"Survived"? Oh no, much better than that
Jan. 29th, 2006 03:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stitchwhichOkay, so I was the head cook yesterday for the first time (for me) in about four years. What did I do? Well mostly, I sat in a chair and chatted with folks. I did wash a lot of dishes, as they came up, and I peeled some cucumbers (gave me a chance to giggle with Kat) but mostly, I was lazy. Well, lazy after I got all the supplies unloaded. Because when folks who know how to cook better than you do are your 'helpers', well, there just isn't anything to do but sit back and watch the magic. So I did. That was fun. Watching them interact was the best part of the day for me... cool people meeting cool people over a stove - now that's the way to make friends!
The food was good, I think. At least, everyone in the kitchen liked it and a few folks even came back to the kitchen to tell us that they liked it too. I don't think we could reproduce exactly anything we made - the basic recipes were messed with as they would be when good cooks get to play with spices and supplies. There was a lot of spoon-tastin' going on. :)
And for all that I over-bought supplies (on purpose), there wasn't much packed home. Mostly the stuff that I couldn't put out on the sideboard (the person in charge of it in the Hall decide to shut it down two hours before dinner was ready and on top of that, I forgot to put out the apples and pears in the first place! Arg.)
I'm grateful as all-get-out that Arni packed my chair. I'll be spending the next few days in the house and taking my time sorting and re-packing the baronial supplies - I'm back to "feels like walking after being treated to Falanga" so time on my feet will necessarily be as short as I can make it. I will be most glad when the heal process is over because it sure affects my effectiveness. Not to mention my mood. But it will still be a very nice memory now that it's over. And I found that I was right - while I don't really enjoy being in charge of a feast, the folks who come to help me make all the pre-feast stress worth it.
The food was good, I think. At least, everyone in the kitchen liked it and a few folks even came back to the kitchen to tell us that they liked it too. I don't think we could reproduce exactly anything we made - the basic recipes were messed with as they would be when good cooks get to play with spices and supplies. There was a lot of spoon-tastin' going on. :)
And for all that I over-bought supplies (on purpose), there wasn't much packed home. Mostly the stuff that I couldn't put out on the sideboard (the person in charge of it in the Hall decide to shut it down two hours before dinner was ready and on top of that, I forgot to put out the apples and pears in the first place! Arg.)
I'm grateful as all-get-out that Arni packed my chair. I'll be spending the next few days in the house and taking my time sorting and re-packing the baronial supplies - I'm back to "feels like walking after being treated to Falanga" so time on my feet will necessarily be as short as I can make it. I will be most glad when the heal process is over because it sure affects my effectiveness. Not to mention my mood. But it will still be a very nice memory now that it's over. And I found that I was right - while I don't really enjoy being in charge of a feast, the folks who come to help me make all the pre-feast stress worth it.
