What’s for dinner Dad?

Some Christchurch dads are finding out more about cooking healthy meals with their children at a course arranged for them by Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust and Somerford Children’s Centre.

Nutrionist and author Ester Davies is tutoring some 20 dads and kids during a six-week course being held at The Grange School. The programme is aimed at giving the dads tips on easy and healthy recipes which they can cook but also finding ways to involve their children, some as young as five or six.

The programme has introduced the dads to a variety of recipes, including stir-fry spicy pasta, kebabs and Mediterranean roast vegetables, strawberry shortcake and traditional apple crumble with custard.

One of the dads Toby Whiting, who attends with his seven-year-old son Louis, said: “It’s fun and exciting and both of us are learning new things. I’ve already cooked two of the dishes I’ve been taught here at home and I’ve made my first ever cake!”