The
Chestnut and Apple roast - the vegetarian option – was also very
well received and, believe it or not, my American vegetarian friend
had never had a “nut roast”. To say that Rox loved it is an
understatement. The other guests tried it too – this has happened
before, the vegetarian option turns out to be as much of a success as
the meat option.
My
definition of success is when meat eaters ask for a recipe and a
“doggy bag” of the vegetarian roast to take home. At this point
I did divulge my other secret. The roast is yummy on a sandwich,
veggie style with a home-made mayo et al, add chicken or turkey for
those that like.
Two
days later … here's a snippet from the delightful thank you card …
“...Thank you
so much for inviting us into your home and being such gracious hosts.
You really outdid yourself with everything. Gracey and I are still
marvelling at the variety and flavours of the dishes. I've had
numerous accounts of the pork melting in her mouth. Nut roast was on
the pub menu but we decided not to have it because we knew it
couldn't be as good as yours ...”.
How
great is it to read how much guests have enjoyed themselves and that
all the hard work was worth every second – of course they could
just be polite but somehow the empty plates and requests for recipes
told a different story.
It's
Thanksgiving in November and the recipes will be winging their way to
the USA soon – who knows, may be the Chestnut and Apple roast might
make the menu!
I
hope that you'll find the concept of the dinner party useful – you
may not like all of it or indeed the menu choices but that's not the
point – the principles you can use to suit your own menu and enable
you to enjoy yourself too!
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