- a table with one big bowl of rice and 30 to 50 small bowls of a wide variety of dishes, meat, vegetables, fish, tofu, spicy, sweetish, pickled, fried, etc. And it makes you realize that the essence, the food, is simple (rice, just rice). How you spice up your food is up to you. But whatever you pick, you always share certain choices with others. And you talk about what you share. Food as a sharing experience can be so soothing. I believe that sharing food - particularly preparing meals together - can be a katalyst in solving problems.
This reminded be of gentleman friend (former boss) I use to have....when we would go out for dinner he would help himself to my plate before he would dive into his own. NO LIE! I was taken back a little the first time he did this,I must say. He and I both loved food,so I guess he was curious as to what my dish tasted like. He was fair though,because very enthusiastically he would say.."now try mine! Taste mine!" Also,the rice meal you described sounds very interesting. I do a dish similar: Curried chicken.....over rice. Then I have small bowls filled with peanuts,coconut,chutney,(I use Major Grey's. I have never attempted to make my own from scratch)chickpeas,cut up apples....and people choose what they want to top off their dish with. (the gentleman friend gave me this recipe) Joni Content: This is the dish I would prepare for her. :-) But what music would I play? That is the question. >But then ... I am slightly ;-)) overweight. You are not alone! Bree _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
