At the table in the blue city of Morocco

We left for Chefchouen last saturday. We admired the relaxed ambiance in the Riad. We became more or less the chef in the kitchen in the lovely Riad where we rented for the weekend. We were imagining, the apron, the pots and pans, the tables and the tablecloths. We had a great time! We suggested a salad, we wanted the oils at the table. At the table, where we were discussing and negotiating. It is a serious matter Solange's allergies, it is about the life of a kid. You can make this very dramatic. You could write a play. If you play the game by our rules, take the poison out of the story by simply being alert, serious and intelligent. By building a knowledge about food, following your own intuition and reminding yourself and the allergy girl, that one can survive on water, plain bread and fresh fruit. The plot turns then into a happy ending, the secret for this, lays in build up experience. We can reduce the stress and become more relaxed by: I am what I eat. We are having fun during voyages we make, about the images and the situations we face. We see ourselves as part of a slapstick: the labels rapped of from oil bottles in the kitchen,  founded back in the trash bin, delivered at our table, studied word by word. People coming up from the kitchen with stories: different episodes, a variety of actors,
"No, it is only olive oil we use in the dishes"... second one... "No, it is table oil"...
What can we do..... shall we take the risk? For us this may be a routine food research, for these owners of the Riad it is strange, maybe annoying...  We are making a trip, we will be still alright even if we can't have the dish the cook propose. But let's change roles. We will give them a recipe for free, we'll ask what they have in the cuisine, we study the card, we make up our minds, and we come up with a fine salad. "Olive oil at the table please"! The cook and his servants are releaved, they want to treat us, we are the guests, they don't want to feel uncomfortable. We'll not cause that feeling. We'll go for what we can eat. Let's stay positive! These situations seem often almost common for us.
The allergy issue is our problem. We come somewhere, we visit, we want to be free, we don't want to feel limited in moving around because of Solange's allergies. This is what we like. So we come with ideas, we come all the time with explanations in a positive way. And we like the strategy of the proposal for a dish. The table is where we eat, where we negotiate and where we talk about my book. It is the best spot to be. This evening in Chefchaouen, Solange had a great meal. Fresh chopped tomatoes, onions, goat cheese and pure olive oil accompanied with a loaf of bread. We had a nice glass of wine, secretly, in our room.