Tuesday, December 09, 2008

8th DECEMBER FEAST




"Come and have lunch!" commanded friend Marco on the phone at 11 am yesterday so of course I did. I was thrilled to be shown a photo of his eldest son, whom I remember as the "little gentleman" who helped his parents show me around Modica on my first visit in 1992, modelling clothes in Ireland where he is studying. He had walked into a menswear department, tried some of the range on and looked so stylish and - well, Italian - in them that the manager immediately offered to pay him to appear in an advert for the local paper! Second son is away at the moment but third son, with whom Giovanna was pregnant when I first arrived, is now a very arty-looking budding artist. Meanwhile fourth son continues to pester Giovanna to provide him with a baby sister and she tells me that she is not feeling at all cooperative about that!

We had a feast of tortellini al ragù, cotolette di pollo coi funghi [ chicken escalopes with mushrooms which had been fried in olive oil and breadcrumbs] and finally these magnificent dolci appeared. Then, as always with Marco and Giovanna, we spent the afternoon sharing memories of their boys and nodding sagely to each other as we agreed that "Gli anni passano" ["the years go by"].

9 comments:

Leslie: said...

mmmmmm....yummy looking. You're a very lucky woman to have such great friends there.

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

Wow yet another great Sicilian feast, with delightful friends, very lucky indeed!! :-)

Nancy said...

Sounds like a great lunch and the food...Wow! I'm so jealous of all of the wonderful looking things you've been eating lately. I hope you're feeling better too to enjoy all the holidays.

old and angry said...

Though we have never met,and your on line photo probably does not do you justice.
I have the impression you are an elegant, svelte woman.
But after all these feasts your good neighbours and friends invite you to,you must be careful about piling on the pounds.
"A moment on the lips, an inch on the hips"

Whispering Walls said...

Saluti, WL, Glad the advent feasts are continuing!

CherryPie said...

It sounds like a wonderful time :-)

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

I certainly am lucky in that, Leslie and Anne. Hi, Nancy. Yes, once the feasting starts in Sicily, there's no stopping it! I am getting better and enjoying my food again, fortunately! O&A, thank you. I'm still losing weight at the moment! Welcome back, WW. We are on a roll with the feasts now! It was a lovely afternoon, cherrypie.

Unknown said...

I am not sure what would have been more of a highlight - the food, the company or the stories. A triple winner all 'round :-)

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Hi, mg. Yes, it was a lovely afternoon.

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