an afternoon well spent

 

We gathered yesterday afternoon in my neighbor Paula's very small kitchen for the third annual making of the stuffed grape leaves. Paula gets the credit for gathering the materials, grape leaves from Alameda and Oakland picked in the morning. This year she added stuffed zucchini to the menu. Marilyn, Mike and I chopped, Paula directed, and then I stuffed the grape leaves, Marilyn had the honors of the zucchini. I was commended for remembering the correct technique from last year.

Brooks added his tabouli, and Mike his ground lamb kebobs.
Then we added Ann, Paula's mom, who provided the final course of melon and kiwi fruit sorbet.

I was so full I could hardly walk home, good thing home is close. Ann remembered the Golden Gate Bridge opening. She was in high school, living in San Francisco. They gave all the kids a school holiday and let them walk on the bridge.
I had leftovers for lunch today. Looking forward to the fourth annual.