Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted February 16, 2022 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2022 Keep it up @Shy Dad! All these chefs you meet, trainees and pros, get to know them, swap numbers. This industry almost more than any others relies on having a little black book. One day you'll need a job quickly and chefs generally help each other out. If it helps, here's my dinner today. Pancetta, leek and mushroom pasta. Creme fraiche for sauce. Make it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted February 16, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 16, 2022 Cheers all! Appreciate the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 19, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 19, 2022 Quick one lads. Doing some chicken in a sauce, going to have onions and mixed bell peppers in it. Sauce I’m going to start with tomatoes and tarragon - what other herbs or spices might you recommend to go well with? I’ve got plenty to choose from. Mrs raid usually advises me but she hates tarragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 19, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, air_raid said: Quick one lads. Doing some chicken in a sauce, going to have onions and mixed bell peppers in it. Sauce I’m going to start with tomatoes and tarragon - what other herbs or spices might you recommend to go well with? I’ve got plenty to choose from. Mrs raid usually advises me but she hates tarragon. Paprika, whole black peppercorns, or maybe some saffron? White wine or brandy is good to add too. Don't forget to add a couple of bay leaves at the early stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted February 20, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 20, 2022 Decided to try and keep my brain occupied today by making chicken pot pie for my neighbours with some fondant potstoes and Kale. Was pretty boss. Made my own puff pastry for it as well rather than store bought which was really cool to do as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted February 22, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 22, 2022 Working on my Toad in the hole recently and I'm enjoying the end results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted February 22, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 22, 2022 Stupendous roasties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted March 2, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2022 It's not pretty and I could have been happier but today's challenge was essentially a "what do we have in our pantry you can make?" saw Sirloin steak, knew I could make pastry decided if a beef wellington had a shout.  There's much I can improve on but for two hours work I smashed this out and throwing a sweet and sour sauce in to mess with the taste buds got mad reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherCrapUsername Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 @Shy Dadjust reading through the last few pages and the start of your journey, I just wanted to say that you are a huge inspiration. The passion you have for food comes through in your words. Please keep up the amazing work and keep posting your pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 3, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 3, 2022 I really want to try those - the sweet & sour sauce makes it really intriguing. I second ThommoLincs there; it's a genuine joy to see you not just getting it all together, but forging ahead. Serious kudos to you, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted March 3, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 3, 2022 Made it through to the final challenge where we need to make the same dish again but multiple covers of it in less amount of time but in teams of 3. As one of the 7 finalists from 21 its actually really motivating me to smash this out today and try and win. Winners prize is a professional knife set donated by one of Havens distributors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted March 3, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 3, 2022 Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted March 3, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 3, 2022 Look at him, all grown up! Â Best of luck with the contest, fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherCrapUsername Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Shy Dad said: Made it through to the final challenge where we need to make the same dish again but multiple covers of it in less amount of time but in teams of 3. As one of the 7 finalists from 21 its actually really motivating me to smash this out today and try and win. Winners prize is a professional knife set donated by one of Havens distributors. All the best! Let us know how you get in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted March 3, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 3, 2022 Wasn't a winner but got a lot of praise about the quality of the sauce and that I made a better puff pastry than yesterday in less time (90 minutes start to finish including cooking time) so I can't be sad about it. Was a great experience leading a team to produce it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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