Last weekend I finally met Arfi. We've been swapping emails for some months now and at last we were able to coordinate a day to meet. The day started out a bit grim with rain looming on the horizon. By the time we had driven a little over an hour out of the city the sun was shining and Arfi had set the outside table for lunch. Arfi and her family live on a few acres in a pretty part of South Auckland surrounded by rolling hills.
We were treated to an Indonesian style meal of Chicken in peanut sauce served on perfect fluffy white rice followed by a tangy jellied yoghurt with lychees. I'd saved room for some of Arfi's special chocolate truffles. And I even found more room for the lemon cake she served with herb tea.
After lunch we collected flowers from the garden and took a walk through the orchard before going home with some home made tamarillo chutney and farm fresh eggs from Arfi's chickens. Which made a beautiful omelette for our dinner that evening.
