… No really. While at Voila’s lamb cooking class tonight, I was happily sitting in my chair (a high stool with a back, if you must picture it) trying to peer at the samosas popping in the oil on the stovetop when all of a sudden… time slowed down and a thought flashed through my mind before anything technically happened: “I can not believe I am about to fall on my ass in front of all these strangers in my cooking class!”

Why is it that time slows down when you’re falling? Even the people around me said that it seemed like it happened in slow motion!

So while my sister Amy prefers to fall while walking down stairs, I apparently am apt to fall straight out of a chair in a sitting position! I haven’t fallen out of my chair since 7th grade in Senor Valencia’s Spanish class at Lewis Junior High! And I still remember the agony of that fall so vividly even now!

When I texted my husband Daniel and told him that I fell our of my chair in my cooking class, he texted back, “LOL. Are you OK? It was probably because the lamb is so good!”

To tell you the truth, though, I hadn’t had a bite of lamb yet when The Great Chair Fall of 2006 occurred. And the wine had only recently been poured, so I can’t blame that either.

At the end of the evening, the lamb dishes were so phenomenally, mind-blastingly delicious that I had almost forgotten about my shameful tumble. Here’s what we made, in case you’re curious:

• Lamb and Potato Samosas with Mint Chutney
• Lamb Stew with Artichokes and Baby Carrots
• Lamb Burgers with Yellow Tomato and Herb Salsa on Homemade Rosemary Bread Rolls
• Braised Lamb Chops with Mint Sauce
• Chocolate Amaretto Torte with Amaretto Ice Cream

The stew blew me away and I’m already planning to make it for Daniel this weekend. And I want to live off the lamb burgers every day for the rest of my life! And I wasn’t planning on falling in love with the torte like I did.

I haven’t cooked a lot of meat before (mainly just fish, if you can believe it) so this is a whole new adventure for me! My carnivorous husband (who has begged me to cook meat for over a decade) can’t believe his luck right now.

Good Night! I am full and sated and sleepy! Man, who knew it was so exhausting to fall out of your chair?

♥ Beth

P.S. Remember… it’s important never to laugh at people who fall! There is definitely such a thing as “Tumble Karma!”