marketplace-top-banner

Click here to give the Gift of an Obby Gift Card

baking

candle making

cooking

crafts

dance

drawing

fashion

floristry

health and beauty

jewellery making

kids

knitting

languages

mindfulness and wellbeing

music

painting

photography

pottery-and-mosaics

sculpture

sewing

terrarium

upcycling

wine tasting

woodworking

KitchenJoy

Have you ever considered your brain health when making food choices?  At KitchenJoy we will make dishes that are particularly important to keep our grey matter happy and healthy.

Scientific evidence shows us that our brain cells  regenerate, which can be significantly influenced by food and exercise.  There are certain foods that are important to the brain for vitality and functionality. By following a balanced nutritional diet, we can reduce the risk of some neurological symptoms, including memory problems, fatigue & concentration.

Our one day medicinal cookery class is an introduction to nutritional cooking which incorporates the healthiest foods into exciting and tasty recipes in a simplistic way, providing the first step to building your brain health. You will learn to cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients; discovering the medicinal benefits of food groups for your brain along the way.

Sample recipes will include:
Blueberry fruit smoothie,
Grilled pear, watercress & walnut salad,
Wild caught salmon with sauce vierge
Sea salt & dark chocolate quinoa energy balls.

Our hands-on cookery classes at Kitchen Joy’s Kitchen in Chiswick include the ingredients, food preparation and cooking equipment, and soft drinks. You will prepare and cook dishes around the Kitchen Joy island and can enjoy eating your dishes together with the group on the long dining table. There will also be some left over foods for you to take home to share with your loved ones.

Boost Your Brain Power

Does food effect how you feel? By eating a healthy balanced diet will not only give you energy, but will keep your  blood sugars balanced, your mind and emotional state stable.    By avoiding processed foods, refined sugars and enjoying wholegrain foods with fibre, lean meat proteins, along with fruit and fresh vegetables will enhance your daily life and  help to control excess weight gain. Healthy habits help prevent certain health conditions, keep your cholesterol and blood pressure within a safe range.  When you combine strategies for eating regularly with foods that may have a positive effect on your well-being, you can plan meals that may help you to feel better. You can also avoid foods that may make you feel worse. Now that's something to be happy about!

You will learn to cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients. You will discover the medicinal benefits of selected herbs and spices with an explanation of the importance of certain nutrient groups, which can enhance our mood and well being.  

Sample recipes include:

Plant- based milk smoothie with spinach, blueberries, maca powder & flax seeds 

Mini ginger fish cakes with jalopeno dip 

Broccoli falafal’s with tahini dip

Cauliflower buffalo wings 

Raspberry chia seed pudding

Our hands-on cookery classes at Kitchen Joy’s Kitchen in Chiswick include the ingredients, food preparation and cooking equipment, and drinks. You will prepare and cook dishes around the Kitchen Joy island and can enjoy eating your dishes together with the group on the long dining table. There will also be some left over foods for you to take home to share with your loved ones.

Eating for Health 

Eating to support your body and well being.

Why not take proactive steps to boost your immune system through your food. 

Kitchen Joy will enlighten you on the health benefits of food-types by offering an explanation of how certain key ingredients interact with the body and when used in the right way, boosting the immune system to maximise both physical and mental output over the dark winter months. 

Our one day medicinal cookery class is an introduction to nutritional cooking which incorporates the healthiest foods into exciting and tasty recipes in a simplistic way, providing a gradual approach to building your immune system to best fight winter bugs and to stave off winter blues. You will learn to cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients. You will discover the medicinal benefits of selected herbs and spices with an explanation of the importance of certain nutrient groups which can strengthen our immune systems. 

Sample recipes will include:
Probiotic shake,
Roasted garlic and butternut-squash hummus,
Bone broth,
Turmeric shiitake mushroom stir-fry with ginger & herbs,
Grapefruit tart with a coconut crust.

Our hands-on cookery classes at Kitchen Joy’s Kitchen in Chiswick include the ingredients, food preparation and cooking equipment, and drinks. You will prepare and cook dishes around the Kitchen Joy Island and can enjoy eating your dishes together with the group on the long dining table. There will also be some left over foods for you to take home to share with your loved ones.

Build up your Immune System

Prepare your immune system for the year ahead

Sleep is the body’s recovery phase of the day. This is when muscles can repair, the brain can recharge, and other benefits occur within the body.  Food and sleep go hand in hand. Getting good sleep is incredibly important for your overall health.  Sleep is the body’s recovery phase of the day. What you eat and drink can have a dramatic effect on your sleep patterns but there are many strategies you can use to promote good sleep, including making changes to your diet, as some foods have sleep-promoting properties. If we have insomnia, we may find it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep or have interrupted sleep. Hormonal changes can wreak havoc on sleep and effect your sleeping habits. Insufficient sleep causes us to seek out high-calorie foods the next day.  Certain foods contain amino acid called tryptophan that causes sleepiness which increases the production of the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin.

This one day medicinal cookery class incorporates certain foods that will improve your sleeping pattern and quality of sleep, containing rich amounts of melatonin and serotonin into exciting and tasty recipes in a simplistic way. You will learn what ingredients can relax your body, and foods that are sleep promoters.  At KitchenJoy we will offer guidance and tips to help you choose healthier options.

You will learn to cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients. You will discover the medicinal benefits of selected herbs and spices with an explanation of the importance of certain nutrient groups. 

Sample recipes include:
Kiwi & tart cherry juice  almond milk  smoothie,
Walnut, spinach & citrus salad with salmon
Turkey burgers with greek yoghurt coleslaw  ,
Banana & cardamom cake

Our hands-on cookery classes at KitchenJoy's Kitchen in Chiswick include the ingredients, food preparation and cooking equipment, and drinks. You will prepare and cook dishes around the KitchenJoy island and can enjoy eating your dishes together with the group on the long dining table. There will also be some left over foods for you to take home to share with your loved ones.

Foods for Sleep

How can your diet help you sleep? Sleep is the body’s recovery phase of the day.

How can you eat to ease some of the unwelcome symptoms associated with the menopause? The long term effects of lower oestrogen  levels & hormonal changes can cause a variety of symptoms, including: hot flushes, tiredness, weight gain, dry skin, depression & poor bone health.

Menopause is a time of transition, the end of the fertile years, and for every woman it is an individual experience and how it effects them but sometimes it can feel very much out of our own hands. One thing we can control is what we put in our bodies during such a time to nourish ourselves. A nutritionally balanced diet is key.

Our one day medicinal cookery class is an introduction to nutritional cooking which incorporates the healthiest foods into exciting and tasty recipes in a simplistic way, providing support during and after the menopause.  Adopting healthy lifestyle changes can make a real difference to how you feel.

You will learn to cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients You will discover the medicinal benefits of selected herbs and spices with an explanation of the importance of certain nutrient groups which will supply your body to meet the demands of the menopause.

Sample recipes will include:
Banana, avocado & flax seed smoothie,
Bresaola, gem lettuce & olive salad,
Almond & Sage Lentil Stew,
Sweet Potato, soy & brazil nut cake.

Our hands-on cookery classes at Kitchen Joy’s Kitchen in Chiswick include the ingredients, food preparation and cooking equipment, and drinks. You will prepare and cook dishes around the Kitchen Joy island and can enjoy eating your dishes together with the group on the long dining table. There will also be some left over foods for you to take home to share with your loved ones.

Eating for the Menopause and beyond

Healthy eating for the menopause and beyond

Does food effect how you feel?  By eating a sugary snack, you will get a burst of energy, but are spiking your blood sugar levels and this could effect your mood.   So eating unrefined sugars and good carbs, will balance your body and stabilise your mood. There's a clear relationship between food and your state of mind. When you combine strategies for eating regularly with foods that may have a positive effect on your well-being, you can plan meals that may help you to feel better. You can also avoid foods that may make you feel worse. Now that's something to be happy about!

You will learn to cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients. You will discover the medicinal benefits of selected herbs and spices with an explanation of the importance of certain nutrient groups, which can enhance our mood and well being.

We will be joined by local Nutritional Therapist Emily Fawell DipION who will share how she helps people to overcome low mood through diet 

Sample recipes include:

Banana & almond flax  smoothie
Beet, avocado & citrus salad 
Wild Salmon, with seasonal greens & quinoa
Turkey Burger with sweet potato fries
Chocolate chia seed pudding 

Our hands-on cookery classes at Kitchen Joy’s Kitchen in Chiswick include the ingredients, food preparation and cooking equipment, and drinks. You will prepare and cook dishes around the Kitchen Joy island and can enjoy eating your dishes together with the group on the long dining table. There will also be some left over foods for you to take home to share with your loved ones.

Good Mood Foods

Good Food is Good Mood.  People eat food to live, but we live to eat food.

This diet is for people experiencing gluten intolerance found in certain foods such as wheat, barley, rye & spelt. Its name comes from the Latin word for “glue,” as it gives flour a sticky consistency when mixed with water. This glue-like property helps gluten create a sticky network that gives bread the ability to rise when baked. It also gives bread a chewy and satisfying texture. Unfortunately, many people feel uncomfortable after eating foods that contain gluten. The most severe reaction to gluten is called celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder in which the body mistakenly harms itself. Celiac disease affects up to 1% of the population and can damage the intestines.  If eating gluten makes you feel uncomfortable, it’s best to take advice from your doctor to be tested for Celiac. There are people who are classified as having non-celiac gluten sensitivity do not test positive celiac disease or a wheat allergy. However, they still feel uncomfortable after eating gluten, this Course can help support your diet with foods that you can eat such as meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, rice & potatoes. Gluten sensitivity are similar to those of celiac disease and include stomach pain, bloating, changes in bowel motions, tiredness and eczema or a rash.

This one day medicinal cookery class incorporates gluten-free foods into exciting and tasty recipes in a simplistic way. You will learn what ingredients can enhance your body, maximise your energy and keep you full and satisfied throughout the day.  At KitchenJoy we will offer guidance and tips to help you choose healthier options.

You will learn to cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients. You will discover the medicinal benefits of selected herbs and spices with an explanation of the importance of certain nutrient groups.

Gluten-free Cooking

Following a Gluten-Free Diet.  This diet is for people experiencing gluten intolerance found in certain foods such as wheat, barley, rye & spelt.

Learn about different skin type enhancing foods and how to balance them through diet and lifestyle. More people are also embracing clean eating, which supports healthy skin and eliminates the need for heavy coverage products. Antioxidants help protect skin against free radicals in the environment, which are damaging to skin cells. They work to prevent free radicals from breaking down the skin’s elastin and collagen, resulting in more youthful, healthier skin. There are many foods out there which are skin healers, such as avocado's, walnuts, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, soy, green tea, and fatty types of fish containing omega-3 fatty acids that can reduce inflammation and keep skin moisturised.  The good news is red wine & chocolate both contain chemicals that can help rejuvenate older DNA - leaving skin looking younger. Brightly coloured vegetables & fruits such as mango, sweet potatoes, yellow & red peppers contain beta-carotene which enhances both skin colour and texture. You probably already know that foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, tempeh, and other probiotic-rich foods are good for your gut. Turns out they may also combat premature ageing too as fermented foods have excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

The Anti-ageing skin nutrition course is an introduction to healthy cooking, incorporating the healthiest foods into exciting and tasty recipes in a simplistic way to learn how your diet can improve your skin. 

You will cook a wide range of simple, healthy dishes using fresh and easily available ingredients. Along the way you will discover the medicinal benefits of such ingredients, the importance of certain nutrient groups, to nourish your skin and get that healthy glow, whatever your skin type. 

Sample recipes will include:
Creamy avocado & mango smoothie,
Sweet potato & coconut soup,
Teryaki salmon with buckwheat noodles and broccoli,
Matcha green tea panna cotta 

Our hands-on cookery classes at KitchenJoy’s Kitchen in Chiswick include the ingredients, food preparation and cooking equipment, and drinks.   You will prepare and cook dishes around the KitchenJoy island and can enjoy eating your dishes together with the group on the long dining table. There will also be some left over foods for you to take home to share with your loved ones.

Anti-ageing Skin Nutrition Class

Skin nutrition and how to ‘eat yourself beautiful’ What you eat also affects the health of another organ — your skin.

Come along to the ONLINE KitchenJoy Cookery event for an interactive cookery demo.   The theme is Vegan cookery  where Joy will be making  sample dishes such as Seitan Mongolian stir fry, holy shitake pate, cauliflower buffalo wings, red thai (meat)ball curry,  Asian spiced mixed grain bowl with tahini, hoisin mushroom pancakes and chocolate and orange tofu mousse , rocky roads

Participants will be signing up for a hands-on cookery class, where you will cook in your own kitchen via Zoom virtually guided with tuition by KitchenJoy.  

Vegan Online 

Deciding to go vegan can be a big step towards better health and clean eating.

Joy started out her career in Corporate I.T Banking Technology but when her young daughter became ill and the medics could not diagnose the cause, Joy turned to alternative  medicine to find a cure.  She enrolled at Westminster University to study Natural Medicine and with the help of a Naturopath, they found out her daughter was allergic to Aspartame which is an artificial sweetener found in many processed foods.    Joy and her daughter changed their lifestyles completely, and enjoyed plant based foods & organically sourced poultry, fish & grass fed beef.
After extensive travel to far flung countries, Joy encountered many cuisines and returning back to London, decided to take up a full time career offering Nutritional & Medicinal based cookery classes, founded on her travel experiences, and past Medicine course.  
Joy then embarked on an 18 month journey enrolling at Institute of Optimal Nutritional College (ION) in Richmond for one year on Nutritional modules relating to food, health & wellbeing.   Whilst studying at ION, the construction of the cookery school, an extension  at Joy's house in Chiswick began.   Joy wanted to make the space personal, yet professional, practical and chic.   October 2017 - KitchenJoy was launched with a number of exciting nutritional classes offered and the passion of Joy's culinary skills and personality, make KitchenJoy an event to remember!

KitchenJoy

Our classes

Our classes

Our classes