Training & Education Program for Cooks, Chefs & Providers
The Maggie Beer Foundation, funded by the Australian Federal Government’s Department of Health and Aged Care, are delivering education and training to improve the dining, food, and nutritional outcomes for older people in Aged Care. This education program offers support to Providers, Homes, Cooks and Chefs in a range of activities and they are all FREE!
Featured News
The Maggie Beer Foundation journey
In 2010 Maggie Beer was made Senior Australian of the Year - this was the beginning of the MBF journey, but it took some years to form the way forward. Maggie had 900 requests to speak in 2010 and as a result she had to pick and choose which were the most important...
A message from Maggie for Aged Care Cooks & Chefs
Featured Recipe
Method:
Mushroom Duxelles: Melt butter over a medium heat, add extra virgin olive oil, onions, salt, and rosemary. Cook for 5–7 minutes Turn up the heat. Add mushrooms and another pinch of salt. Pour in the sherry to deglaze the pan. Cook until most of the liquid is gone. Put the mix into a food processor, add pepper, parsley, cream cheese, parmesan, and skim milk powder, pulse until the mix is finely chopped. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Pinwheels: Preheat oven to 220°C. Line flat gastronome trays with baking paper. Cut puff pastry into 20 cm wide strips. Spread a thin layer of mushroom mix on each strip, roll the pastry into a log and cut each log into 1 cm slices Repeat until all the filling is used Place pieces flat on the trays, cut side down. Put trays in the fridge for 30 minutes. Bake for 10 minutes,...
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