Food

baklava is great and M'hanncha is awesome , not sure from my time in the kitchen that either would be great to do in large amounts but if you got the mis en place sorted before it could be a possible

They look awesome. Thank you. Especially as winter's coming.

Anything off the last four seasons of GBBO?

I appreciate that most of cooking involves repeating past techniques and flavors, but I probably shouldn't make it too blatent...

What type of chef were you before? A pâtissier is a pretty skilled job and well worth the time if you want to be Sous-chef or Chef de cuisine.

Was/am a chef de partie, on the savory sections generally. Was at a michelin kitchen up north, now in a five star hotel. 'Modern european' type food (whatever the hell that means).

St John's chocolate terrine is a standout OMFG best chocolate thing I have ever eaten ever.
Lemon delicious pudding I make at home and love love love.

In which case I now have to eat at St John's. And the lemon cake looks alright too...

If it was savoury, I'd go with a pork wellington done in puff. Use a long piece of loin, wrap around it whatever you want...classic mushrooms and mustard combinations, or maybe mix it up with sage/parsley/lemon. Wrap the length of the loin + herbs/filling/whatever in something to keep juices away from the pastry (parma ham will do a job)...serve as a slice. Beef Wellington is a bit tramline...pork means you can do something different. Salmon en croute is also win. Two skinned sides of salmon...one of top of the other, sandwiching any kind of herby filling...tarragon, basil/parsley...plus loads of butter. Wrap in shortcrust and also serve as a slice.

I should clarify- by pastry I really mean the sweets section of the kitchen- the desserts. Though you have succeeded in making me hungry. And that pork would be epic with truffles in one form or another.

Just tried making a spinach smoothie (largely out of boredom). I put in fresh spinach, plain yoghurt, milk, a bit of water, and a bit of honey.

Although I love spinach (and all green veg), I was a little underwhelmed. Recipe improvement suggestions please! I reckon a banana may fix the problem.

Just to weigh in here as well, I wouldn't bother with the banana. I think you could do it two ways. If you want to be uber healthy and lazy, find green veg that's good raw and process it with. Brocolli comes to mind. You could season it with 'warm' spices, eg cumin seed, coriander seed, fennel seed, marsala, pepper etc, then finish it with greek yoghurt. Cucumber may go well as well, depending on what else you you.
Personally I'd treat it as a cold soup. Sweat onions, a few potatoes, cook it off, with anything else you want (watercress, brocolli, leeks, and the like), add the spinich at the very last second, puree, and dump it in an ice bath to get it cold as quick as poss. As serving cold, plenty of seasoning.