Culinary Medicine Cookshops

Culinary Medicine Cookshops Join us at our award winning cookshops, an innovative way to improve your success with healthy eating and show you how to use food as medicine.

Each month we’ll inspire you to cook easy, delicious meals everyone can enjoy! Each month we'll inspire you to cook easy, delicious meals everyone can enjoy. See fresh ideas to get you back into the kitchen
Learn tips and tricks to save time and money
Enjoy tasting plates from entree through to dessert
Drop your cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar levels
Lose weight and improve your wellness

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u'll learn how to use more seasonal and minimally processed foods lacking in most Australia diets. The cookshops are conducted by Sue Radd and her team of Accredited Practising Dietitians. You will experience a culinary adventure and receive medical nutrition advice as well.

27/08/2026

🌿 Innovation in a glass!

I’ve been making iced tea from herbs for years, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover this refreshing take at the Aegean Club lounge in Greece.

Mountain tea infused with lemon verbena, dittany and a hint of mastiha, lightly sweetened with agave — but without that overly sweet taste of many commercial iced teas. And, it’s naturally caffeine free.

Fragrant, refreshing and distinctly Mediterranean. Sometimes the best innovations come from giving traditional ingredients a modern twist. 🧊🌿

🍃 Dolmades — little parcels of Mediterranean deliciousness!It would be remiss of me to travel through Greece without pos...
27/08/2026

🍃 Dolmades — little parcels of Mediterranean deliciousness!

It would be remiss of me to travel through Greece without posting at least one photo of dolmades.

If you’ve never tried them, they’re tender vine leaves wrapped around seasoned rice, usually with fragrant herbs tucked inside. While you can buy them canned, freshly made dolmades are in another league.

They’re typically vegan and served as a meze or starter — on their own or alongside tzatziki or a spicy cheese dip. They can be eaten hot or cold, but I particularly loved these served warm, with the vine leaves lightly charred from the grill. It added another delicious dimension.

Stuffed vine leaves are enjoyed across many Mediterranean cultures — small parcels, big flavour. 🌿

27/08/2026

Bougatsa. Served in traditional style by the experts. Just had to make a visit Bougatsa Giannis - a Thessaloniki institution. 😜🇬🇷 Follow along for more Mediterranean food discoveries, traditions and nutrition insights. 🌿

🥗 An obligatory Thessaloniki lunch stop!Whenever I’m in Thessaloniki, a visit to Blé is almost obligatory. This modern c...
26/08/2026

🥗 An obligatory Thessaloniki lunch stop!

Whenever I’m in Thessaloniki, a visit to Blé is almost obligatory. This modern café is incredibly popular, with visitors from around the world - and it’s easy to see why.

Today’s lunch for me, of course, included fava. Think creamy hummus, but made from yellow split peas. In my opinion, this is one of the best favas in Greece - silky smooth, beautifully flavoured and seriously moreish.

There’s always an interesting range of colourful salads and prepared dishes, including traditional Greek favourites given a modern interpretation.

And then there are the cakes… 🎂 I get my fill simply by admiring them. Works of art that almost look too good to eat and give Paris some serious competition.

Delicious food, beautiful presentation and a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds. 🇬🇷💚

If you ever visit Thessaloniki - an ancient city of Biblical significance - drop in to Blé.

BTW - you pronounce it ‘bleh’.

🌾 Have you heard of hachles?I discovered this unique traditional fermented food on the Greek island of Le**os. Hachles a...
26/08/2026

🌾 Have you heard of hachles?

I discovered this unique traditional fermented food on the Greek island of Le**os. Hachles are little cups or boats made from trachana — cracked wheat mixed with soured milk or yoghurt, fermented and dried into small pieces.

Why am I interested? A fascinating pilot study found that eating multiple servings of fermented foods daily increased microbiome diversity and reduced several markers of inflammation — even in healthy adults.

Traditional foods can have a lot to teach us. 🌿

Would you try a new fermented food?

26/08/2026

I discovered this unique traditional on the Greek island of **os. 🇬🇷 Would you try a new fermented food?

🐾 Missing my fur baby…No matter how well you know your fur baby is being looked after, you still miss them when you’re a...
25/08/2026

🐾 Missing my fur baby…

No matter how well you know your fur baby is being looked after, you still miss them when you’re away. ❤️

All this, despite Louis staying at a resort (thanks Susan and family!) and having his girlfriend, Rosie the golden retriever, visit for the weekend. I’m pretty sure Mummy and Daddy were the last thing on his mind! 😂🐶

Poll: Do you miss your fur baby when you travel?

24/08/2026

When you need a little blue and green therapy… 💙💚

Come to Greece - or anywhere in the Mediterranean - and let the sea and landscape refresh your soul, and palate.

Warm water, no sharks 🦈😉 and no filters used in this reel. That really is the colour of the Aegean at Kriopigi Beach. 🇬🇷🌊

A simple Greek lunch after the beach ☀️🌿These were called chickpea croquettes - although, given their shape, I might hav...
24/08/2026

A simple Greek lunch after the beach ☀️🌿

These were called chickpea croquettes - although, given their shape, I might have called them chickpea balls! 😄 Deliciously tasty, with fresh mint tucked inside. Everyone eats chickpeas in Greece - not just vegetarians.

Alongside was a crisp salad with a refreshing spearmint dressing, plus flatbread that included yellow maize meal.

One of the things I love about eating in Greece is the choice of small plates. You don’t always need a big meal - a few simple dishes like these can make the perfect light lunch after a morning at the beach. 🇬🇷

23/08/2026

🏰 Step inside Molyvos Castle…

Perched high above the Aegean, Molyvos Castle stands on the ancient acropolis of Methymna, a site fortified since antiquity. The castle we see today took shape over many centuries, with Byzantine, Genoese and Ottoman influences still evident in its walls and buildings.

The Ottomans took Le**os in 1462, and Molyvos became an important administrative and military centre in the north of the island. After some 450 years of Ottoman rule, Le**os was taken by Greek forces in 1912 and subsequently became part of Greece. By the way, you just need to glance across to see today’s Türkiye - it’s that close.

Walking through the gates of Molyvos Castle today is literally walking through many centuries of Mediterranean history, which influenced the local diet — with one magnificent view at the top. 🇬🇷

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