Festive Us

It’s a warm (almost 60º) quiet day, just us here as usual.  Perhaps only the feast I concocted hints at it being other than an ordinary day.

The feasting started yesterday evening, when we tried out an Asian restaurant nearby.  We were not disappointed!  The owner Phillip Lim, it turns out, is pretty famous, and he honored us with some fascinating history, another inspiring immigrant success story originating in China and Malaysia, ending up in the US, building businesses.  He’s even written a book, which we bought and he signed.

This restaurant, Asia Café, though unassuming at first glance, features authentic family recipes from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Singapore, Indonesia, and others.  We tried several unfamiliar, wonderful dishes.  They even had an Asian beer on tap as well as bottled, and several Asian teas.  The food portions were so huge, we had to bring most of it home.  All the wait staff were adorable and helpful.

Today I roasted a duck with Asian spices and sauces, to go with all the leftovers!  It was pretty festive, all told.  Now we have more leftovers!  All that was missing was a village.  But it’s just us, trying to stay upbeat and get through it.  I suspect we’re among the fortunate few, avoiding all the stress and anxiety that comes with the day.

Here is last night’s menorah, and tonight’s in readiness.

Here’s Misu dreaming of squirrel stew.

And of course, the festive feast.

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