Week nine has officially started ... and as usual I was in the kitchen at 8 a.m. I didn't have a lot on today ... just a curry, rice and bread ... but what you forget is that you need to butcher the lamb also ... 🤔

It was a pretty good morning in the kitchen with my curry turning out "on point" (one of Rory’s favourite phrases) ... I probably should have tried to do something extra also but let's just say ... it was a Monday 😴

I was on bread duty today so I knocked up a brown yeast bread again and then I was on hens bucket duty!

Tomorrow I am on Guest lunch duty ... to look after any guests that join for lunch (poor guests) 😝

The afternoon demo was with Rachel and it was focused on Pasta ... lots and lots of pasta! 

• Zucchini Blossoms, Tuma, Anchovies
• Tuscan Sage and Anchovy Crisps
• Homemade pasta
• Marcella Hazan's Pappardelle or Noodles,
• Chicken Liver Sauce
• Ragu
• Lasagne Verde 
• Vegetarian Lasagne
• Mary Jo’s Vegetarian Lasagne
• Cannelloni, Cream Sauce
• Marcella Hazan's Tortellini, Parsley, Ricotta, Alfredo Sauce
• Tomato and Cream Sauce to serve with Cappelletti
• Gillian Hegarty’s Ravioli with Sage Butter
• Fettuccine Alfredo, Broad Beans, Leaves or Fresh Peas and Blossoms
• Italian Green Salad, Rocket Leaves
• Tira Misu
• Zabaglione Ice-Cream
• Italian Fruit Salad
• Walnut Cake, American Frosting

After demo and the usual filing stint some of the younger guys decided to play some football ... I for some unexplainable reason decided to join them ... for the first time I experienced what it was like when your brain is doing something and your body isn’t ... (well not quite the first time but you get the idea 💡) Tomorrow is going to really hurt! 😝

Speaking of tomorrow ... I am making pasta ... cappelletti and a zabaglione semi freddo! This could be interesting 😇