Chicken stroganoff

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... and just like the original recipe, a pint of blood was added when I got overconfident while chopping herbs for the coleslaw. I'm not saying it was worth it because I lost part of my index finger, but it was very good :)

chefdaddy:
My first year cooking I lost the nail and tip of my index finger several times because that first knuckle would flatten out while I was chopping. That looks like an interesting take on stroganoff

2017 is of to a good start, my first day in the pro kitchen is postpo…

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chefdaddy:
Don't be disheartened. At least in the US the first three months of the year are very slow business wise and as the guy that knows the least you will be the first one cut from the schedule. Knowledge is power and in this case hours. Once you get in there I'm sure you will shine
shinyarmour90:
It probably doesn't help that they have no chefs available for this weekend @chefdaddy! Plus I'm busy next week so it'll be the last weekend of the month before I can show off 😆

Christmas dinner: seven courses and a rainbow

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I usually feel a bit gloomy around the holiday season, but this sort of thing raises my spirits: tonight I had nine friends over for dinner. Last week I decided upon a theme for the meal, being the colours of the rainbow. So here I do thee present... six of those (my first starter went by so fast I couldn't photograph it!)

The table, set
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My new job!

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So this announcement has been a long time coming - even before my birthday! I applied for a job at a Michelin star restaurant and was understandably rejected (since I also work full time as a software engineer). What I haven't told anybody here yet is that I also applied for a weekend job in the kitchen of the laughing pig, a vegetarian restaurant in...
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shinyarmour90:
@pointman11 fuck, did I not mention at all that I got the job? XD
pointman11:
Thats awesome!!! Congrats. From the looks of previous posts, i know you will do well. 

Monster birthday party

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Hey guys! Since it's my birthday in Australia I thought it was OK to share some pictures from my party this weekend! Some of you already saw the piñata video which was the absolute cherry on the cake. What cake you say? I'm glad you asked!

This is my interpretation of Christy Tania's mistique: a cake with layers of marshmallow, orange chocolate sablé, milk chocolate
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chefdaddy:
I have never had coca cola chicken, I have put coke on ham before but not that. How was it?
shinyarmour90:
It's very good! I used Matt Preston's recipe which involves drowning the chicken in coma and keeping it under until it no longer screams 😂
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