Another option would be to follow an outline of some kind, and think there are many different outlines here on the forum.
You may have seen that we've been working on creating an Epicurean Week program, and potentially this could be of help:
Epicurean Week Development Project - Epicureanfriends.com
www.epicureanfriends.com
It isn't very developed yet, but in the coming weeks this should be fleshed out a bit more, including practical exercises:
Epicurean Week Development Project - Epicureanfriends.com
www.epicureanfriends.com