Penny didn't hold back her laughter when he made the comment about the carrots. One of the things she was worried over the most and Percy seemed to enjoy her screw up. That was a good kind of ironic. "And here I was worried that the carrots were being overpowered by the sauce...," she grinned as she cut a piece of the lamb.
Not only had his comment lifted her spirits but also built her confidence up again. It was unusual for her to have a lack of confidence in herself in most things, but cooking was one of those areas that she always felt a bit uneasy. Even if most things she made turned out tasty, it still made her nervous to cook for other people.
"Out of the entire book, this meal seemed the easiest and least strange. I don't think I'm ready to try some of the other recipes just yet. I may have to trick my mother into helping me with them sometime."