{"id":3011,"date":"2011-03-13T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2011-03-13T09:26:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T17:26:53","slug":"saturday-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/saturday-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday cook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was on Saturday cook yesterday for the first time since I have been here. Luckily it was a miserable day so I didn&#8217;t feel bad about being in the kitchen. I decided to offer a choice of menu to the 22 people. The menu was<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/squash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/squash.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"squash\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3020 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nButternut Squash with Avacado Salsa served in avacado shell and roasted pine nuts<\/p>\n<p>Garden Fresh Tomotoe soup with chives, croutons and cream<\/p>\n<p>Strawberry Sorbet<br \/>\nMelon Sorbet<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fish.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"fish\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3019 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOven baked toothfish with sticky rice and mixed peppers with courgette and carrot ribbons and a lemon sauce garnished with deep fried chives<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/beef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/beef.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"beef\" width=\"301\" height=\"286\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3018 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSouth Amerian beef tenderloin with blue cheese skin on potatoe mash, ribbons of courgette (lime marinade) and carrots, brocolli and a red wine reduction<\/p>\n<p>The navy ship gave us the beef tenderloin as a present last time they were in and it was very tender. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/wine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/wine.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"wine\" width=\"338\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3023 colorbox-3011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/wine.jpg 338w, https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/wine-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nServed with wine from the winemaker who was on Alaska Eagle<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/creme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/creme.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"creme\" width=\"345\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3017 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCreme Brulee with a mixed berry sauce<br \/>\nTurned out to be a hard dessert to present it required making freezing so I could turn it out of the mold then when I flamed it the plate heated up too quickly and melted the brulee so I had to make a deflector to stop the heat getting to the plate quickly flaming it and then putting it in the freezer to cool to retain it&#8217;s shape!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/tart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/tart.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tart\" width=\"347\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3016 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLemon tart with meringes and lemon honey reduction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cheese.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cheese.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"cheese\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3012 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMixed cheese board garnished with south georgia dandelions and figs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/brandy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/brandy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"brandy\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3013 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMeringues, mint chocolates and home made brandy snaps (quite difficult to make in bulk &#8211; you can only do 4 at a time as the temperature has to be right to roll them) with coffee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/table.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/table.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"table\" width=\"300\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3014 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI had a great time making the food and decorating the table. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/flowers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/flowers.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"flowers\" width=\"300\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3015 colorbox-3011\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSouth Georgia flower arrangement!<\/p>\n<p>What I really need is some bigger plates so the presentation can be a bit better but all in all great fun \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p>Ali did a great job of having people move between courses so people got to socialise a little more. Tommy was an amazing pot wash and Sue and Matt great servers. The party went on in the bar till 5am Sunday morning! Needless to say it is quiet around base today especially with so many people leaving on the ship. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was on Saturday cook yesterday for the first time since I have been here. Luckily it was a miserable day so I didn&#8217;t feel bad about being in the kitchen. I decided to offer a choice of menu to the 22 people. 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