Saturday Night Supper
Eleanor: This morning, as soon as the sun was up so were we, and at 9.00 we met up to go shopping. We visited the fishmongers, grocery shop, delicatesson and butchers and we learnt a lot outside the kitchen. Then we collected our ingredients, had a few ice creams (a delicious lemon sorbet for me) and headed back to the house. Then we made some dips (dahl, hummus, smolked mackeral pate and tzatziki), a big salad and some coronation chicken and then ate it all up for lunch. Afterwards we started to prepare that nights dinner of dips with toast and carrots, porcetta, casarol, curry, bread and butter pudding, and rubarb fool. Then we had a very active break, playing a lot of ‘Bop-it’ and cheating a lot at table football. The meal was excellent and at the end wew all shared the feeling of satisfied fullness.
Lucy: Today was good fun, not only did we learn about the cooking but also about the backgrounds of some key products, by visiting the local shops. When we got back, we ran a jamie oliver - esque show, by making our dips infront of each other and describing what we we’re doing. The rest of the day has been so busy making a series of meat dishes, that we have just presented to our specials guests, I was determined to try everything and everything was actually delicious, but I’m feeling at least a stone heavier for it now.!!!
Charles: Today was good, waking up in the morning i enjoyed a hearty eggs and bacon breakfast with bread made yesterday. then after shooping in dartmouth we prepared lunch, which was for me preparing coronation chicken and humus. After lunch we began to slow roast the meat, and for my curry was a shoulder of lamb. I learned to bone a joint of lamb, and then cook it also.
Cat: Guest at dinner - what can I say - the “kids” have made a fabulous feast for their guests - the food was a lovely combination of slow cooked pork (porcetta), a beef stew which melted in your mouth and agains slow cooked but this time lamb curry. Followed by rhubard fool (favorite of mine I must say) and bread and butter pudding - they had even made the bread the day before. It is great to see the team work together being great hosts - all taking turns to serve, describe the food and even then clear up! Lucky parents/grandparents - your kids have done a great job - all credit to Hol and David as well as the team - well done and am sure you can look forward to being entertained at home and in future!