Starting with what kind of occasion
Here are a few examples...
A small but special dinner party:
Coconut tiger prawns
with a mango dipping sauce and side salad
* *
Honey glazed rack of lamb
Butternut squash and
broccoli stacks
Crushed cumin-scented
new potatoes
* *
White chocolate
pannacotta and mixed berries
A fish-lovers’ dinner
party:
Crab and corn parcels
with sweet onion tart
* *
Pavé of
spiced
salmon
with a citrus sauce, mixed glazed vegetables
* *
Coffee and hazelnut
semifreddo, chocolate mousse cake and raspberries
A buffet for a birthday:
Roast carrot and
butterbean dip,
Walnut and roast red pepper dip, Herbed pitta toasts
Crudites
* *
Thai spiced grilled
salmon,
Yorkshire spiced brisket,
Green salad and herby potato salad
* *
Chocolate roulade
Red fruit salad
Surprise meringues
A buffet for those who like to
graze:
Smoked haddock and prawn
paté
Mushrooms à
la grêcque
Spiced olives
Cauliflower, fennel and
courgette crudites
Mixed breads,
Feta and spinach slice
Leek and pancetta tart
Roast tomato salad
Watercress and pear salad
Rose syllabub
Caramelised spiced
exotic fruit slices
Chocolate mousse cake
A summer’s evening with
friends:
Beetroot cured salmon
and peach salad
Bloody Mary's
Cool Brew shots
(a cold tomato soup spiked with vodka)
* *
Maryland chicken
Real coleslaw,
Frisée and chicory salad
* *
Cardamom poached pears
and ginger semifreddo
Hearty winter fare for friends:
Chicory, pear and
proscuitto salad
* *
Moroccan lamb with
spiced fruits
Roast butternut squash
Herbed couscous
* *
Zuppa inglese
Spiced roast fruit and crème anglaise