Since we went to Tideswell, about twenty minutes away from Bolehill Farm, last May for the food festival I have been looking for a suitable course to attend.  In the end I opted for a weekend Foundation Course to brush up on my general cooking skills .  So on Saturday I left Chris in charge and headed off to Tideswell for the day.  Here with seven others, a mix of male and female. and ranging in age from 16 to 60’s we set about preparing and cooking a range of dishes, some of which we enjoyed at lunchtime and the rest I brought back for our tea!  Chris saw to the four departures and three arrivals with one cleaner here.  When I got back later in the afternoon I went and caught up with the guests who had arrived, two cottages have been before.  The sunny morning had given way to a wet evening, there is hardly any snow left in the fields now but I was surprised at how much snow was up at Wardlow near Monsal Head, but it is more exposed there.  Mind you with a mild Saturday night most had gone by the next morning.  On Sunday I had a second day at Tideswell and again came home with some prepared dishes that did us for both Sunday and Monday nights.  An exhausting but enjoyable weekend!