sweet nothings...

Last night I had a little halloween dinner party for four I chose what to make, went food shopping, prepared all the ingredients, roasted my butternut squash and set the table with all the candles I could find. My very helpful and apparently multi-talented boyfriend bought and carved a little pumpkin for my table's halloween centre piece (pretty magnificent specimen of a pumpkin it was too, especially for a first attempt!) Pumpkins certainly look a lot easier to carve than a turnip, which is what I used to use when I was a kid! I can see now why they are used so much in America!

When my friends arrived though, all I really wanted to do was sit with them and catch up on all their news, so my boyfriend gallantly volunteered to make my butternut squash and feta risotto for me! (it was his own recipe I was using though, so he would make it so much better than me ) It was so sweet of him to do that for me though and I was very grateful I didn't even make my own pudding!
I bought a ready made apple pie and a tub of really nice ice cream from a fancy supermarket instead!

I really enjoyed the meal though, and it was great to see my friends again, and to finally show them round my first flat Next time I have a dinner party though, I am going to choose something which I can make in advance and just shove in the oven before my guests arrive! That way I can join in with the fun and gossip, instead of spending all my time cooking in the kitchen!