Supper tonight and I’ve decided to go with three salads and a “bread and butter” pudding made out of the left-over panettone like Easter cake. It might be described as a left-over meal but that sounds cruel.

Either way I’m now left with not quite enough time to do everything so am writing lists.

• Roast carrot salad (and sod the heritage carrots)
• Grilled asparagus salad
• Spicy potato salad (otherwise known as aloo papri chaat or as spell check seems to insist: all paper chat)

 

• Bread and butter pudding (possibly chocolate)

Mostly it’s a question of time in the oven or on the hob rather than effort.

• Roast the carrots, assemble the dressing
• Grill the asparagus, assemble dressing
• New potatoes need to be boiled and various sauces assembled (tomato/tamarind and yoghurts sauce)
• Slice the bread and make up the custard (with or without chocolate) and set to bake

Some fresh bread would probably be a good thing. Plus there’s a sad lack of alcohol in the house.

The kids will need some pasta and an early supper to free up the space for my mates.

I will need to stop myself over providing and just try to keep it simple. Raspberry muffins are calling me.