Let’s get the party started …..

Jewelled gazpacho - this very typical Spanish dish is sexed up by tiny little frozen pieces of cucumber, red pepper, radish and tomato that sit like a heap of treasure on the top of the silky cold mixture. Served in shot glasses this cold soup has a hot kick to it that will confuse your taste buds.

Avocado and tahini dip – This Middle Eastern take on guacamole is extra delicious, it has now become a firm favourite.

Feta salad with spinach, sumac, pine nuts and croutons - this is a really interesting twist on a salad. The citrus rush of the sumac mixed with the saltiness of the feta, the softness of the spinach with the crunch of the pinenuts and croutons means every mouthful is different.

Chickpea salad - Chickpeas and jujjed up using garlic, chillies, onion, lemon mint and coriander … it’s all in the secret dressing.

And on to the hot stuff …..

Roasted cauliflower with a garlic-tahini dip – Roasting does something magical to cauliflower.

Msa’aa – A kind of Lebanese ratatouille but just a bit more sexy. Sweet potatoes, courgettes, aubergines, peppers, chickpeas and onions are roasted in a heady mixture of cumin, garlic, rosemary, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg ginger and fenugreek. This dish really captures the essence of Lebanese food.

Cumin roasted carrots with a honey and lemon dressing sprinkled with sesame seeds and served dotted with creamy goats’ cheese – who needs meat when vegetables taste this good!!

Roast butternut squash with a spicy tahini dressing - A secret mixture of lemon, garlic, chilli, tahini and parsley is drizzled over warm butternut squash and garnished with toasted walnuts and pine nuts, guaranteed to disappear as soon as it hits the table. I have honestly seen people not quite fight over the last bits but there has been a very polite stand-off …. I will make sure there is plenty!

Something sweet …

I thought I would do something a little bit different tonight so for the first time we are serving up a “drink” to freshen up your palate.

Orange, pomegranate and rosewater juice - exotic and fragrant

Followed by Summer Fruit Pavlova – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and any other berries I can get my hands on sit on a homemade crunchy meringue base, covered in softly whipped cream and drizzled with a passion fruit and lime coulis ……

If anyone can find the space there is some cheese available, some hard, some soft so soft they are practically gooey served with grapes, figs, walnuts and a selection of biscuits. Just let me know if you would like some.

Freshly ground Brazilian coffee served with a variety of after dinner mints.
Our variety of liqueur coffees knows no bounds. We have whiskey, both Irish and Scottish, Brandy, Tia Maria, Baileys, Tequila, Rum, Amaretto; you name it we’ve got it!!!
There is also Yorkshire tea, mint tea, green tea, liquorice tea, pomegranate and apple tea and decaf coffee if anyone wants one.