Our friendly Muslim neighbors came to our home for dinner for the first time since we moved here almost fourteen years ago. We had a wonderful time. I made Boeuf Bourguignon (without the bacon) then realized half way through the 3 hour cooking time, "Oh no! They said they don't drink wine, and there are three cups of red wine in this dish!" So I hurried out, bought a chicken, cut it up and fried it so they'd have another choice. They had no problem with the boeuf, and ate it AND the chicken (well, we helped). I showed them some quilts and family pictures, and played a Chopin Nocturne I've been working on. They seemed to have a genuinely good time. So did we. Thanks, Hameed and Zarguna for gracing our home with your friendship.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Good Neighbors
Our friendly Muslim neighbors came to our home for dinner for the first time since we moved here almost fourteen years ago. We had a wonderful time. I made Boeuf Bourguignon (without the bacon) then realized half way through the 3 hour cooking time, "Oh no! They said they don't drink wine, and there are three cups of red wine in this dish!" So I hurried out, bought a chicken, cut it up and fried it so they'd have another choice. They had no problem with the boeuf, and ate it AND the chicken (well, we helped). I showed them some quilts and family pictures, and played a Chopin Nocturne I've been working on. They seemed to have a genuinely good time. So did we. Thanks, Hameed and Zarguna for gracing our home with your friendship.
