Make coleslaw too - very easy and always impresses people that you make your own!!
Carrot, white cabbage and onion - shred in food processor and then mix with half mayonaisse and half salad cream and lots of black pepper and a little white wime vinegar to combat the creaminess and bobs your uncle!!
Tomato & Mozzarella salad - slice big toms and mozz and layer onto plate drizzle with olive oil and lots of black pepper and ripped basil leaves - always goes down well.
Tomato salad - chop up toms and a red onion and drizzle with balsamic vinegar and lots of black pepper.
Kids always like pasta and tuna mixed with mayo and lots of black pepper.
Coronation chicken - lots fo nice chicken breast topped with a couple of jars of the Heinz coronation dressing you get in a jar - but add cashews and raisins and a bit more mayo to bulk it up!!
Ceaser Salad - Romano Lettuce, ceaser dressing and croutons and shavings of parmasan.
If you want something potato I always roast some new potatoes with lots of olive oil and sprigs of rosemary and lots and lots of sea salt - goes down a storm.
Chicken wings are a good nibble dish - nigel slater does a lemony one - is just loads of lemon juice and olive oli and slices of lemon cooked with chicken wings - it is really really yummy and I have been known to eat 10 all by myself before - oink oink - don't have the recipe here but sure someone will be able to give it to you!!
I also make a really simple pavlova which everyone loves - but it is a nigella one - recipe is in her Domestic Goddess book.
Good luck and all cooking is just science - follow the recipes and the chemicals/ingredients work together to give you the correct result.