The heat is on in the professional training kitchen at Ashfield School as Year 11 students prepare for their final practical assessment; they worked hard recently preparing the following dishes:

• Cream of sweet potato soup with a handmade spinach and ricotta ravioli
• Spiced Chicken, tomato and pepper stew, accompanied with homemade Naan bread and vegetable pilaf rice
• Profiteroles filled with Chantilly cream and chocolate sauce

Students were marked on their skills and cooking methods, with everything on the menu being made from scratch – from removing the bone from the chicken breast to making their own pasta!

As you can see from the pictures, the students kept their cool and produced some stunning dishes!