Birthday dinner

Summer has gone...This summer was a memorable one. I was asked by an old, dear friend sometime in April if I can cook and host a dinner birthday party for his 65th birthday. He would like to invite members of family...how could I have refused?

We met twice to discuss preliminaries and accessories, menus etc at a brasserie in Sloane Square.

{S to arrange her hairdo and massage J & S to select and arrange cheeerful flowers for: living room kitchen and dining tables Crockery and cutlery, glasses for wine and soft drink.

Tea towels, loo rolls, kitchen rolls and kitchen disposables

Drinks - M to select and delicer red and white wine - 8 bottles each. (Some will be drinking in the kitchen with S from mid-afternoon onwards!

M to deliver still and sparkling mineral water. Who to buy orange juice and other soft drinks? Leave out beer and lager.

J& S to select coffee, tea or tisane.

Food - leave to S! Home-made cake for M. Baby food is also included.

Float - say 600 pounds on account of S' "preening", flowers, all miscellaneous and all food. Settle balance afterwards. }

S after approval from M presented the following menus:

Starter -

Dry-fried King Prawns with Coriander

Smoked Duck breast with victoria plum sauce dressing

Main Filo tart

Perfumed Pilau Rice

Sushi

Side dishes -

Orange, Cumin and Olive Salad

Melange of Green Salad

Desserts -

Rich Chocolate and Roasted Almond Cake (birthday)

Fruit Salad ala Oriental

Coffee & Tisane

No of guests: 15

Cost of food excluding drinks 227.43

Cost of flowers 61.96

Champagne

Red Wine

White Wine