After we met Danny on Sunday afternoon, we proceeded for dinner at the home of a classmate of mine. Her name is Nada Farhat, a Saudi, and we were invited to her residence to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr - or the Islamic holiday that marks the end of the Muslim fasting period of Ramadan.
Here's our lovely host, Nada, putting on her radiating smile!!
Oh what a sumptuous feast that awaited us... when I wrote Nada in the early afternoon to tell her I was bringing Doris along, she heartily welcomed her, and said she was cooking... wow!
Some of the many belles of the occasion. From L to R, Doris, Nada, Mega and Hanane...
After dinner, just when we thought it was over, Nada surprised us once again with her rendition of dessert, which was a delectable mix of crushed oreo cookies with cream, jello and nuts... and a mint leaf stuck to the top to symbolize new growth! How deliciously apt!
Here's a group picture of the wildly international group that gathered at Nada's place that night... we had people from America, New Zealand, Poland, Turkey, Costa Rica, Nepal, India, Morocco, Greece and Singapore... what a melting pot! The lady with the jijab on in the front row next to Nada is her mother... :)
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