Weekend in Casa Ombuto

Saturday was fairly sad as everyone I have been cooking with for the week had to leave, I am the only one staying for the following week in this group.

I spent the day reading and catching up on some much needed sleep!

Then in the late afternoon the new group of people arrived for the Mediterranean cooking course.

We had the welcome dinner on Saturday evening and I now feel like part of the furniture!

For this course I have a different chef. Her name is Laura and she is so different from Paula. Paula was a real Italian mama, she is out going and mad and very funny and everything was done really quickly and perfect! Paula has also offered to be a Mentor to me with my future plans, makes me teary just writing this. I am thrilled by this offer, she shares her advice and in sites so easily and freely.

Laura is a sweet Italian woman who is only now studying English and doing really well considering I only know about 10 Italian words. Allora being my favourite one which could have so many different meanings it is not funny!

Dinner was great and then off to bed another day complete.

Sunday spent the morning at the pool and yet again I look like a lobster! Body is a bit eina but should blow over in a day or two.

Sunday evening was our first cooking lesson with Laura. Pace is much slower than it was with Paula last week, also here we all work on one dish all at once and then only do we move on to the next on, and as we prepare 4 dishes every night is takes quite some time!

The food was really good.

Hope you have all had a super weekend and I heard that it has been raining in CT, I will bring some good weather to you when I return.

Take care all

D