Many thanks to John and Penny Cassidy for sending us the following report on their Family Group's October gathering to welcome Gwen Wintersheidt on her recent UK visit. We hope it inspires you and makes your mouths water!
To say that 23 of us sat down, last Sunday to a full South Indian meal with all the trimmings is to only tell half the story. When we told Gwen that one of our group, Anna, would cook something from her native Kerala, we didn't tell her that she, too, would have to roll up her sleeves as it was all to be cooked on site in St Mary’s Hall! It would have been easier for Anna to do it herself but, with her two daughters, she gave us all the opportunity for hands-on cooking lessons & practical tips throughout. It was fun - for us! As their mum poured over the hot stove of the too-small cooker, in the overcrowded kitchen, Leeba and Litty tutored, encouraged and nudged us into chopping, peeling, stirring and rolling. Sojan came and shared his considerable cooking skills too. Somehow, amidst all the apparentchaos, the following meal appeared:
Chicken (breast) Curry
Puri
Poppadoms
Pilau Rice
Potato Bhaji
Dessert: Plantana in butter flavoured with Cardamom
Cathy, one of our parish cantors, gave a hauntingly beautifully rendition of “An Irish Blessing” as our Grace. As Anna had paired down the cost to an absolute minimum, £60 has been sent to Familia, a charity helping orphans in Northern India .' “Best Indian meal ever,” was the general consensus and “A great Family Group activity.”
St Mary's Family Groups will be celebrating their second birthday on Saturday 15th November from 2pm to 5pm at St Mary's Hall. If any Family Groups from other parishes wish to join in the celebrations please contact Hannah Moruzzi and she will put you in touch with the Parish Coordinators.
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