This year, the Bid 4 Boquete Annual Auction received a donation from the executive chef of Bistro Boquete, Lauretta Bonliglio, to present a live cooking class about “how to create Mexican dishes in Boquete using local ingredients”. I quickly volunteered my “Boquete Gourmet Kitchen” for the event.
Now, I’m busily sorting out my kitchen – can you imagine having a world-class chef cook in your kitchen? The event is coming up quickly. I only have a few days to “get my act together”.
I’d include a photo of my pantry, but I know you wouldn’t want to see how it looks now. It’s the sort of place where I know where everything is, but no one else could find anything in there. First, I’ll get rid of all those leftover plastic containers, I have dozens of them and not one top matches any bottom.
My cupboards aren’t too bad, I only need to hide the odd, mismatched plates, bowls and cups, that should be easy. All my serving pieces are of different patterns, styles and sizes, so the dinner will be served in an eclectic manner.
Once I get my kitchen all sorted, cleaned and organized, the tabletops will be the next challenge.
The cooking class has a Mexican theme, so I’ll set up the dining tables in a Mexican style, something like the photo, except the plates will be bright and shiny Fiestaware and each plate will be a different color. The assorted serving pieces will fit in just fine, making the tables even more colorful.
Maybe a low dish of bright flowers from my garden would give the tabletop design a festive look. Red, white and green crepe paper streamers stretching across the tabletop would add even more flare. Of course, the food will be the highlight of the dinner and I know how beautiful and delicious it will be, especially when presented on the Mexican-decorated tables. Watch for “showtime” tabletops here soon. 
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