FIRST MEAL AND CATCHING UP WITH AN OLD FRIEND

We are perched around our dining table having desserts after a luscious meal that comprised of vegetable rice, chapatis, scorched chicken, and curry stew. I had quite an arduous time preparing all that under three hours, but I am glad I made it with the great aid of my co-chef, Andy. He roasted the chicken, the only part where he required my assistance being only the ingredients to use in the marinade. The rest of the roasting part he did ...