As the climax of the festive season looms, one provincial community centre is offering assistance in the kitchen, it has emerged.With family gatherings and in light of the widespread belt-tightening brought on by the credit crunch home-made kitchen gift ideas swirling around, the community kitchen at Tamar View Resource Centre in St Budeaux, Plymouth is on hand to help, reports the Herald.Over the coming weekend, the popular centre will be holding cookery workshops for local people looking to alleviate the stress which can be caused by having to cook for more people than they normally would during the year.The centres Pat Patel told the newspaper Cookery is something that many people have not had the opportunity to develop skills in, yet it is a wonderful experience which can unite families as well as promote healthy eating.NHS Plymouth and Plymouth City Councils Neighbourhood Renewal Fund provide much-needed financial support for the enterprise.Stress in the kitchen at Christmas time is not uncommon, especially with the amount of food waste that can be generated. Fortunately, a fantastic food waste disposer from Franke can reduce the environmental impact that this can have, giving the busy household one less thing to worry about.