Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted January 24, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2022 Started my new job last week. Haven Holidays and Bourne Leisure have started a new apprenticeship scheme called the chef academy, where for 18 months we work and train up as chefs within the company. First meal challenge today was a ready, steady, cook style challenge with a bag of ingredients. Herb and cheese crusted salmon with mushroom and garlic crumb and a tomato, onion and piri seasoning sauce. Got favourable reviews and told i used textures and flavours well. Haven't let them know I've had you lot teaching me the last few years. Also have an extra photo of me looking apologetic as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Jim Bob Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 If my million hours watching rubbish cooking shows has taught me anything, don't serve your dish like your apologising. It looks like its plated well and your confident with the flavours. So just describe it, smile and say thank you next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2022 27 minutes ago, Cousin Jim Bob said: If my million hours watching rubbish cooking shows has taught me anything, don't serve your dish like your apologising. It looks like its plated well and your confident with the flavours. So just describe it, smile and say thank you next time. Oh absolutely. I don't actually think I was apologising at the time, I just seem to consistently pull this "butler in a haunted mansion" look every time I recieve praise or need to lean in to listen. Though saying that I was in no way confident on this. I've always thought I knew flavours but it was a little different serving to strangers rather than family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted January 30, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 30, 2022 Cooked up a gnocchi with spinach and bacon in a gorgonzola and cream sauce. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted February 6, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 6, 2022 Couple of the boys have been absolutely amazing looking after me while I settle into my new course and job and getting used to a new environment so I made them a full Beef Sunday Dinner (including my first attempt at making fresh Gravy and none of the powder stuff) as a Thankyou, using essentially a tiny chalet oven to do all of it as well. We're absolutely stuffed and they even did all the washing up for me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted February 6, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 6, 2022 Stuffing with beef???? Â You barbarian! Â Rest of it looks nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted February 6, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, Thunderplex said: Stuffing with beef????  You barbarian!  Rest of it looks nice though. I was outvoted, mainly as we started the day doing chicken before the asda delivery arrived and the chicken was tiny so everything got updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted February 6, 2022 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2022 Proper slabs of beef! Love it. Great stuff @Shy Dadand good to see you having fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 7, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2022 Where do people stand on Yorkshires with other meats? I love one on the side whether it’s pork or chicken on the plate, regardless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted February 7, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 hour ago, air_raid said: Where do people stand on Yorkshires with other meats? I love one on the side whether it’s pork or chicken on the plate, regardless! If there's gravy then it's acceptable to have a Yorkshire pud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted February 9, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) Mentioned my chicken was too small for the group I was cooking for on the weekend so did it this afternoon and then used the leftovers for sandwiches for the rest of the week. Check out the crisp on that skin, tasted bloody glorious  Edited February 9, 2022 by Shy Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted February 15, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2022 I don't want this to turn into a photo thread of "look what Shy Dad did at work today" so please just request I stop (nicely if possible) and I will but we had a cook along with a chef today where everyone made fresh pasta and cooked it off with a general Tomato and Herb sauce and it turned out like this.  Considering how often I absolutely ruined homemade pasta it was nice to pull out a decent attempt (and one that got a lot of praise) for the class today.  Was pretty cool to do a cook along with a chef from Saturday Kitchen and a few other TV shows too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 16, 2022 Moderators Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) I'm loving watching your journey and I'm sure everyone else who wants to come in this thread is happy to see it too, or can easily scroll past if they want. Edited February 16, 2022 by Chest Rockwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted February 16, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 16, 2022 It’s the cookery thread. You’re a cook. Carry on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 19 hours ago, Shy Dad said: please just request I stop You literally couldn't be creating better content for this thread, you Jolly wally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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