Recipes from the Skys with Head Chef Darren Marchant
We are delighted that Darren Marchant, Head Chef for our Skys Fleet will be contributing a weekly recipe to Travel Post.
Darren has been employed as a Chef for over 30 years after initial training at Letchworth College. He spent his early years afloat as a Chef de Partie and Sous Chef then Head Chef with Hebridean Island Cruises and his first ship, almost 20 years ago, was Hebridean Spirit which is now Caledonian Sky – a ship to which Darren was delighted to return as Head Chef last year. Having left the sea in 2009, he was running the kitchens at a high class restaurant in Suffolk when the lure of the ocean became too much and he joined us on our Sky ships in early 2019, since when he has sailed as Head Chef in all three ships. He delights in passing on his skills to the next generation and in meeting the fascinating travellers aboard our ships, where he enjoys nothing more than discussing the cuisine aboard after a long day of producing the highest quality fayre for our discerning guests.
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Christmas Day Roast Turkey & Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes
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Egg Nogg & Christmas Cookie
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Festive Mince Pies and Mulled Wine
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Pine Cured Gravalax & Pink Grapefruit Mayonnaise
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Spiced Parsnip Soup
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Comforts of the Ocean
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Butternut Squash Soup
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
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Asian style seared salmon, coconut sweet potato & Oriental vegetables
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Gingerbread Loaf
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Anzac Biscuits and Scottish Shortbread
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Noble Caledonia Skys Christmas Pudding
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Goats Cheese & Red Onion Cheesecake
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Cheese Board for the Table & Red Onion Chutney
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Courgettes and chocolate brownies with pistachio nuts
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Carrot Cake
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Chicken Curry (Murgh Makhani)
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Braised Lamb Shank with Skordalia Mash Potato
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Thai Green Curry & Strawberry Tart
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Food from the Ocean
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Skys Afternoon Tea
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Skys Breakfast
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Classic Lemon Tart Recipe
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Crusty Walnut Bread & Crème of Wild Mushroom Soup
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Confit Duck Legs