Ran a few minutes late today and got into the kitchen around 8:10 a.m. Whether or not that was due to the effects of football we won’t say ... 😝 Today I was making Cappalletti with a tomato cream sauce and Zabaglione semi freddo ... the pasta making is a pain ... taking ages 😝 I prepared it well but I was a bit heavy handed with the sauce ... still very edible 😊 Annoying!

On a more positive note my sourdough starter has been on the go for 7 days now so I should be able to double feed it tomorrow and then prepare a loaf the following day and bake it before the weekend !!!

This afternoons demo was with Rachel ... dishes covered ...

Moutabal with Pitta Bread
Lebanese Cold Cucumber Soup
Rory’s Chilled Cucumber with Grape Soup with Elderflower
Poached Monkfish, Red Pepper Sauce
Poached Monkfish, Red Pepper Vinaigrette
Buttered Zucchini, Marjoram
Gillian Hegarty’s Braised Fennel
Almond Meringue, Strawberries, Cream
Eton Mess with Strawberries or Green Gooseberries
Meringue Roulade, Strawberries, Roast Rhubarb
Lemon Meringue Roulade with Crystallised Lemon
Meringue Kisse
Mendiants

After demo we had an extra curricular wine class with Colm McCan but featuring my very own class mate and housemate, Christian! As I mentioned previously, Christian owns a bio dynamic vineyard in the Loire, Anjou. Clau de Nell 😀 I have chatted with him on most of the items he presented today but it was really good to see it presented formally and to have a proper tasting! I think a visit to the Loire in October will have to be considered!