Last time Marie and I had finally managed to sync up our schedules for another dinner, I had to unfortunately postpone the event due to the travelling that I was supposed to be doing at the start of this month. With a big promise to Sarah that we’d have her along at our next get together, and armed with the recently acquired knowledge that she would be heading to Sydney (pretty much permanently) over Easter, it looked like tonight was our only night to have one last feast together (at least at my place).

The pressure was on (yet again), with each dinner getting more difficult to prepare something different and memorable, so another three-course meal was planned, conjured, consumed and enjoyed by all. The menu for tonight consisted of:

• Entree: Bruschetta
• Main: Peri-Peri Roast Chicken served with Tex-Mex Potatoes, Roast Sweet Potatoes and Garlic, and a refreshing Salad (with cucumber, capsicum, corn, carrot, spanish onions, roasted pine nuts and dressed with a coriander, mint and lime yogurt dressing)
• Dessert:A White Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse served a top a Chocolate Meringue Base and accompanied by fresh sponge soaked in a Hazelnut Syrup and fresh berries.

Despite a little bit of last minute panicking and preparation, I think the night went well, especially considering it was a school night with not much time for real preparation. It was definitely fun having Michael, Marie and Sarah around for one last feast before Sarah heads off down south. We even tried out the game my sister had brought back from London. I was convinced that its literally “shocking” value would scare off any guests, but we all had a good laugh and managed get through a few rounds (at least on low power).