Day 55 ~ Potluck

Our parenting class came to an end today. We took an oral final exam given by the teenagers and received a certificate of completion signed by the school's counselor and principal. To celebrate our accomplishments, we brought ethnic foods to share: Indian potato dishes and breads, Chinese rice and noodles, Vietnamese egg rolls, German potato salad, and a Polish stew, among other specialties. I made "bacalao a la vizcaína" (salted cod stew with potatoes and red peppers). I don't know how the term "potluck" was coined, my native language doesn't have it and I don't know other languages that do. But I love the idea of sharing dishes and not burdening a host with lots of food preparations.