Tonight we participated in an online cooking class sponsored by one of our local still closed restaurants. I am exhausted. Three courses prepared in around an hour, I felt constantly behind: wait what am I preparing now? Was that snap peas or English peas? Is this the herb blend - or is it the garnish? I mean there are herbs here?
Mind you the ingredients had all been prepared in advance in all their own containers, but by the time we were finished every available inch of counter space was covered and efforts to keep courses separate failed almost immediately as we move the iPad around to find the best viewing for the moment.
Lisa and I made a good tag team, one of us preparing one item while the other watched to capture the next steps - grabbing the 8” sauce pan, no wait the 10” leave the stove on! We need another pan! Where’s a trivet? Ultimately a variety of pots and pans covered the stove as well as the sink.
The end results we delicious. And it was nice to take breath, and have a few bites at the table leaving the kitchen behind. We prepared much more than we could eat in one setting - tomorrow we can feast again. But I think next time we seek out a cooking class, I’ll pick something simpler - perhaps grill cheese would be a good start?
I recall my mom watching the Galloping Gourmet on TV - I don’t remember her ever making anything along with Graham Kerr, but I do recall she always poured a glass of wine and toasted and drank along with him as he cooked - I imagine that was a drinking game played out by many a mom in the 70’s taking the edge off before the kids came home and commandeered the TV for the next after school special, and the real dinner prepared.
But tonight we succeeded, we made the meal as shown on TV. We enjoyed the fruits of our labor. But now after (most) of the dishes are done, I’ll raise a glass to my mom and her celebrity crush and say cheers.
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