13 September 2010

Dinner at Jean-Marc and Genevieve's

On Saturday 11 October we were invited down the Veldvej to Genevieve and Jean-Marc's for dinner.

This 'ere be the dessert! The dinner was not a 'regressive' dinner but this blog report is! It should grab the attention of all you avid readers of the blog.



Jean-Marc shows how to extract juice from the grapes, manually! Wonderful fresh juice to top off the evening - no need for coffee; it was just a short stumble home.



Michael here be learning the skills, with Sammo the Mum-in-Law keeping a watchful eye.



It is raclette cheese, melted and scraped onto the plates. The volatiles made for a memorable gourmet dinner ably created and served by Genevieve. The range of cold meats, tomatoes and salads complemented the raclette and the red wines (one fruity and one strong).




What a happy face; one of the Kiwi travellers from Greystone in deepest, darkest Belgium. A good time to relax from wood stacking, stump removal and wood splitting - often in conjunction with Mike, Jean-Marc and Raphael.



This lovely person is Stephanie who has just celebrated her 16th birthday and is not looking forward to her English test the following week. She baby sits the yorkies, Forrest and Frodo for Mike and Sue when they are away.



From left we have Genevieve's mother, Mike and Sammo all eagerly awaiting the effect of the culinary skills of Genevieve and Jean-Marc and of course the wines.



The weather was perfect following a warm, sunny day at 23C and an excellent outdoor venue.



And right at the start of the evening a picture of Genevieve and her Mum.




And the intrepid photographer captured an un-posed shot of Genevieve and Jean-Marc.




Thanks for the evening and dinner and for your friendship and hospitality.

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