08/02/2026
A one-off catering job last night for nine young people - celebrating my daughter’s 18th birthday! 🎁 🎉🎂🎈On the menu (which I had created for her but wasn’t allowed to print out because it was “too formal” 🤪) were: haloumi fries with pomegranate seeds, mint, a dusting of za’atar and a harissa spiked yoghurt dip, pan-fried lamb loin fillet rolled in dukkah with tenderstem broccoli, garlic and rosemary roast potatoes and a lovely lamb jus, many (MANY) passionfruit martinis (pro tip, 18 year olds LOVE passionfruit martinis) and birthday cake (gluten and egg free chocolate) with chocolate chip and salted caramel ice cream. The butternut squash wellington was the veggie option, and her brother acted as waiting staff. Dad was the w**e waiter and did a mountain of washing up (thank you !). She did some beautiful tablescaping, incorporating snowdrops from the verge outside our house. I knocked one of the vases over an hour before the guests arrived so here you can see me madly blow drying the tablecloth before she noticed! Given the brother turned 13 one week ago and I’m now working full time, I’m very glad there will be no need for any more celebrations until next year! 😴 It was so lovely to be able to do this for her though. Love you HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY 🎊😘
