So far behind on my Blog!! Friday 24Aug

Hi all

Thank you so much for those of you who have been able to post comments to me on my blog. I am sorry but Darryl tied via phone to explain to me how to allow anyone to Comment and not only people who are signed in...I still can't get it right. Blame it on my holiday mode.

Right so the final Cooking day for the Italian cooking course has arrived :-(

I have made such wonderful friends in this group. We all got along from the word go and it feels like I am having to say goodbye to people I have known for years. But we had loads of fun and worked hard together and had a wonderful time. I hope to keep close contact to some of the ladies I have met here.

Our chef Paola had us prepare 13 different things for the buffet farewell dinner tonight. Wow! What a long afternoon in the kitchen. But it was wonderful, a bit mad with 12 people in the kitchen but all went well. I made Rabbit....O yes that is correct, I made a really good rabbit stew and also made the Biscotti (and left the sugar out!!!) Thank goodness I remembered just before I rolled them out and backed them, still came out really nice. In Italy you don't have your Biscotti with tea or coffee, but you dip it in Vincanto (holy wine, like a cherry)... I just think it is another excuse to dink....lol!

I have taken photos of all the stuff we prepared and will post them on the site once I am home.

We also made Gnocchi which is just to die for, and I will have to make some when I am home.

Then once everything was ready we had dinner and drinks...again! All the food was really good. I am running every morning otherwise I might have to reserve another seat for my flight back to SA!!

It was hard to say goodbye to everybody and we had a wonderful evening. Our chefs son and husband joined us and we sang and danced till well in the morning hours. A perfect way to end a perfect week.

I think holiday agrees with me... I am so much more relaxed and could go on living like this forever. I like the person I am now far more than I have in quite some time!

To those of you who are unable to comment on the blog site, please feel free to email me on my hotmail address as I am on there every day as well.

Take care all

D