Ladies what lunch(!), dinner dates and super suppers!!

Whilst we have been very, very busy with our nursing, market researching and hanging out washing and bringing it in again(!) in between the torrential downpours we have found time (you will not be surprised to hear!), to fit in several scrumptious meals out and in with family and friends.

This past weekend was a real international extravaganza which kicked off with a Chinese meal with our dear friend (you know who you are!!), down in Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset. The restaurant offered a buffet of a wide variety of chinese goodies which we took no time to tuck in to!! Lousy grammar but we like the sound of that last sentence!!

We also had the opportunity to get together with the girls for an Indian meal at the local Taj Brasserie which was a real bonanza of poppadoms, dips, rogan josh, naans and aloo sag and gobi galore! Not to mention good old fashioned girlie chat!

The foodie fest reached its climax on Saturday evening when we entertained chez nous and, without blowing our own trumpet too much (oh well, alright then!), we did ourselves proud!

We started the evening with aperitifs of Cava, G & T's and warmed nuts (steady!). Our starter dish was wild scallops in a lime, chilli, ginger and coriander marinade on a bed of watercress and rocket leaves, accompanied by a Sauvignon Blanc to die for!
Our entree was organic salmon fillets which we served with baby salad potatoes and asparagus. A surprisingly "light" Shiraz went down extremely well with the salmon. We cheated with dessert and enjoyed individual shop-bought zesty lemon cheesecake. Yummy!! There were the obligatory after dinner chocs (Green & Black's), and some coffees to go with the single malts..............boozy yes, over-indulgent absolutely, brilliant.......without a doubt!!