Ever since Rhea had seen Aron, devour Mrs Johnson’s shepherd's pie and learnt the reason why he liked it so much she had been pestering Mrs Johnson to teach her how to make it. The plan was to learn to make the shepherd’s pie first and then tweak the recipe to fit the preparation for Osso Buco. She had seen her mother make it enough times to be able to recreate it once she learned the basic spice blend from Mrs Johnson.
It took her three days to learn and arrange for the ingredients and then, on Friday, she finally made it. It was supposed to be a surprise for Aron, so she started to make it once she left for the day’s work. She laboured through the afternoon with Rico on her side to help her. Then as the evening approached, she sent some portion of the final dish to the Johnsons and hid
