Not a very busy weekend and that was mostly due to the fact that I went to a cocktail party on Saturday night and stayed up drinking and dancing til 4am, had such a good time. It was to celebrate Henry and Craig's one year anniversary and Craig's birthday. All of London's glitterati were there (all our drunk friends) drinking Flirtinis (cava, vodka, pineapple juice). However, above and beyond providing a fun environment and huge amounts of booze, serious respect has to be paid to Henry for catering the thing. He cooked all the food by himself and this is what he served:
Scallop on the shell
Endive with Onion-Ricotta filling
Runner beans and hummus
Roast pepper crostini
Skewered prawns
Puff Pastry Twists
Parmesan Biscuits
Potato skins stuffed with sweetcorn and cheddar cheese
Spicy Roast Nuts
Sweet Potato & Pesto Bites
Tandoori Chicken Skewers
Coconut Rice wrapped in cucumber with satay sauce
Baby potatoes with caviar and creme fraiche
Crostini with avocado and pea hummus
Cocktail Sausages
Halloumi bites
Spicy party popcorn
Pastry cases with bean puree and mini roasted tomatoes
I think its worth pointing out that all was cooked from scratch as well. Tandoori chicken skewers doesn't mean open packet, reheat but marinade meat, soak skewers and grill. Amazing. If you came to party at my house you'd seriously be lucky if there was a bag of chips (still in bag) and salsa (still in jar). The coconut rice things were the best, balls of rice wrapped in strips of cucumber speared with a cocktail stick and some coriander. Refreshing and tasty. Needless to say it was all delicious and I ate my own bodyweight in canapes. I deliberately hadn't eaten all day so I don't feel too bad about it. Made salmon curry to soothe the hangover on sunday. Mmmmmmm.
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