Cooking dinner for 7 this year seemed like a really easy task. Thank goodness for wonderful chef goddesses like Nigella and Delia. *grin* Here was the menu I conjured:
Roast Turkey - courtesy of Delia. It was cooked to perfection, if I may say so myself. *beam* It was nice and brown and succulent and not at all dry. I was v.pleased. :)
Paella with Tiger Prawns, Chicken and Chorizo - another of Delia's simple recipes. It was yummy, despite not having a paella pan nor paella rice. Had to substitute with normal rice and a shallow-ish wok. But it turned out rather well. Looked and tasted quite like the spanish rice dish. :D
Quiche with Ham, Tomato and Avocado - this came for a recipe book of quiches. An interesting recipe using bread as the base instead of shortcrust pastry. So simple and quite delicious. Was apprehensive how it would turn out with bread as the base, but it was great. The edges were toast-crispy and the filling was eggy-cheesy-yummy. Heh.
Tomato, Cucumber, Celery and Pita Salad - this was inspired from Nigella. Her recipe did not contain celery but I figured it would taste just as good with it in. And it was! Hehe.
Spaghetti with Prawns, Squid, Peppers and Brocoli - sis made this. It was not bad except the pasta could've been a bit more al dente. I have this thing about pasta being perfectly al dente - not too soft (*eek*) nor too hard (*yuck*).
And for dessert, we had jello and cute tiger-themed cupcakes, made specially for dad out of HappyBellyBites' oven.
It was a good feast! *beam*
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