Sunday 24 August
Today was the opening party for
our department, and as our Fearless Chairman had done some teaching in Belgium,
he chose this new-ish place to hold the party in.
Our departmental administrator gave out tickets for beverages, which
gave you a choice of Stella Artois ("I hear there's some beer in
Belgium") or white wine, and waiters carried around little plates of appetizers.
Those included Belgian endive leaves (get it?) stuffed
with vegetables, beer cheese in puffs or in a bowl with bread, chicken and
waffles with spicy-sweet sauce (the only substantial choice) on a skewer, and a couple of desserts: the
famous Belgian waffles with strawberries and cream, and waffles with chocolate
sauce.
All that was fine and friendly
enough, but a few chicken pieces on a skewer don't provide much protein (where were the moules frites and the carbonnade Flamande?). So once we'd chatted ourselves hoarse, we went home and whipped together a salad
of tuna, capers, tomatoes, red onion, tiny cukes, and garden greens, dressed
with oil and vinegar.
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