Usually at Christmas catering duties are shared between the wider family with my Mum doing Christmas dinner every other year, alternating with my Aunt who lives a 10 minute drive away and this is usually the only time of year that the wider family get together, so it is a rare event to have everyone together outside of December, like at my Aunt's today.
My sister and I arrive early and take our cousin for lunch and a few drinks at The Anchor in Little Paxton. Though there was a tempting Sunday roast on offer, I have fish and chips, my sister has a hot smoked mackerel roll and chips and my cousin has a vegetable pie and chips. Strangely the pie comes in a ceramic bowl with no lid, potato or pastry, to speak of. But this is only a minor aberration on an otherwise excellent rural pub, the only one in the village. They have dedicated fish and pie menus as well as football on the television and is very much a local though with a relaxed atmosphere.
Some drinks later we stagger back to my Aunt's for Easter Sunday Dinner where a Malay-Chinese-English feast awaits. There is a coriander flavoured pork curry, stir fried vegetables all served with white rice together with a rhubarb pie and custard for afters. My favourite was the pork curry and unfortunately the rhubarb pie was a little watery, others said it was sour, but I found the tartness pleasant when contrasted with the sweet custard.
Later at home, I undo my top button of my jeans while slouching on the sofa. Like Christmas in more ways than one.
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