Did I say 5000? I meant 8. But you would think we were feeding 5000 with the amount of food we prepared, and you would swear 5000 had had a good bash at it with the amount that was left over or not, as the case may be.
On Saturday night myself and Mr Boo were entertaining his brother and his wife to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. Mr Boo had the brain wave to tell them to invite some friends too so that doubled our numbers but sure 8 is a nice manageable number so not to worry. I decided on the dessert options (naturally) and got fed up waiting for Mr Boo so also made an executive decision on the starter, nibbles and cocktail. After a bit of nagging and then a, 'get them cook books out and pick a main or else', style statement that may or may not have crossed my lips he finally decided on a main last Wednesday.
The final menu was as follows:
Nibbles
Peach Sangria
Vegetable Crudites
Sweet Potato Crisps (recipe from Supper Satisfaction)
Italian Flat Bread (shop bought)
Miso Pesto (recipe from Lorraine Fitzmaurice, The Afternoon Show)
Red Pesto (recipe from the lovely Lorraine of Italian Foodies, obviously I served it sans spaghetti)
Onion Dip (recipe from Ina Garten)
Salsa
Starter
Moules Mariniere (recipe from Bord Bia)
Ciabatta
Main
Salmon Wrapped in Parma Ham
Spinach & Lentil Salad
Hasselback Potatoes (from Donal Skehan at the Good Mood Food Blog)
Aspargus tossed in Garlic & Rosemary Butter
Dessert
Lemon Parfait
Mint Crisp Pie
Mermaid Marsmallow Pie
Petits Fours
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
My top secret chocolate treat
All of the above was washed down with beer, wine, bubbles, mojitos, sparkling water, and cheats homemade lemonade (obviously not all at the same time)
The following morning we enjoyed a breakfast of:
Strawberries and Watermelon
Spanish Fried Eggs with Chorizo and Potato Hash (from Donal Skehan at the Good Mood Food Blog. I cooked this in the oven instead of on the hob and served it with both fried & scrambled eggs depending on peoples preference)
More Ciabatta
Peanut Butter Button Cookies
Our guests left suitably stuffed and very happy indeed. I will post recipes for the ciabatta, lemon parfait, mermaid marshmallow pie (also see Donal Skehan's blog for a recipe for this) and mint crisp pie soon but if you would like any of the recipes above that do not have a link attached please leave a comment and I will be happy to post them.
I am starving. You're killing me :) Mint crisp pie? Do elaborate...
ReplyDeleteNow I want to watch Waitress again..
You are feckin' bananas - but dedicated to the cause!
ReplyDeleteSarah,
ReplyDeleteMint Crisp Pie recipe coming soon. I need to make another one as I didn't take pictures of the finished article. It will be tough but it was unbelievably scrumptious so I think I can manage. And, it is super easy to make.
Babaduck,
ReplyDeleteI did ask Mr Boo at about 4pm if we were mad going to so much effort and he said yeah but why do things by halves. I think he is right. Not for another while again though.
Wow missus that is a feast! Now spill the beans on 'the top secret chocolate treat'. You can't leave me wondering!!!
ReplyDeletesomesaycocoa,
ReplyDeleteOk come a little closer there & I'll whisper it to you. Bit closer, ready? It's pishwishshishwishpishwishshish. Did you get all that? Good, now don't go spreading it around, ok.