http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog Keep up todate with our courses, jobs and adventures Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:59:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Rhiannon on her way down the Belleveder Cable Over the last couple of days we have had colder and rainy weather in Chamonix and snow down to around 2500m, with about a meter of fresh fallen on top of some earlier snow from the week before reports were that it might ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/august-skiing-in-chamonix/ Even though it’s high summer, with some colder rainy weather in Chamonix this week I quite fancied a nice roast dinner one night, so here’s my recipe for roast pork and all the trimmings. Roast Loin of Pork with Roast Potatoes and Apricot and Hazelnut Stuffing. Stuffing serves 2 100g of bread to ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/roasted-loin-of-pork-and-all-the-trimmings/ [caption id="attachment_164" align="aligncenter" width="333" caption="A veiw that is hard to beat?"][/caption] Summer is finally here both in the UK and the Alps, Wimbledon is marching towards the finals this weekend and I won’t even mention the football! Out in Chamonix the sun is blazing and the afternoon thunderstorms are in full swing.  ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/a-summer-of-fun-in-the-alps/ [caption id="attachment_149" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Carrot Cake "][/caption] Oh, the dilemmas of chalet baking. Is it cake, cookies, brownies, biscuits, butter icing, water icing, cream cheese frosting…….the list is endless and your time is not. A very important birthday called for me to make a cake so, I went out and purchased a ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/carrotcake/ Recruitment for the 2010/11 winter season has started in ernest now and all our course participants are applying for jobs and asking questions on how to write the best 6 day menu plan to go with their job applications.   Anyone applying for a job as a chalet chef, host or assistant ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/menu-planning-for-you-job-application/ [caption id="attachment_130" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Emma in The Alpine Cookery Course winter office"][/caption] It is that time of year again and as the winter comes to a close we are already starting to look forward to the summer and The Alpine Cookery Courses. The question I ask myself is why do we ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/life-changing-blog/ How many of you have sore feet because of poor fitting ski boots? I suspect that the answer from many people, holiday makers or seasonaires, is Yes.  The cause of this is generally boots that are too big or too small or the wrong shape for your feet.  So what do you ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/ski-boots-and-boot-fitting/ Last week was the calm before the storm. The coming week is the busiest week of the season as it is school holidays for many countries. I have therefore been making the most of this week skiing as much powder as I can. We headed over to Bruson, a hidden gem ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/powder-and-nettle-soup/ EARLY BIRD PROMOTION   BOOK ON TO ANY OF THE ALPINE COOKERY COURSES FOR 2010 BY THE 1ST OF APRIL AND RECEIVE £25 OFF THE PRICE. Even though the Winter is in full swing and we are skiing our socks off we are already thinking about next season. If you fancy a working a Winter season get ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/early-bird-promotion/ Join the Discount Revolution [caption id="attachment_84" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Get your privilege alps card"][/caption] What is it? A handy credit card sized fold out card packed full of discounts for shops, bars, restaurants and outdoor activities for those living and working in the resort of Chamonix.  How does it work? Pick up your card from one ... http://www.thealpinecookerycourse.com/blog/privilege-alps-card/