Lunch for 2

Lunch for 2 ~

today was a special day

I got to make lunch

on an ordinary week day

for a sister (through marriage)

and I was really looking forward to it

I got up early

to the smell of coffee already brewing

(gotta love the automatic setting)

but the smell of the fresh bold coffee

was soon overtaken by the smell of hamburger soup

slicing, dicing

frying

hamburger, a bit of macaroni

carrots, zucchini, leeks

onions, tomatoes, celery

peppers, black beans and kidney beans too

a few spices

a little sugar

water

and a good long time cooking in the roaster in the oven

my oh my, it smelled good

even if I do say so myself!

artistically arranged the fresh unripened mozzarella

sliced and placed on top of tomatoes off the vine

a little basil leaf

and drizzled with balsamic creme

my new found favorite!

water with lemon

waiting with a little ice

in crystal stemmed glasses

fresh coffee

and cheesecake with blackberries

to wrap up the meal

the table was set

the food was prepped

the soup hot and ready to dish

lunchtime music playing from the CD player

relaxing

table set for two

two women taking time out of a day

to sit together

to talk together

to laugh together

to share fellowship over a simply done meal

table set for two

good china with delicate little blue flowers with raised centers

crystal

I don't often get to use all this at lunch!

it felt like

a tea party waiting to happen

I thank God for the privilege

of preparing a special meal for a sister

I thank God for the privilege

of sharing the same birthday month with her

we often joke about celebrating together

but never seem to do it

so this year we did!

I thank God

for the gift of having time at home,

to enjoy these special lunches

I thank God for good food,

and good coffee

and even better conversation

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

12:30 pm

Lunch for 2