Can I run a girly menu by you?

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This is for my 5 best girlfriends to say thanks for being great and loyal and fun and just 'there'. Honest opinions please as I want this to be good!

Starter - filo pastry cases with filling of spinach, ricotta, sauted garlic and shallot, toasted pine nuts on herb salad with balsamic dressing.

Main - baked cod with tapenade in tomato, olive and white wine sauce

Pud - raspberry cheesecake, warm pecan pie with vanilla ice-cres,

Cheese

Will it do?

Thanks in advance, girls

Oh, and loads of wine

It sounds delicious, but a lot of work for you!

loads can be done ahead of the evening. Fish can be prepared on tray and bunged in oven before serving starter, filo cases and filling can be made up separately and put together at last minute, desserts made in advance and pecan pie heated in micro!! I have tried to make it as organised as possible

Sounds fab......as long as they all eat fish and nobody has a nut allergy

i think it sounds wonderful

have a great evening!

no allergies and all are fish friendly. Have checked!

fab.
Where is my invite?

I'll get my coat.

You are all being so nice. But seriously, does anyone think this is not good/wouldn't work/is generally unpleasant? I know what I like to eat but its always good to hear unbiased opinions

I'd eat that all - I love ricotta and spinach things. Not mad on fish but even fish haters can normally stomach cod.

If I was to be ultra ultra critical, I prob wouldn't have raspberry cheesecake with my pecan pie but would have one or the other (but that's prob what you intended) but I'm not a sweet toothed person.

Gingerbear, I remember you in particular posting on one of my food/ recipe angst threads but can't remember which!! Thanks to everyone for posting. Its great to run things by others interested in food or those who are just greedy

in fact, I should think they'll be very grateful you've gone to so much effort for them! sounds lovely

foxinsock, I don't do puddings either but my friends do (big time!) so I thought I'd offer a choice of two!! I'll pig out on the cheese and olive bread (and maybe a glass or five of vino)

It sounds lovely. Are you doing any side dishes with the cod. Even as a girl I would still like to have something substantial (maybe mash made with olive oil) to soak up the loads of wine.

sounds lovely oxo

but if it was me
I would have penis shaped chocs
for afters with the wine
just to have a good laugh and too make it memorable
but that is just me

have a lovely night

sounds delicious. the only thing i'd quibble about is lack of carbs in the main course? any chance of some potatoes or rice? or even nice bread....

fox, they will be grateful but so am I - this really is a bit of a love-fest They are such lovely, generous people. The idea of hosting a big party (like they sometimes do) freaks me out but I just wanted to return so many favours to these women who have been such fab friends and this is the best way I know how.

prufrock, I was thinking of cheating as our local supermarket does these lovely rosemary potato slices (aka posh chips!!!!) which you pop in the oven for 15 mins and are yummy. Would that do, do you think? Also green beans which are in season (just). Three of my 5 friends are fab cooks!!

doormat, where would one find penis shaped chocs? That would be really funny ?

Sounds fab
Can i be your friend?

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We serve our greenbeans with grated parmesan in this house.

Fresh obviously, not the stuff that smells like stinky socks.

I think those would be fine - you just need some carbs.

oxo you can get them from ann summers catalogue or the shop
and online obviously

doormat. Online sounds good. Wouldn't have the bare-faced cheek to go in person!! Cheers