Comida (luncheon) For Friends

Comida is a tradition in Mexico, typically taken between 2-4 in the afternoon.  It is a leisurely meal with friends, with plenty of time for relaxing and enjoying the food and the company - and even time for a siesta afterwards if one so chooses.  It is the main meal of the day - the evening meal  is very light (or non-existent if comida has been big enough or late enough!).  It's so civilized.  It makes me regret all the years I rushed to fit a lunch into an one-hour break from a job.  And makes me feel sorry for people who still do that.  Bad for your digestion, too.

Yesterday, I invited three friends for comida,  JoAnn, Sylvia and Maxine.  I went out in the morning between 10 and 11 to shop for all the ingredients so it would be the freshest possible.  Then I prepared a Zesty Tomatillo Soup (made with corn and chopped sweet red peppers); and tofu-vegetable fajitas served with sour cream and freshly-prepared guacamole (so fresh that it was prepared by me between the soup and the fajitas).  And I made a cheesecake with raspberry topping!  Lots of wine - and cappuccino with the cheesecake.

Everything was delicious and we had a lot of fun.