A salad of varying lettuce leaves topped with shredded cheese and dressed with balsamic vinegar was the first course. It was a healthy dish that brought out the freshness of the vegetables. The main course was red snapper marinated in olive oil, herbs and lemon juice, a simple combination but meant to make the fish taste light and fresh. It was accompanied by a side dish of Thai asparagus wrapped in bacon and garnished with rosemary sprigs. My favourite was the side dish. The asparagus was dainty in appearance and the bacon had just the right amount of fat. The marinade from the fish made the bacon even more superb in taste.
Her highlight was the desserts instead of the main course, as most people make it so. Strawberry Shortcake was the first. Strawberries soaked in a sugar syrup and layered with a mixture of whipped cream and cheese at the bottom was sandwiched between two pieces of shortbread pastry. The pastry was made from scratch. The second was a sort of mudcake. It was in the shape of a fruit pudding and was made of chocolate. It was filled with liquid chocolate which was meant to ooze out from the cake upon cutting it.
I enjoyed the dinner. It was so reminiscent of Jamie Oliver's dishes and in fact, she is his fan like I am. After that, I flipped through some cookbooks she had, since I was looking for ideas for my own cookout the next day. I was especially inspired by Donna Hay's book.
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