Saturday September 29
John, Priscilla, and Sofia came all the way down from Oxford so we could spend our last Saturday with them. We had a mid-day dinner to let us walk around the Islington bazaars a bit afterward (Priscilla bought a Lea Stein cat pin, while Sofia bought a Shaun the Sheep bag), and also to allow them to get back early so Sofia could do her homework.
As they were having a French food festival (including such Gallic specialties as paella) in Islington, we acquired a veritable festoon of smoked sausages for hors d'oeuvres, in varieties like venison, boar, nut, and camembert. For the French brie, we remained faithful to the Chapel Market cheesemonger.
We also did a Southwest festival of our own, consisting of guacamole, pico de gallo, and Sainsbury's own genuine nacho chips.
So those, along with red wine (or coke for Sofia), were the appetizers.
The main dish was our perennial favorite, (but then, what better to fed to friends than your perennial favorite) altered to correspond with British ingredients.
And for dessert, there were Greek kataifi and nut-stuffed cookies, as well as Turkish delight, all from the French festival (!), plus fresh strawberries and double cream.
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