Had a very pleasant Italian-themed menu dinner party last night. The menu for posterity :-
- Arancini balls with spicy tomato sauce
- Slow-cooked lamb ragu with fresh pappardelle pasta and garlic bread
- Almond chocolate torte with coconut vanilla bean ice cream
As usual Wor Lass The Duchess of Seacroft knocked it out of the park, though I would take some of the credit for starter – the guests were most impressed with my balls.
Last night did teach me two things :-
- If you add a bouquet garni to a lamb ragu to add flavour, remember to remove it before getting your gormless boyfriend to dish it up to the unwitting guests. Thankfully the lucky recipient of a muslin bag of spices fished it out instead of trying to eat it.
- Don’t, under any circumstances, finish the meal by getting out a bottle of home-made limoncello and pass it around like it’s lemonade.
Have lost most of today to ibuprofen and couch surfing broken up with constant refilling of the dishwasher. How did we manage to use so much crockery and cutlery? It was only 3 courses!
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