Feast #4 - It's a Wrap!

Finally, after 2 weekends, 4 groups of friends, numerous nights of menu planning, countless grocery shopping trips, a few cuts and horribly peeling cuticles on 10 sore fingers (that smell garlicky) and 1 disastrous soup, we wrapped up last night's dinner with The Boy's colleagues on a high note.

The cooking went well, except for a short moment of panic when I realised that I had my oven turned to too high a temperature for the beef that had been roasting for the last 20 minutes. Had to recover quickly by covering it with aluminium foil and continue roasting at a lower temperature, otherwise, by the time the meat was cooked, the top would have been charred.

In the end, thank God the beef turned out juicy and flavoursome, and the rest of the dishes were well-received. Chocolate fondant, by which time my helper already knows all the steps, was one of the highlights. Yup, I'm "redeemed".

Some creative gifts that The Boy got for his colleagues included the door stopper (for always putting a stop to all the shit that comes flying in the office), the chopsticks (for always getting a good grip on the situation), the spark gun (for always being the creative spark), the sweet chilli sauce (for always being so sweet and just a little spicy) and some paper plates (for always being worried that you don't have enough on your plate).

Well.... you can quite guess where he got these items from. Otherwise, it would have been just another routine boring trip to the supermarket for him!


One of my favourite gifts for this Christmas - the newest book by Jamie Oliver. *grins*


Ok, I think that's it for the madess with all the cooking and hosting. The Jemej Kitchen will take a rest, till the next Christmas! But of course, in the meantime, will be sure to continue having friends over for dinner, on a smaller scale. Food, wine and company, we love entertaining at home!