Maggie Beer | Creating an Appetite for Life

Creating an Appetite for Life

The Maggie Beer Foundation was established in 2014 to improve the food experiences for older Australians, particularly those living within aged care homes.

The Maggie Beer Foundation believe our elders deserve the life-altering impact of fresh, wholesome, seasonal food, abundant with flavour

The Maggie Beer Foundation is working in partnership with Altura Learning to develop online learning modules for cooks and chefs working in aged care.

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Masterclasses for Chefs and Cooks

Programs for CEOs & Managers

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Featured Recipe

Roast Cauliflower Soup with Bacon, Pear and White Beans by Amanda Orchard

When I think about soup, cauliflower just has to be up there as a universal favourite. Now the colder weather is upon us I wanted to push the humble cauliflower soup just a little further, to create something rich and luxurious, something a little different and eventually up came with this Roast Cauliflower Soup with Bacon, Fresh Pear and White Beans.

Method:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees and line a flat tray with baking paper Break down the cauliflower into florets and place in a bowl with whole garlic cloves and 30ml of extra virgin olive oil, toss, and season with salt & fresh cracked pepper. Evenly space on an oven tray and place in the oven to roast for 20 minuets Over a medium to high heat place a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil in a stock pot and cook the bacon, remove from the pan and set aside. Turn the heat down to low, add the remaining extra virgin olive oil and a tsp of butter to the pot. Add the onions and cook slowly for 5 minutes, then add in the sage and thyme and continue to cook the onion mix for a further 5 min until caramelised. Into the pot with the onions pour in chicken stock,...
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Events

Maggie Beer Event

Creating an Appetite for Life' Masterclass for Aged Care Cooks and Chefs

POSTPONED - new dates to followOnce again, the Maggie Beer Foundation is sending out an invitation to passionate aged care cooks and chefs to engage in an Education Program that has proven the strength of its impact with participants around the country. As Maggie explains, “It would come as no surprise that I loved food all my life; it’s my […]

Maggie Beer Event

'Food for Thought' workshop for CEOs and Managers

Dates to be released soonIn order to effect change in a way that is greater than the sum of its parts, the Maggie Beer Foundation is once again offering the proven success of a specialised half day workshop for CEOs and managers, ‘Food for Thought’. As Maggie explains, “For those in aged care not fortunate enough to have leadership […]

Get Involved

There are lots of ways to get involved with the Maggie Beer Foundation. With your help, we can ensure that as every person ages, they continue to experience the joy of food.