fandomhigh | Home Economics, Tuesday, Sept. 23

"Good day, class," Lulu began. "I thought today we'd go for something a little more difficult, so we're going to try cooking fettucine alfredo."

Lulu demonstrated the dish first, taking the students through cooking the pasta -- "The most popular way to cook it is known as 'al dente'; al dente pasta is still a little bit firm." -- and then making the sauce right on top of the pasta. "Some people make the sauce separately and then add the pasta to the finished product, but I find that doing it this way lends something to the final product. It also means that you can make it in only the one pot -- leave your pasta in the colander while it's drained, and then start the sauce in the pasta pot."

With the final demonstration, Lulu waved the students to their stations. "Pair up," she said, "and get to work."

At the end of class, she told the students, before they left, "Next week, we're going to try something a little different. I'd like each of you to bring in one ingredient. It doesn't matter what it is. Just bring in one ingredient; it can be anything at all that you like."

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"There are variations, as well," Lulu said. "In some American variations of the dish, you see bacon, or, more traditionally, pancetta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancetta) or guanciale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanciale), which seems to cross over from the carbonara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonara) dishes; sliced chicken breast, seafood such as shrimp or lobster, and vegetables such as broccoli are also quite common. If you wish, you can add any of these to your finished alfredo."

When she pings in!

She's around! And eyeing the pasta hungrily.

... I forgot how hungry teaching a cooking class makes me. :D Don't you all just hate me?

Typical availability: off to work v.shortly, and then home late; still, if last night's any indication of how the week is going, we might close early; and since I closed last night that means I might to get to go first tonight. Which means I could theoretically be home as early as 8 or 9 Eastern. *crosses fingers!*

Amber Atkins

Amber laid her head down and paid attention like that. Seriously.

Hoshi Sato

Viki

Hoshi was there, and she was pondering the difference between Italian fettuccine and Japanese ramen noodles.

Francine Peters

Alex Russo

Summer Roberts

Sam Witwicky

Chris Halliwell

Chris wasn't sure how this would work, but he looked for a partner.

Francine was still reeling a bit from her forced discovery this weekend that Exercise Is Not So Bad; she was half afraid she'd the evil physical trainer's power had extended to making her only like veggies and Power-Ade.

Mmmm, pasta.

Oh, thank GOD.

Harry Dresden

Andrew Wells

My linkgrab is making me huuuuuungy. *crankies*

Buffy Summers

Cimorene of Linderwall

Home Economics, Tuesday, Sept. 23

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