Life of Wry

For the second year in a row, we forwent the traditional and attended (yesterday) Monica and Dror’s annual 4th of July middle eastern feast. This suited me. Middle eastern is one of my all time favorite cuisines, so that made me happy. But I also have a tinge of resentment for the hypocrisy of people celebrating a democracy so many are bent on destroying. There’s a lot of flag waving these days that flies in the face of what the flag really stands for. That is not sitting well with me. But I’m not going to go into that (again).

So.. anyway… I was content to put all the traditional stuff on the shelf and indulge in a somewhat multicultural gathering of people feasting on middle eastern fare.

Two items were missing when I took this picture.. the chicken shawarma and the pot potatoes. This just could not have been a more beautiful and delicious spread. Dror made all of it (except the green salad).

All homemade: pita bread, baba ganoush, hummus, labneh, tahini, a green salad, a tomato/cucumber salad, roasted peppers, carrots, mushrooms, a turkish (I think he said) tomato dish, hot sauce (the green stuff), corn salad, and then olives and pickles. Others brought desserts and wines.

For me, best of show: the pita, and the hummus, baba ganoush and tahini. Also loved the peppers, corn and potatoes.