Sunday night I was invited to dinner at my friends' Theresa and Vito house. It was really nice. The other guest were Fahria, her husband Sourojit, and Kartik. It was such a great mix of people. Theresa and Vito are vegetarian and Kartik is vegan. I am working toward being vegetarian, so I was excited that the meal would be vegan. Theresa said everything she made took under 15 minutes to make, so that was encouraging. I tend to think it has to take a lot of effort to make a good veggie meal. She made baked sweet potatoes, grilled portobello mushrooms, a salad with mango and raspberry vinaigrette dressing, and this yummy dip made from pureed white beans, brocolli, and walnuts. We had soy ice cream with strawberries for desert. And Vito served his homemade beer.
Before dinner, I got to meet Vito's and Theresa's chickens, Ethel and Lucy. They were so sweet. I really liked holding them. It was not easy taking a photo, but here is one of Ethel.
We talked about movies and alternatives to fossil fuels. Solar seems to be the way to go. For there to be enough nuclear energy for the whole planet would require more plutonium than exists. But solar energy is doable. I like being around such smart people. I always learn something.
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