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chefalychallonerjones

Owner at @highendchefs
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Digital Consultant & Trainer
Still a chef rocking my galley at home in the French Alps

The thing about foraging is learning to leave enou

The thing about foraging is learning to leave enough for everyone else. We are... as humans... slaves to a culture of scarcity. We fear not having enough. We scrabble to take what is left to ensure our families have sufficient. We endeavour to protect our own. It’s normal. But... what if we concentrated more on sharing... sharing what we have... sharing our work and sharing our wealth our knowledge our skills and time.
The situation we are in now has levelled out the playing field to some extent. There are those who can’t do without their usual list of ingredients. There are somewhat are unable to master technology and miss out on important news.. or being able to work from home. Some are so remote they see no one and speak to no one. We become impaired by the loss of a skill or availability of something we’re used to.
There’s plenty to go around... if only we needed less. Took less. Gave more and shared more.
I was careful collecting my wild garlic this morning. I tried not to take young leaves or bulbs and moved about rather than picking from one patch. I’ll make a delicious pesto with this lot and maybe a loaf tomorrow! Nature’s gifts. Aren’t we fortunate? .
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Reasons to be grateful... blue sky... sunshine and

Reasons to be grateful... blue sky... sunshine and a note in my pocket permitting me to walk for an hour within a kilometre of home.
I will still work today... I will still continue to push myself and ‘show up’ everyday.

@highendchefs has been part of my working and person for the last 6 years and I’m pleased and proud to say... today I’m able to help and support more chefs from countries around the world working in different environments... than ever before.
This weekend we open up the network making many of the premium functions free and available to all.. providing support, open recipe blogging, professional bio creation, chat rooms and more.
My gratitude today was blown high out of the water with these views on my morning walk. My time to reflect and think of I can do and make things better... and of more benefit to others.
Enjoy your weekend.. wherever you are! .
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What a truly fabulous initiative from mymuybueno !

What a truly fabulous initiative from mymuybueno !! During this period of such uncertainty and in most cases complete isolation.. it's time to come together, keep morale high and the fires in our bellies burning!
In support of this worldwide movement we will be sharing the ‘Chefs Together’ on the High End Chefs social media .. ensuring we reach as many of you as possible... boosting spirits and keeping the vibe high. ………
While everything seems to go on hold at this time, lockdown affecting most of the world, here in Spain, we are on day 14 of lockdown ourselves. In these past days, a massive fire in my belly has started to stir, spurred on by the want and the need to do something to really boost morale at this time.

To use our mymuybueno Chefs @mymuybuenochefs platform, to further do exactly what we do, connecting good food and good people, but now taking it one step further.

Chefs all around the globe have been hugely affected, our entire industry completely knocked. It's a deflating and hard time, and I really want to keep the fire burning in everyones bellies because we have hope, we have faith and we have each other. Together we are strong, we will get through this, and we will come out the other side.

I am rallying chefs from all over the world to record a video sharing one of their own dishes for our IGTV. Working to create a schedule spanning different countries and time zones to orchestrate bringing these chefs to you.
To keep spirits lifted and to contribute a little of themselves to boost and really inspire you at this time - mymuybueno Chefs TOGETHER. We have a great first line up of chefs ahead, and we will be sharing these in the coming days so you can set an alarm and be ready to tune in.

The my in mymuybueno is the personal touch. Different dishes and cuisines, skills and techniques that you can do at home, sharing each chefs ‘my’ with you.

x Justine
CEO - mymuybueno

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Blue sky and sunshine 🌞brings joy to my soul. I

Blue sky and sunshine 🌞brings joy to my soul. I’ve moved my office and desk back into my own bedroom... where I’ve space and light and peace.
My son needs freedom to roam around in our little savoyarde apartment.
He’s a teen boy. A typical teen boy. We have everything under the sun out of its box and ready for use. The building blocks and Lego have now become wood glue and hammers (and Stanley knives - don’t - just DON’T❌ Don’t say it or I will think it all day) and amidst home study and submitting his work on time AND completing tests... our home has become a workshop 🛠 my Dad would be proud of!
So... he needs the space. I on the other hand need my quiet and zen and am happy to retreat to my little zone of calm with views like this.
Things to be 💝 grateful for. What are yours? .
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Recipe time... it’s the weekend and I’m trying

Recipe time... it’s the weekend and I’m trying stay away from the laptop! I fancied cooking and making something a little different that would both myself and my son whilst in this bizarre lockdown life. I love finding basic core recipes that I can tweak and adapt rather like a sponge cake. A bit like this recipe.. I’m going to do a lot more with this but for the moment I’ll keep the initial trial simple.
It’s like making sandcastles. Only less gritty! Apparently teen friendly. Vegan. Gluten free.
100g chickpea flour
200ml water
Pinch salt
Paprika if you want
Thyme if you like it
Garlic is good. No one’s going on first dates anyways!
Herbs? Ok. Let’s go fancy.
Whisk over heat til thick for about a minute.
Pour into oiled pan
Chill. Chill. CHILL!
Cut in to ‘chips’ sprinkle with oil and bake HOT
Munch as they are or dunk .
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My Boy Wonder aged 5 years in half an hour. He’s

My Boy Wonder aged 5 years in half an hour. He’s had shoulder length hair for what seems like FAR too long and was working towards to the full pony tail - beyond the 3 inch version that is. Finally... and clearly with focus now firmly on just US two at home he realised that it was time!
Of course he could have discovered this new beginning prior to lockdown but no... no... it was the moment. It was the moment right there and then and in true teen style it was now and yesterday wouldn’t have been too soon!
Mum can you do a really short cut with a quif?
No... no son I’m not a chuffing hair dresser! I can cook and break the spirit of a tardy MacBook but I’m not a freaking magician!
All off then? Prison Break.. let’s do it. Gone. Shaved. Nothing. Give me that cut I’m ready.
Ok son. Let me grab the kit.
[mum shuffles around sounding busy in the closet whilst hiding the grade 1 clipper guard!]
The result? Well... THIS! We went from 5 to 4 to 3 and 2. A 1 around the edges and a zero (flipperty jibbet heart in mouth moment!) a zero to get the lines straight and no ears severed during the experiment.
Result. Terrier Mum made it out unscathed and Boy Wonder is ecstatic. Mostly because he no longer needs to brush or dry following the shower.
Bingo. Lockdown budget tip.
I’m tempted. Shall I? .
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Bathing in gloriously gloopy garlic vegan mayonnai

Bathing in gloriously gloopy garlic vegan mayonnaise.
No not literally!! I’m going stir crazy indoors and whilst I’m ecstatically joyful to have plenty of digital internet geekiness and client tech support to keep my whirring mind reasonably focussed...
I - MUST - COOK if I’m to stand a chance and hold my marbles together during lockdown.
Thank goodness for leg stretches, baguette runs and dog walks... and joggers. Jogging pants are essential.
Here’s something wickedly good made with all that liquid you usually throw away once you’ve done your chick pea curry. Aqua faba. Bean water to you and me darling. It’s BEAN WATER!
Here’s how it’s made :
1/4 cup of liquid drained from a can of chickpeas
1 cup of light oil of choice
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Squeeze of lemon juice
Dash of cider vinegar
Salt and pepper
AND
The star of the show..
Wild garlic!
Now... stick it all in the blender and whizzy whizzy. You can let it down a little to be more liquidy as I have if you prefer with a splash of water.
Dive in. Thank me later.. love you all.
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I hadn’t forgotten. I hadn’t forgotten to cook

I hadn’t forgotten. I hadn’t forgotten to cook. Though it would be true to say I’ve been a little distracted but not in a wasteful way.
My friends and of course clients know that I wear 3 hats (actually several more though only 3 key chapeaux!) The first is possibly what I’m known for here. My passion. My first love. Vegetarian cooking. Oh boy it’s good to revisit this!
2/ @highendchefs my media and PR company for private chefs and food and drink services. I’m a one woman band and this is quite a lot already.. 3/ Lastly but by no means least.. my business that runs along side and joins the above together at the hinges. My digital marketing and skills training business. What can I say. I’m a true techie geek at heart and always have been!
I’m rolling with it. Helping others is at my core regardless of the discipline or topic and if I can help others grow.. and in particular women.. then that’s exactly what I’m going to do... putting these skills to work to benefit others and help us rise from this.
It’s such a stressful time for us all and I realised things were getting to me too.
I have to keep it in the day. Keep looking to the stars and universe for open doors and possibilities. I’ll go where I’m guided.
But the stress... that’s something that needs dampening down and cooking does that job. It takes the edge off the uncertainty and my mind off the drama.
I made this recipe with my Covid stash!
The dough is good for ‘pasties’ and flatbreads... baked or fried.
325g wholemeal flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
1 small pot of natural yoghurt
1 pot of water (the yog pot)
Mix to a soft dough and leave to rest.
Cut into 8 pieces and roll into thin rounds. Fill with curried veggies and bake in a medium oven or shallow fry. YUM!
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We were walking along our ‘promenade’ last nig

We were walking along our ‘promenade’ last night... respecting the lockdown law in France.... Close to home. 1 x parent + 1 x child (under 16yrs let’s be clear). Walking a dog. Carrying my ID wallet with self declaring authorisation forms signed and dated stating our purpose and reason to be out in the streets away from home.
The roads are so quiet... it’s peaceful and we’ve time to talk and reflect. The isolation period is starting to feel a little more ‘normal’ and after all... I don’t usually go to an office or business premises to work. We can still walk/exercise albeit not very far... but I’m grateful for what we CAN do.
I don’t drink, eat veggie and am a single parent... so hardly party material! Though.. I do miss my friends. I miss seeing...my friends. Chatting with them face to face and having a big hug on the way out the door. I miss that.
I’m grateful that my son is funny and chatty, inquisitive and mischievous and for the most part ... studious!
He misses his pals too.
We’ve no idea how long this is going to go on for but one thing is for certain.... I’m throwing one heck of a dinner doo when we’re done!! My son took this photo. He asked if we could stop as it was so beautiful, and he wanted to capture the light 💕
PLEASE REMEMBER if you know someone who is stuck indoors and alone... give them a 📞 call. People are going through challenges they’ve never had to deal with before. Financial... social... mental AND physical and all at once. The chances are they haven’t called you because they don’t want to be a nuisance. It doesn’t mean they’re OK. OK?💕
Stay safe, look after one another and follow the rules. Wishing you the very best day possible 💚
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