course all our wonderful stone fruits. Cherries this year are much more affordable than last year and so I am using often in cooking classes. We recently used them as a garnish for my luscious delice au chocolat and always in summer in my clafotuis. Cherry clafoutis>>> Pears are also sweet, firm and delicious now - so you may like to poach some pears and serve them with a butterscotch sauce>>>. |
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Tonya's Musings...
Tonya Jennings combines her passion for food and cooking with her picturesque location ‘on the ridge’ at Kureelpa, into developing and operating On the Ridge Cooking School.
Truffle hunting - le cavage - in Perigord...
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FRANCE
2012 - La Combe will be offering another sensational culinary week in 2012. Join On the Ridge Cooking School in Perigord….please email your interest
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On the Ridge Cookbook 
A collection of favourites from the cookery classes at On the Ridge $25.00
Click Here to Purchase
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Food on the Sunshine Coast ...
It is ‘foodie heaven’ on the Sunshine Coast and its hinterland. Visit the farmers' markets on the Sunshine Coast, and check out the book by Petra Frieser 'Shane Stanley's Noosa Farmers market...' >>> read more |
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Summer, in Australia, is a time of celebration of friends and family coming together and a time to wind down and re-energise. In our warmer weather, meal preparation seems easier, we feel more relaxed, more informal and so entertaining is usually more flexible with lots of eating and cooking out of doors. |
