Last night our delightful friends Bobbie and Philip hosted a dinner billed as "Pearl Moser's South African Curry Supper." This couple has a lovely home down in the colonia ~ airy, spacious with plenty of room to seat 14 guests (plus the silver, china and napery to go with it!). We gathered at 6:30 for drinks, then sat down to a delicious dinner featuring perfectly spiced beef curry with 11 condiment (boys) on a big Lazy Susan in the center of each table. The hostess had (wisely) separated couples; husbands and wives at different tables which made for lively, wide-ranging conversation. We met one couple who has just completed a quite fabulous house on the beach (he refers to it as their "cottage." Some cottage!), plus a charming chap who has moved into the house next door to that of the hosts'. What a very special end-of-season treat the evening was. Mr. C made a divine chocolate ice cream using the cinnamon-flavored hard chocolate used here for the yummy chocolate caliente made with rich milk and cream. It was quite a hit after the spicy curry. Put the fire right out.
More packing up today including stowing all the wonderful bara cookware I have collected and use faithfully. Tomorrow is the last visit to the tianguis for this season. Marie and I will go a bit later than usual and end up at the Jacaranda for bean tacos and beer to bid an official adios to our Monday routine. I am already girding for the initial sticker shock when I make my first trip to the US supermarket. It's going to hurt . . . a lot.
2 comments:
Bitter sweet and wonderful post.
I can't believe you're heading north already! Next year, we will visit for sure! Safe travels... xx
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