I am so happy about this past weekend, not only because the party went reasonably smoothly —I was still finishing cooking when the first guests arrived (!)—, but because I feel very blessed and grateful for having wonderful friends and family who came from other cities and with whom I reconnected after many, many years. I felt a deep bond with all of them, and it was sheer joy and delight.
I cooked “chiles en nogada” to celebrate my birthday but especially our friendship. This dish is quite elaborate and is considered at the top of Mexican high-cuisine.
I got a couple remarks about how over-the-top I was going to celebrate my birthday, that it was too complicated, that I should just make sandwiches ::gasp:: “Well”, I responded, “I’m also celebrating my long-time friendship with them all, and I want to treat them with a lovely dinner”. And I’m glad I did. At moments, I felt glimpses of being in my own movie like “The Feast of Babette”, and that is a feeling hard to describe, but I’m still holding it while a smile comes to my face and an overall content feeling fills my spirit.
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