Monday, January 26, 2009

Reunion Dinner

Last night, I created a new record in my life. I prepared a steamboat as reunion dinner for the whole family by myself. I used to help out mother in law and grandma in law preparing the dinner since the last couple of years when I married to hubby. But, preparing the dinner alone is my very first time. Now, I'm responsible for the reunion dinner since granny getting old, and mother in law still suffering from movement difficulties since she was diagnosed with stroke.

Fortunately I'm a good planner. I prepared some of the tiny things up front at home, packed and brought back to in law's place. Things that should never forget for steamboat are garlic oil, bird's eye chili with lime and chili sauce. Then for those fresh vegetables, mushrooms and assorted fish balls, I get them washed, cut and packed nicely to bring back. On the other hand, I reminded father in law to buy those fresh raw food like fish, prawns, squids, pork bones, chicken,...and so on.

Things turned out pretty good. Everybody enjoyed the reunion dinner. Even MIL ate up quite a lot. She never have such good appetite in these few months. So, mission acomplished. The cleaning job? Just passed on to the Indon maid. :)

4 comments:

MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOE said...

hahaha LI, i was having steamboat at my 2nd sister's house as well.. Oh good that you have a maid....seems every family today must have maid & Astro as well??

Little Inbox said...

Haha, I don't have maid. The maid is hired by FIL, and she stays with in law's family in Sungai Petani.Yup, agree, Astro is a must now a days. Broad band too... :)

Wai Wai said...

Wow, so detail planning, good job... must be awarded the "greatest DIL" in the family :D

Little Inbox said...

Wai Wai, cheh...where got, they just sapu all the food and keep quiet only. May be deep inside their heart? Haha...