Monday, December 21, 2009

A wise man bearing gifts

 
Family friend and co-worker Hai Dang stopped by the house this afternoon to deliver the annual holiday batch of home made egg rolls. His sweet wife, Thuy, (twee) loves to feed family and friends, particularly around Christmas. Hai explained to her that Stan is presently dieting (someday Stan hopes to look like Hai), so this year Thuy cut the serving back to a single layer. MMM. Still warm, meaty, crispy and perfectly sweet and sour. The trimmings are leaves of basil and cilantro with a hand-cut rose formed from tomato skin. Wow. This may be the first time in his life that anyone has made a rose just for Stan from a tomato. Very touching.