We had a thoroughly enjoyable day....with a few hiccups food wise, see my comments further down!
We started with canapes- hot smoked salmon with blinis (made the long winded way with yeast, don't know if I would do that again!),
caper mayo, red onion and chopped egg, smoked turkey breast with cranberry and creme fraiche, sundried tomato pesto palmiers,

Chilli prawns (made with Jessica's fab chilli and soy paste, they were a real hit!) with lime and saffron mayo, roasted red pepper and feta cream bruschetta.


One of the fun parts of hosting dinner was decorating the tables. We separated out the kids and the adults, so that I could theme the tables differently! The kids got paper plates and cups and Spongebob crackers, while the adults got something a little more restrained!
Dessert turned out really well, the adults had the tasting platters of pineapple sushi, rhubarb crumble icecream, strawberry sorbet and raspberry chardonnay jelly, while the kids had the jelly and icecream only.

To finish we had the chocolate fruit cake and some port, the cake was outstanding, moist and rich and yummy. That is a definite keeper recipe!!!!!
Finally, my mother felt it only fitting that after all this there should be a photo of me in the kitchen, so here I am! (surrounded by mess, how unusual!)



To finish we had the chocolate fruit cake and some port, the cake was outstanding, moist and rich and yummy. That is a definite keeper recipe!!!!!



3 comments:
Wow! Linda, it's such an enjoyable feast !! You must have work very hard for alllllll the courses!! How great!
Glad to know that you have had a happy X'mas with your dear family :-)
Marvellous photos, and everyone looked to be having great fun.
Love the table decorations.
Everything looked spectacular.
Francesca x
What a fabulous celebration you had, Linda. Everything looks stunning! That lamb recipe sounds like something that would go over big-time here.
Hugs,
Lea xx
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