More about Pat's visit. First of all -- Pat is a wonderful cook. She is WAY MORE than a cook -- she is an actual "Foodie". I like to tell people that she attended Julia Child's birthday parties -- she even went to a cooking school in France at Julia's HOUSE.
She taught cooking classes, and enjoys cooking for a crowd. So -- we might as well take advantage of her skills, right?? On her second day -- I asked her to show us how to make gnocchi. She made two versions -- Ricotta and mashed potato...
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| Lillian takes her cooking classes very seriously... |
Sadly, we were so busy EATING the food, I forgot to take any pictures of it...
Several days later, I invited my cousin Linda and her family to come for a pasta-making-class.
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| Pat started the day by cooking and grinding some colorful veggies. Carrots, spinach, beets..for the colored pasta.(this is when I realized my brand-new-out-of-the-box little food chopper was a piece of shit. Don't buy Rival.) |
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| Karl and his son Dan were enthusiastic students. Pat started them off, making the pasta by hand... |
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| They caught on really fast... |
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| And soon, they were ready for the fun part. THE PASTA MACHINE... |
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| Good job, boys!! |
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| Really -- men sooo love any kind of tools and gadgets!! |
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| They moved on to the ravioli lesson... |
THANKS, Pat, for the lessons!! I still have the pasta maker out on the counter -- hoping one day Lilly and I will have time to make some homemade spaghetti!! You are an inspiration...
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