A Small Gathering
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I had a sublime Saturday with a small group of my friends. There would have been more people but due to the situation with Covid-19, each household is only allowed five guests. So, five guests there were. Six in the gathering including the host.
Once again, it was my friend, Ernest who hosted the gathering. Some of you will remember - Ernest is an artist and a wonderful chef. He has hosted many lunches and dinners for us.
Lunch started at 1 pm with smoked duck and orange salad.
For the main course, there was...
Chicken with bacon, mushrooms and olives in red wine sauce. The chicken was tender and perfect.
Pan fried scallops with butter...
Buttered fragrant rice with spices.
It was a lovely lunch. Every dish was cooked to perfection.
For dessert there was strawberries and jackfruit.
There was also a mixed cheese platter with crackers, nuts and raisins
As we nibbled on the cheese and accompaniment, sipping red wine and whisky, we talked about what's going on in the world, and more importantly in our lives. There were a couple of revelations.
There was a slight pause after the cheese before someone suggest ice cream and cake for afternoon tea.
The chatter continued as we munched on tit bits. There were lots of ribbing and friendly banter. And amidst the banter and chit chat, time slipped us by. Soon, it was time for dinner.
Ernest excused himself to cook a light meal of noodles for us. Although we were ready to eat, we weren't feeling that hungry, after all the nibbles. So, a light meal of noodles was perfect.
Noodles tossed with braised mushrooms and pork in dark soya sauce. It was one of the best noodles I had.
We sat around and chatted a bit more before finally calling it a night at about a quarter past time - after polishing off a bottle of red wine and a bottle of Chivas Regal.
Needless to say, we all had a wonderful time / day together. And we look forward to the next gathering. Hopefully, by then Covid-19 situation will have improved and more people are allowed in a gathering.
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Wow! You have such a wonderful friend and a fantastic cook! If I were in the neighborhood, I would climb up the fence with several boxes and quietly put some food in my boxes while you were all drinking your wine! Hahaha.
It’s perhaps better if I just gate crash the party saying that I am the official to check if the food is COVID-free! I need some samples for the lab!!
If you are in the neighbourhood, I will ask Ernest if I could bring a friend. Then you can sit down and enjoy the food with us. 😊
Thank you so much! It’s very kind of you!! I was joking around like usual!
I am half-vegetarian so I would probably be having some cheese and crackers with some red wine! LoL
But I don’t think I would be that lucky!! I don’t deserve such fine treat!! You are very kind and generous, so nice of you!
Cheers.
Oh yes. I forgot you are a vegetarian. Oh well, you can join us for cheese, crackers and wine. 😊
Don't belittle yourself like that. You, like everyone else, deserves the finest. Don't forget that. 😊
Thank you so much for your gentle kindness and encouragement! You are such a wonderful supporter and friend for the little people. Hope you’ll always have good time with good friends including lots of good luck too.
Thank you for your kind words and wishes. Cheers! 😊
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Wow! What a feast, of food and friendship. That really does sound sublime :-)
Thank you Jon. I hope there will be more such weekends. Good food, good friends, good laugh. This is what i call the little pleasures in life. 😊
Better gather in the small groups we can now. Don’t know if there will CB2.
Fingers crossed. I think we should be all right. I think we are sensible enough to do the right thing. 😊
Good food and good company!
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That certainly looks like a great gathering lot of foods , deserts and snacks very nicely prepared 👍
Thanks! We all had a great day!. 👍😊