A Busy Day in the Kitchen

The clock was ticking and everyone was getting a little tense in the kitchen today. There was a lot of fighting between the daughters and the mom. It was so much fun watching the interaction, although I could not tell what they were fighting about. They are a very close family, so the fighting blows over quickly.

The Pork that we rolled was cooking in the oven and it smelled fantastic. I learned how to make fresh cheese from goat milk. It is a very expensive cheese that only the rich can afford. Gabrielle milked the goats in the morning and Paula made the cheese during the day. It was outstanding.

The menu for tonight was two fresh cheeses that were made on the farm, and prosciutto for appetizer, pasta for prima course, pork and salad for the secondo course, and Easter cake for dessert. It was outstanding.

I have been working the tables as I mentioned and I learned how to hold three dishes at once. I am very proud of myself. It has been a riot working with the family. One person tells me to do something one way and another comes by and tells me to do it another way. I am laughing inside.

At one point I was told to watch one of the tables called Danielle. I thought they said the daughters name and went and stood by the daughter. She asked what I wanted and I said I didn’t know. I later realized I was supposed to be at one of the tables. Later that evening I was trying to tell them what I had done but, between the laughing and the language gap, they were just staring at me while I was laughing so hard I was crying. They think I am nuts.

Tonight we have no bathroom; we lost our bathroom to guests. If we have to use the bathroom, we have to walk down to the restaurant. It is not a smooth walk and we are using flashlights. I purposely did not drink much to hopefully make it through the night but at my age the chances are slim.

Tomorrow I can watch them make Ravioli and I am very excited to see how they make them compared to my mom.

Happy Easter everyone! Ciao for now