Monday, March 24, 2008

Easter Sunday in San Francisco

We were up early at half past five in the morning. I, for one, was excited! It was our hosting of the hospitality. We left at around 8:30 AM and drove to NDV, parked the van on the street (it is tough to find a parking space in SFO). We brought our stuff as hosts for the Easter Sunday Mass at 9 AM. I baked different kinds of bread for this special day, days ahead. These are the kinds of bread that stays for good days and they still come out to be quite tasty. These are round breads or crusted breads. At the reception, people came in groves at around ten minutes after ten. They were impressed with the hall's decor (done by Mary, Maria and Christianne). The guests loved the food and complimented us all regarding the table setting that had the symbols of Easter: bunny, eggs, candies, etc. At the reception the one thing that went fast was the CIABATTA!!! Well, as a non-professional baker who only learned to bake bread (self-taught) about 3 years ago, I was thrilled! Many complimented me for the great tasting bread they ate yesterday! I made several yields of Greek Humus. The folks ate half of it and left the rest untouched. The brie cheese was barely eaten at all. Husband and I are trying to introduce different kinds of food to orient them with diffrent kinds of food as we are quite diverse, culture-wise. We also noted that most of our regulars and visitors (from other cities and countries) prefer regular sliced cheeses (cheddar and Monterey) as opposed to brie. Anyhow, after our time ended, we left all the food including fruits, candies, et al to the French hospitality group who handles the French mass at 10:30 AM. The Lithuanian Raisin Bread was well-liked by the way. Br. Joe, a Marist- raved about it. I just blushed and said, "Ooooooh. Wow. Thank you!"

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