A Party of Six in the Garden - not another barbeque?!
Transport your guests to far-away destinations of flavour! For memorable garden parties serve up international street food treats, easy to eat and easy to portion out so people don’t have to dip into a sharing bowl or pass plates around. My three course feasts take you to Helsinki and Hawai’i, Shimla and Sichuan, Marseille, Mexico, Malaga, and more, all in your own back garden. You can celebrate birthdays, Easter and Christmas in one week of giddy home cooking while whisking away in your imagination to exotic locations offering tantalising tastes.
Match with sophisticated drinks and some themed decorations. Break out those fairy lights and twinkle through the trees, Roman pizza in hand. Mix and match the recipes and let me know how you get on.
I was very excited to be interviewed by Becky Want on her BBC Radio Manchester Breakfast Show on 8th April. We talked through the tastes of one of the menus below - From Mexico to Marseille. Then on 14th April the second segment was broadcast. We chatted about international street food and how food can bring people together, and I outlined the recipe for Huli Huli chicken in Menu 2 below. You can listen to all Becky's shows on BBC iplayer for 28 days after the initial broadcast.
Click on the menu name to be taken to the page of recipes and photos.
Menu 2 - From Helsinki to Hawai'i: Smoked Salmon Bagels, Huli Huli Chicken, Banana Bread with Lilikoi Cream Frosting
Menu 3 - From Rome to Rouen: Caprese Salad Bites, Roman Street Pizza, Individual Lemon Meringue Tartlets
Menu 4 - From Mexico to Marseille Guacamole Tortilla Bowls, Pissaladiere (French onion tart), Tipsy Parson
Menu 5 - From Malmo to Malaga Devilled Eggs, Albondigas (Spanish Meatballs) with Patatas Bravas, Pastel de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)
Menu 6 - From Dublin to Dubai Fresh Oysters on ice, Curried Vegetable Puffs, Guinness & Chocolate Cake
Menu 7 - From Cologne to Copenhagen (a special Christmas Market, cold-weather menu) Grilled Feta Baguettes, Schupfnudeln (German fried gnocchi dumplings), Coupe Danemark