Is this good enough? NEED HELP QUICK PLS

[anothernewname09]

(D)H has just told me that partners at a firm he wants to deal with are coming for dinner! at 8.30!!

Some blah blah about them being in the area....

Dessert- bash up biscuits, stir in a little melted butter (like a biscuit base) put in bottom of tall glass but loose.

whip cream, stir in halved fresh strawberrys.

plonk on top of biscuit,

top with more fresh strawberries and dark chocolate shavings.

is it 2 much of a cheat. Bear in mind i have 14month DD to feed,bath, put to bed. House to tidy and get myself presentable??

I could shoot DH!

Sorry for very bad typing, doing it quick and one handed!

[tinierclanger]

It sounds lovely. :)

[Conflugenglugen]

Yum! I think it will be great!

[bumpybecky]

are you serving a main course with that, or is that it?!

if it's for dessert, it's not arctic roll or angel delight, I'm sure it'll be fine

[pirateparty]

Sounds fab. It's a school night and unannounced - expect they'll be delighted. They certainly should be!

[JustDoMyLippyThenWeWillGo]

Sounds lovely and will look most impressive

[nickelbangBANGbang]

blimey! that's good! If that happened to me, they'd be lucky to get angel delight! (thinks quickly what might be in cupboard)

oh, I've got frozen wedding cake and custard powder!

[shinyblackgrape]

if you have the chance to nip to the shops (or DH does more like!!), you can get fantasic ready made banoffee pie filling - carnation caramel. Bash up the biscuits, shove in ramekin, top with this and some sliced banana and then on top of that some thick greek yoghurt. A few more slices of banana and then some chocolate shavings.

It went down brilliantly at my DF's birthday party. Much better than my chocolate mousse which I had slaved over for ages and his home made birthday cake - sob!!

[shinyblackgrape]

ps - I don't even bother to mix the crushed biscuits with butter as easier to eat then but still lovely if you do. I use ginger biscuits but can use whatever!

[SuePurblybilt]

Be fine, much better than I could create with no notice. It would be black bananas and custard here.
Do you have other courses and wine, more to the point?

[Hedgeblunder]

I'd be really chuffed with that!

[TheProvincialLady]

Sounds lovely. Uf you have time you could, puree some of the strawberries with a bit of icing sugar to semi mix in with the cream, or pour over.

[doireallywant3]

mmmmmm can i come too?

[WhatsThatDuckDoingThere]

Blimey, do you live in 1957?

[Stangirl]

I think you're a saint. My DP would be told to F off if he expected me to cook out of the blue like that. It sounds absolutely delicious and i hope you're appreciated.

[nameymcnamechange]

This is unbelievable.

[anothernewname09]

What the duck- im sorry I dont get it - 1957?

Okay dessert done, kitchen and lounge done, dinner in oven, all DDs pink plastic tat toys shoved upstairs.

Luckily I had a pea soup frozen so am going to warm up, fry off some chorizo and put on top off soup.

Luckily my butcher, who we are friends with had a big roll of pork stuffed with sun dried tomatos and over bits. He has told me to shove it in the oven, carve and serve on a big wooden board. Roast potatos in oven. will do greens when they get here.

DH getting wine.

Poor neglected DD has had cold sausage sandwich for tea she will be in bed for 7.30 - 8ish. then ill get ready.

Have I forgot anything?

Thanks for all the comments about how they are here to see us, but iv met this couple and they are, to be honest, like the bad couple off of beethoven, you know the ones that are rude and want the dad to sign a contract and beethoven takes them for ride on the chairs?

have I remembered everything??

GTG thanks guys!

[anothernewname09]

Namey- Whats unbelievable?? Like your name its a bit like mine!!

[ethelina]

Sounds like a good idea, i second the icing sugar idea though if you have it in.

Bloody sight better than I can come up with, thinking of whats in my cupboards.

Good luck, hope it goes well.

[ForMashGetSmash]

I know what Duck meant! It was the first thing that came to my mind! Tis like an episode of Bewitched or I love Lucy!

Oh Darren darling! I wish you'd give me some warning before inviting important gentlemen home for dinner! Never mind...I'll just change into my evening dress and whip up a four course dinner!

No offence OP! But it's such a foreign idea to some of us! My DD would NEVER do that to me! He knows I would suggest he cooked for his clients or take them out!

[anothernewname09]

Oh okay I get it! Unfortunatly it pays the bills!

Although obviously sex tonight is way out of the question! Im sure a perfect 1950s wife would be able to do it all!

am not looking forward to this, I hate these people. Im 23 and they are mid forties and im sure they are going to treat me like a child all night.

Oh well best get drunk......

[ForMashGetSmash]

Golly...if anyone treats you like a child you're entitled to act like one! Argue over who getss the biggest dessert and stamp your foot if nobody helps clear up!

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

23? Blimey - I couldn't do all this now and I'm nearly 37!

I'm impressed :)

[iamamug]

Sounds fab - have a few drinks and stop worrying - you've done a great job..

[schnauzerinamanger]

Sounds great. Would be lucky to get tinned peaches in my house!

As an aside does anyone remember Dream Topping, we always used to have tinned fruit with Dream Topping. If we were really lucky the fruit would all be arranged on one of those revolting pre made flan case cartwheels. Remember them as well?

Think seventies and eighties mums thought they were the height of sophistication.