Dinner in the Dirt

Our family dinners are feasts. My journey to visit my relatives in California is a once in a three or four year cycle. That translates into a lot of food when we get a chance to get together.

We had so much food for dinner the other night that my brother and niece were inviting friends and neighbors to join us. There was a long banquet table set up on the drive way. It would be an outdoor festival.

My wife and sister were cooking inside. My brother and brother-in-law were commanding the grill outside. We had Cornish game hens, beef ribs, steak, trout, asparagus, green salad, corn, avacado, breads, artichoke, potatoes, and all of the extras to decorate anyone's combination of Fong cuisine.

Timing is critical in such sumptuous meals. Some of us who were not the chefs ferried the food to table. I had made several trips.

One trip is now an unforgettable memory. I was carrying out the Cornish game hens. They were baked to perfection and aromatic.

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