Well it has been a very busy few weeks.
I had my two sister's and their husbands and children over on Easter Sunday.Then on Easter Monday I had my husband's family.
I decided to scale back on the catering and welcome back the 70's tradition of "Bring a plate". I love this style of cooking and eating. It gives you an opportunity to feel less frazzled when entertaining and you also get to experience other treasures people have cooked in the kitchen.
So the Easter celebrations saw marinated octopus, a spectacular pasta salad, creamy potato salad, lemon tarts, and a huge chocolate easter egg cake all brought to the table to be admired and devoured.
My catering business had it's debut on Saturday night and it went off without a hitch. I did forget the duck cold rolls dipping sauce but with a quick mind and a gracious host I was able to raid his pantry and quickly make up a sauce from a mixture of oyster sauce,sugar and crushed peanuts....I pulled it off!!
The feedback from guests was very encouraging, my business cards were being handed out and all the plates were coming back empty.....always a good sign.
The cocktail food served was.....
Chicken,leek and feta tarts
Rare roast beef fillet on rye croutons with horseradish creme
Caramelized onion and goats curd tarts
Hoison duck cold rolls
Porcini and pecorino risotto balls
Sugarcane prawn puffs with a green chili mint dip sauce
Yellow fin tuna sashimi with wasabi soy dip sauce
Red beef curry pies
Vegetarian samosa with raita
Tuscan honey and pinenut tarts
Fresh fruit skewers with a dark bitter chocolate fondue sauce
Dolci Gorgonzola drizzled with orange blossom honey and served with turkish pide crisps
My mouth is watering as I write this.
It took a good two days cooking in the kitchen, my husband is on holidays so he was able to look after our son. He was very happy to play with the left over pastry dough and stick it up his nose! (my son that is, not my husband...) He is now discovering he can stick things in his nose and ears....make for an interesting day.
Well I will be posting some recipes soon. I have been asked for my Lumberjack cake recipe and my Butter Chicken curry.
Take care and remember to listen to great music whilst cooking, it improves the flavour of the food!!
