Gourmet on T.I.

Another busy weekend on T.I. Saturday night saw us at the Sarpeye Ball - yes, another ball :-)  This one is held outdoors at the army barracks and like the Wongai ball held in August, it's an occasion to dress up, dance and have fun. We were treated to an amazing seafood buffet and very reasonably priced drinks.

The weather was kind - apart from the short downpour later in the night - but that was not an issue as luckily the barracks has a decent undercover area and the revellers were able to take shelter while the heavens opened. But Rob and I missed all the excitement as we had already left by then and were safely home.

Rob and I enjoying a pre-ball drink with Rina and Steve

Glammed up for the ball

Peter of the red vest and Pastor Jan .... yes - Pastor :-)

Sunday saw us up bright and early to look after the pilots. I've been helping out in the pilot house kitchen over the past few weeks, but only on a Sunday. The cook takes a well deserved day off and as I'm not a stranger to catering and cooking for others, it seemed only natural for me to fill in on those days.

Traditionally the pilots have a BBQ on Sunday nights to give the cook (who used to live in) a night off. But as that is no longer the case Sunday nights have taken on a slightly different slant so when Rob suggested that we do pizzas - well, why not? He makes a mean pizza base so the pilots were in for a treat.

But what's a pizza night if you can't do your own toppings? So while Rob mixed and kneaded and worked his magic with the flour, I supervised the three pilots in Pizza Toppings 101.

"They're my olives"

Creating gourmet delights

Mamma mia! Tony, Richard, Rob and John looking very pleased with their creations

It was a fun night - the pilots don't usually hang out in the kitchen - so to be invited in and be given free rein was a novelty. We made four pizzas - one for each pilot and one with all the leftover toppings (that one was mine) - and they were all eaten with gusto ..... and with a pretty decent red.

Who said you can't eat gourmet on T.I.? Life is good :-)