Carmarthenshire cook in title bid
A Carmarthenshire school cook is in the running to be named best in the UK.
Glenys Rees, who serves up school dinners to children at Brynsaron Primary School, has recently won the Welsh final of the School Cook of the Year competition, after coming up with a tantalising main course and dessert for just £1.25.
She will now compete against other school cooks in other parts of the UK to take the overall crown.
In her bid to impress a panel of judges – some of which were children – Glenys put together a main course of Teifi Loaf with tomato and mint sauce, served with boiled Pembroke potatoes, mixed green salad, and a stuffed tomato.
Her dessert, named Welsh Dragon, consisted of a traditional plain Welshcake with caramel filling and summer fruits.
She competed against three other school cooks, and each were allowed 90 minutes of preparation and cooking time.
Sandra Weigel, Carmarthenshire’s catering services manager, said: “All of our school cooks do a wonderful job cooking over 18,000 meals every day, and ensuring that each has the right nutritional content. We also put great emphasis on home-cooked meals, using local produce where-ever possible.
“Glenys is a shining example of the good work our cooks do – cooking 65 school meals every day - and we all wish her all the very best as she goes through to the UK final.”
Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, executive board member for children’s services, added: “This is great recognition for Carmarthenshire’s catering services. Glenys has done us proud by representing us at a national level. I’m sure she will go on and achieve even greater things in the UK final, and we will look forward to congratulating her on her success.”
Glenys Rees, who serves up school dinners to children at Brynsaron Primary School, has recently won the Welsh final of the School Cook of the Year competition, after coming up with a tantalising main course and dessert for just £1.25.
She will now compete against other school cooks in other parts of the UK to take the overall crown.
In her bid to impress a panel of judges – some of which were children – Glenys put together a main course of Teifi Loaf with tomato and mint sauce, served with boiled Pembroke potatoes, mixed green salad, and a stuffed tomato.
Her dessert, named Welsh Dragon, consisted of a traditional plain Welshcake with caramel filling and summer fruits.
She competed against three other school cooks, and each were allowed 90 minutes of preparation and cooking time.
Sandra Weigel, Carmarthenshire’s catering services manager, said: “All of our school cooks do a wonderful job cooking over 18,000 meals every day, and ensuring that each has the right nutritional content. We also put great emphasis on home-cooked meals, using local produce where-ever possible.
“Glenys is a shining example of the good work our cooks do – cooking 65 school meals every day - and we all wish her all the very best as she goes through to the UK final.”
Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, executive board member for children’s services, added: “This is great recognition for Carmarthenshire’s catering services. Glenys has done us proud by representing us at a national level. I’m sure she will go on and achieve even greater things in the UK final, and we will look forward to congratulating her on her success.”
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