Orchards Cookery

And they're off! Taste buds at the ready, our Chalet Cooks are just beginning the journey to flavor-packed creations and unforgettable dishes!

As we near the start of our next course, here are some final yummy dishes from last week’s Chalet Cooks. Looking forward to welcoming our new Chalet Cooks this evening.

SKI SEASON COOK WANTED AUSTRIA - cooking for skiing athletes training to reach their goals. Cooking a two weekly rotating menu for x5 to x25 athletes mid Nov 24-mid April 25. Cooking breakfasts, lunches and dinners, shopping, keeping kitchen tidy, some driving (so full clean driver's licence). Accom / travel / salary / season pass clothing. Christmas week off. An amazing opportunity for a hard working Orchards cook who is a team player and happy to cook simple tasty food for numbers with opportunity to be involved with top ski athletes. Previously done by Orchards Cooks cooks (with previous experience) for the last two seasons. If you are interested email: [email protected] for more information on how to apply.

Our Chalet Cooks enjoyed some succulent chicken dishes this week. Winners winners chicken dinners!

Wrapping up our Chalet Cooks Course with full hearts and fuller tummies! It's been a fun 2 weeks, but they go so fast! Well done all - good luck with your onward culinary adventures!

Merry Christmas from our Chalet Cooks! Enjoying a late summer Christmas dinner this evening with our veggies from the vegetable patch!

Enjoying lunch in some of the last of the summer sun today. From savory to sweet: starting with chicken and pearl barley broth, sailing through seabass and ginger mash, and ending with a decadent gluten-free chocolate pudding!

COOK WANTED -CUMBRIA- Nr Penrith 13th-17th November cooking, clearing managing kitchen and shopping for a relaxed friendly shooting party of up to 17 adults + 8 children with no special diets at lovely propery. Simple tasty fare, car driver essential for shopping, Looking for a local cook (if possible) or someone with friends or family they can stay with locally as no accom on site unfortunately. Pay based on experience plus travel contribution. If you are interested email: [email protected] for more information on how to apply.

Starting the culinary journey right from the beginning! Our Chalet Cooks were enjoying a garden tour this afternoon. The pumpkins are growing and something spooky is coming...

Welcoming back our Chalet Cooks for another week of fabulous food. Starting off strong with a herb crusted lamb rack and a beautiful raspberry souffle.

From the far East to the nearer West - Shredded duck hoisin and chicken Dijonnaise making a delectable lunchtime treat! We hope your Sunday lunch is as tasty as this lunch by our chalet cooks last week! Looking forward to welcoming them all back again later this evening.

Time for Tea? Another show-stopping performance from our Chalet Cook bakers in the novelty cake competition this week. They were almost too pretty to eat!

Our Chalet Cooks have come to the end of their first week with delicious stuffed pork loin and a fruity summer sorbet. Still not sure if it's winter or summer with this weather! Now it's the weekend, have a great one!

Crisp air and warm plates – our Chalet cooks are soaking in the autumn sunshine with every bite!

Some absolutely stunning entries in our cake competition from our Chalet Cooks this week. Flour, sugar, and fierce competition – let’s see who takes the cake!

From the ocean to the oven – our Chalet Cooks had a tasty baked Camembert followed by some crispy Cod with Beurre Noisette for lunch today. And all finished off with a sweet Sticky toffee Pudding.

Our Chalet Cooks are off to a flying start with this perfectly cooked duck – day one, done right!

An absolute corker of a cake competition for our Off To University and Orchards Course students last week. It was a tricky decision to decide the winner, who do you think deserved the top spot?!

CHALET HOSTESS / COOK / HOUSEKEEPER -WANTED - VAL D'ISERE - for private family of 5 & guests for 2024/5 season - Organised flexible post graduate or a little older, with good sense of humour happy to take responsibility for managing / organising family apartment that sleeps up to circa 14 - opening up, at start of season, housekeeping, laundry, shopping cooking suppers and ensuring there is breakfast for family and friends visiting. Family stay for circa 8-10 weeks. Live out central Accom sharing with 22yr old girl (so ideal applicant similar age) provided plus ski pass and salary dep experience. A fantastic fun opportunity for the right person (perhaps a former seasonnaire wanting to get back to the mountains). Orchards trained cooks interested email: [email protected] for more information on how to apply.

Saturday night and perhaps time for a glass of wine or two, like our Orchards and Off To University Courses students enjoyed when doing wine tasting with Vin Neuf Independent Wine Merchants earlier in the week.

Celebrating the start of the weekend with a beautiful Vietnamese Noodle Salad and some tasty canapes. It’s cheerio to our Orchards and Off to University Course students today, well done you have all smashed it this week!

Our Orchards Course students have been busy whipping up a colourful halloumi & carrot salad, followed by sumptuous orange crusted salmon and delectable sea bass on ginger mash amongst many other delights today. Yum!

Spice, rice and all things nice! Our Orchards course students have been mastering the art of Thai curry today. Spicing things up, one curry at a time!

From creamy Camembert to decadent chocolate pudding – our Orchards & Off to University Cooks were indulging in another wonderful lunch today.

Our Orchards and Off to University Course students kicked off the week with duck breast and sausage earlier a delicious duo – Monday’s never tasted so good!

Another week has flown by! We had a fun week with last week's Chalet, Off to University and Orchards Course students. Now looking forward to welcoming our new Off To University and Orchards Course students later this evening.

Occasional ad hoc COOK for CHELSEA dinner parties for x8 people first date 4th Oct, email [email protected] for info

Our Chalet, Orchards and Off to University Course cooks enjoyed a fun and informative wine tasting session with Vin Neuf Independent Wine Merchants earlier this week in our very own Hoppers Bar. Cheers to grapes, good vibes, and great wine!