When we determined the menu, we considered that some colleagues were from north of China, some were from south and our teachers were Americans. We should try our best to guarantee each member can eat one of dishes which meets his taste.Then 2-3 days before the party, we went to Stop&Shop to buy so many things that each of us four carried them back by hands and with backpacks. Another pleasant thing is that when we were having a trip in Boston we found some dressings for our Chinese salads in China Town.
The big day came. When class was over that afternoon, Cherry,Linda,Junia and I rushed to our department to prepare for dinner ,and Jason went to the China Shop to buy more ingredients. We cooperated very well: Joyce, Cherry,Junia and I were busy in the kitchen; Linda,who is from Xi'an and good at mixing and kneading dough and making dumplings, prepared dumplings in the sitting room.
Gradually more colleagues came, bringing fruits,biscuits or their favorite dishes as gifts,and joined in wrapping dumplings,including our teachers. They were so talented that they even made beautiful dumpling wrappers with beer bottles instead of rolling-pins,for we had no rolling-pins. Two hours later, we had dinner,standing around the table,for we had not enough chairs.Dumpling was the main course,with 14 dishes of various flavors.I was so glad that they liked the dishes I cooked. We were eating, cheering,toasting,chatting and laughing excitedly and happily all the time, just like in a big family reunion feast in the Spring Festival or Christmas Day.
After dinner, we performed a folk dance for our teachers in the lobby, following our instructor Lauren, who is very good at dance. Then our teachers said goodbye to us because one of them had to catch the train to home. And we kept going our party till very late: some went on dancing, others played cards and a few chatted about funny things.It's such a wonderful day!
And now that I've learned that you were the head chef, I must extend my particular thanks to the vast and deep array of beautiful and delicious dishes that I had never had the pleasure to taste until that night. Thank you, a million times, thank you.
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